Colleen Shannon
| Colleen Shannon | |
|---|---|
 Colleen Shannon, 2008 | |
| Playboy centerfold appearance | |
| January 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Deisy and Sarah Teles |
| Succeeded by | Aliya Wolf |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Colleen Shannon April 14, 1978 Alaska, U.S.[1] |
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)[1] |
Official website | |
Colleen Shannon (born April 14, 1978)[1] is an American DJ, actress, and model known as Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for January 2004 and the magazine's 50th anniversary Playmate.[1]
Early life
Shannon was born in Alaska[1] and was raised in Pelican, Alaska.[2] She attended high school in California.[3] She lives in Los Angeles, California.[4]
Career
Colleen Shannon was Playboy's 50th Anniversary Playmate in 2004.[5] She also was featured in Playboy videos.[3] Shannon is a disc jockey, using the tagline "the world's sexiest DJ."[4] She has performed with Snoop Dogg, Paul Oakenfold, and Funkmaster Flex.[2] Shannon has DJ'd at Harrah's Atlantic City,[6] the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tampa,[7] and LG Fashion Week.[8] Shannon has also performed internationally in Lebanon,[9] Abu Dhabi,[10] Sweden, Mexico, South Africa and elsewhere.[3]
She has appeared on How I Met Your Mother[2] and in Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls.[3] Shannon has also been featured in OK!, Maxim, and Loaded.[3]
Legal issues
She was arrested in August 2012 for smuggling her Canadian boyfriend, Robert Skojo, into the United States. He was smuggled over the border at the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation in New York. Shannon and Skojo were arrested at Fort Covington, New York. Shannon pleaded guilty, in June 2013, of illegally "transporting an alien." In October 2013 she was sentenced to four months in United States Federal Prison and to pay a $5,000 fine.[4]
Discography
| Year | Album | Label | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Red Hot 2010 | Sony Music Canada | March 16, 2010 |
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Colleen Shannon". Retrieved September 26, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Playmates: Colleen Shannon". Playboy. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d e Strobel, Mike. "Meet the World's Sexiest DJ". Columnists. Toronto Sun. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ a b c "Former Playboy Playmate sentenced to four months in prison for smuggling convicted criminal boyfriend over border from Canada". Mail Online. London: Daily Mail. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ Moye, David (17 August 2012). "Colleen Shannon, Playboy Playmate, Charged With Smuggling Man Into U.S. From Canada". Crime. Huffington Post. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ "DJ Colleen Shannon". Harrah's Resort Atlantic City. Caesars License Company. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ "Photos: DJ Colleen Shannon tickles the Hard Rock pink". Soundcheck. Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ Gloria. "DJ Colleen Shannon shouts out for UB". Urbanebloc. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ Ghalo, Jihad. "Colleen Shannon World's Sexiest DJ Live In Lebanon". Beirut Night Life. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ "The World's Sexiest DJ, DJ Colleen Shannon". Event details. Platinum List. Archived from the original on 23 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
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External links
- Female models from Alaska
- American film actresses
- American people of Irish descent
- American people of Swedish descent
- American television actresses
- Female DJs
- Female models
- Living people
- Models from Los Angeles
- Musicians from Los Angeles
- People from Los Angeles
- People from Alaska
- Playboy Playmates (2000–2009)
- 1978 births
- Female models from California