Rebekka Armstrong
| Rebekka Armstrong | |
|---|---|
| Playboy centerfold appearance | |
| September 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Ava Fabian |
| Succeeded by | Katherine Hushaw |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 20, 1967 Bakersfield, California, U.S.A. |
| Measurements | Bust: 34" Waist: 23" Hips: 32" |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 110 lb (50 kg; 7.9 st) |
Rebekka Lynn Armstrong (born February 20, 1967) is a Playboy Playmate, whose announcement in 1994 that she was HIV-positive made international headlines.
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[edit] Biography
Armstrong appeared in Playboy's September 1986 issue, and tested positive for HIV in 1989. When she made her public announcement in 1994, she became (along with Magic Johnson) one of the best-known public faces of heterosexual HIV transmission. In her speaking engagements, she notes that despite popular stereotypes of the wild sexual lives enjoyed by Playboy Playmates, she had in fact contracted HIV from a relatively normal teenage sexual encounter.[1] In an interview Armstrong had stated she was unsure how exactly she contracted the virus; she believes it could have been when she had an abortion, required a blood transfusion, of which the blood may have been HIV-tainted, or it may have been a teenage sexual encounter with a man who had had homosexual relationships and may have contracted HIV as a result of that.
In the same article in which she announced her HIV status, Armstrong also said she was a lesbian.[2] She was married to a man, Oliver Luettgenau, who died on March 1, 2009. [3]
She is now an HIV/AIDS awareness activist and safer sex educator, and a spokeswoman for several HIV-related charity groups. She has also become a competitive bodybuilder, and placed first in the middleweight category of the 2004 Los Angeles Bodybuilding and Figure Championship.
[edit] Contest history
| Rebekka Armstrong | |
|---|---|
| Personal Info | |
| Born | February 20, 1967 (age 45) Bakersfield, California |
| Professional Career | |
| Pro-debut | 2005 NPC Pittsburgh Champion, |
| Active | Since 2004 |
- 2004 Muscle Beach (Venice Beach, CA) - 1st (LW & Overall)
- 2004 NPC Los Angeles Championship - 1st (MW)
- 2005 NPC Pittsburgh - 1st (MW & Overall)
- 2005 NPC Nationals - 12th (HW)
[edit] References
- ^ Jewell Cardwell (2009-11-29). "Former model to speak out on AIDS". Akron Beacon Journal. http://www.ohio.com/news/78036322.html. Retrieved 2009-11-29.
- ^ Kort, Michele. "Portrait of a Centerfold," Advocate, Sept. 6, 1994
- ^ http://www.tributes.com/show/Oliver-Luettgenau-85488664
[edit] External links
- Rebekka Armstrong: The Official Bodybuilding Website
- "Rebekka Online with Rebekka Armstrong". http://www.rebekkaonline.net. Retrieved September 4 2011. (Rebekka's official site focusing on HIV)
- Rebekka Armstrong and Oliver Luettgenau Prove There's Life - And Love! - After HIV by Lance Porter, HIV Positive magazine.[dead link]
- Rebekka Armstrong at Playboy.com
- A Bunny's Life (interview with Susan Forrest)
- Profile of Armstrong at Positive Nation
- Rebekka Armstrong at the Internet Movie Database
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