Bianca's RED SHOE DIARY MY PLAYBOY PHOTOSHOOT (Translated from french by our dear friend KosmikKreeper). JULY. 2003. As some of you might have seen in the forms, I recently had the chance to pose for Playboy in New York. As I mentioned in the Playboy text I wrote last year, I auditioned when the recruiters came to Montreal scouting for Bunnies. Since I wasn’t chosen last year, I tried again this year. As circumstances would have it, just a couple of weeks after putting online my diary on my audition experience, I got a call from the Playboy Lingerie organizer. She was in Montreal for business and her and a photographer wanted to meet with me at their hotel. After chatting with her for a while, I realized that Jeff, the photographer from last year’s audition, was the one who referred me to her. Who would’ve thought that I would’ve gotten news from them a year down the road?! Well, I certainly wasn’t going to miss the chance to meet up with them once again! I showed up on time at their suite. Stepping into the room, I laid eyes on 15 scantly clad women, all more beautiful than the other. I love looking at beautiful women so I wasn’t complaining! They were tall, petite, blonde, brown. Small or average breasts, Japanese or Québécoises… a small harem! And all of them in lingerie. Hihihihi! After my “sight seeing” I met Debbee, the head organizer; a wonderful woman with luscious lips and a cute smile. Her positive energy was reassuring (I was a little bit nervous) and put me at ease. I showed her my portfolio and other interested girls in the room had a glance at it to. I then went and slipped into my underwear to do a few shots with Gen the photographer. He took a few classic nude shots and that was it. All I needed to do now was to wait for confirmation. Before leaving the room, I asked Debbee who was in charge of the project and that when I found out that it was Jeff, last year’s photographer. He just wanted to make sure that the women hadn’t changed too much in the last year. A week later, I got a call from Debbee confirming that I would be on the cover of the next Playboy Lingerie special edition and that I had to fly to New York for a 2-day photo shoot. The photos would actually be in 3 different Playboy Lingerie editions. I was extremely happy to find out that I would pose for Playboy for the 1st time and that they would honor me with the cover! So I packed my bags and made my way to the airport the following day where my ticket was waiting for me. Of course my flight had a 2-hour delay so when I arrived in NY my limousine was nowhere in sight. I called my contact up and an hour later my limo picked me up and drove me to a posh hotel in the center of Manhattan. It was Tuesday night 8:00 pm and I was exhausted. After dinner I went to bed and fell asleep right away. Wednesday morning, after a shower and a healthy breakfast, I took a taxi to my NY loft destination. I arrived at around 9:00 am and was quite surprised that the loft chosen was pretty average even a bit scary in its simplicity. I had imagined plush decors that we’re used to seeing in Playboy magazine, but it wasn’t the case this time. There was a bed set up on a hardwood floor. The walls were white with white heaters. And then: emptiness. Oh well, no time to darken the moral. I had to keep my positive energy! After drinking a good glass of orange juice, Gareth, the hairdresser & makeup artist, started to work on my hair. Today’s agenda: free-falling hair with volume and slightly curled with natural-looking makeup. It’ll be a bit of a variation from my fetish looks. No dark shades of lipstick; only light colors.  At the same time, Gen and his assistant got the setup ready by the bed; our first shoot of the day. Debbee arrive not too long after. I tried on a few pieces she had and we I opted for beige transparent underwear and bra with my own high-healed sandals. It’s not easy finding size 5 shoes! Then Debbee garnished the set by adding light yellow bed sheets, a small vase on the night table, a mirror on the wall and a few lace drapes here and there. After looking at a few test shots, I noticed that the place had changed dramatically! It was beautiful! I knew that the secret was in the lighting and accessories but not to this point! I started seated on the bed then lying on my stomach, on my back, etc. Gen let me move around like a wanted to and also guided me very well. It went very well. After lunch and a few touchups, we continued in the loft’s hallway for some standing poses, both front and back. I was wearing a small white top laced between my breasts (if I recall correctly) and red hot pants with black pokadots. It was very girly and sexy. I still wore the same sandals on my feet. We shot there for about 2 hours and then moved on to the bathroom; the last set of the day. I wore a wet, pale-green baby doll that stuck to my skin. I sat on the edge of the bath with a light shining behind me. It was an ambiance of warmth and sexiness. I was cold since they had to spray water on me often, but it was nothing compared to Jamaica’s blazing sun dressed head to toe in latex!  I finished my first day at 5:30 pm. I’m glad the day was over because my lower back was starting to kill me (being a model can sometimes be very hard on the body). From there, I went to get a French manicure since the one that I had done prior by airbrush had vanished in some areas. At around 8:00 pm, I joined up with Debbee and Gen in a quaint NY restaurant and I met Jeff for the second time; the project coordinator and probably producer. The food was good but the wine was even better.  After dinner Jeff brought me back to my hotel and took a few minutes to look over my portfolio. He had seen it the previous year but wanted to see how it had evolved over the last year. We talked a bit about latex and of future possibilities of maybe incorporating clear latex in a shoot. Playboy and latex, is it possible? Why not! I had even brought a few samples with me but didn’t use any of it this time. Maybe next time…. Hehehehe! Jeff left not to long after and I went to bed at midnight, completely exhausted! The next day was all about the cover. The set was in an NY studio. Like before Gareth took care of my hair (a little more curly this time) and makeup (the natural look again). I tried on over a dozen kinds of underwear and after testing them on photo, we opted for a red bustier. Jeff wanted lingerie that would put my breasts in evidence and since the red bustier blended well with my hair, it was a great choice. This time to shoot would only take place on one set with a golden backdrop (it was changed to a black one at the end of the shoot). Gen framed the shots from my head down to my navel and sometimes a little lower. The poses were much more demanding than the previous day. They already had an idea of what they wanted for the cover: the stomach on an angle with my chest and face full frontal. I sometimes wondered if I looked tensed or relaxed. But I think that Jeff was pretty happy with my work because he left to take a flight at around 3:00 pm and looked satisfied. Once again we finished at around 5:30 pm. Most of the shots were for the cover but we also did some for the inside of the magazine. I could move freely for those ones which relaxed me quite a bit. Above keeping the right poses, what I found challenging was having the rhythm broken by film changing, hair brushing and makeup retouches. When I’m in my expressive energy, I don’t like being interrupted knowing that I might find it difficult to get it back. Luckily, Martin’s music CD that he made for me before I left helped me keep my inner rhythm. No to mention that everyone without exception were extremely nice and understanding. No one was impatient. I felt like I knew them for years! I often have thoughts for them. I jumped into the limo at around 5:30 pm to arrive at the airport at 6:30 pm. I took off at 8:00 pm. I landed in Montreal at 9:30 pm Thursday evening and that afternoon I was shooting the cover of Playboy Lingerie in NY. Sometimes I wonder if it really happened or if it was completely imagined. It all happened so fast! The magazine should be out in October. Next time round I would love them to hire me to do something more risqué like shooting naked in Time Square. Playboy has so many resources and financial means that I could accomplish projects that I normally wouldn’t be able to do (like renting a street in down-town NY! Hehehehe!) First things first, let’s wait for the public’s response. And then who knows. Maybe I’ll be the first latex Bunny.. positive thinking!  Bianca xxx Do you have questions/comments regarding this Diary Entry? We'd love to hear your feedback in the FORUM!