Maria Checa
Encyclopedia
Maria Checa is a Colombia
n-American
model
and actress. She was Playboy
magazine's Playmate of the Month for its August 1994 issue. Her centerfold
was photographed by Richard Fegley
.
Checa, who moved with her family to Florida
when she was a child, is also an accomplished artist who attended the Maryland Institute College of Art
. She also attended and graduated from The New World School of the Arts in Miami.
On December 18, 2008, Checa was named in a legal complaint over insider trading after former boyfriend Jamil A. Bouchareb provided her, and others, with information ahead of public announcements of mergers and acquisitions that allowed them to trade stocks and amass over $4.2 million in illegal profits.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n-American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
and actress. She was Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
magazine's Playmate of the Month for its August 1994 issue. Her centerfold
Centerfold
The centerfold of a magazine refers to a gatefolded spread, usually a portrait such as a pin-up or a nude, inserted in the middle of the publication, or to the model featured in the portrait...
was photographed by Richard Fegley
Richard Fegley
Leon Richard Fegley was a professional photographer who worked for Playboy magazine for 30 years.Fegley started taking photos during a stint in the United States Air Force, and eventually attended the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. In 1971 he joined Playboy as a freelance...
.
Checa, who moved with her family to Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
when she was a child, is also an accomplished artist who attended the Maryland Institute College of Art
Maryland Institute College of Art
Maryland Institute College of Art is an art and design college in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. It was founded in 1826 as the Maryland Institute for the Promotion of the Mechanic Arts, making it one of the first and oldest art colleges in the United States. In 2008, MICA was ranked #2 in the nation...
. She also attended and graduated from The New World School of the Arts in Miami.
On December 18, 2008, Checa was named in a legal complaint over insider trading after former boyfriend Jamil A. Bouchareb provided her, and others, with information ahead of public announcements of mergers and acquisitions that allowed them to trade stocks and amass over $4.2 million in illegal profits.