Karin Taylor
{{Short description|Jamaican model (born 1971)}}
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{{Infobox Playboy Playmate
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| name = Karin Katherine Taylor
| issue = June 1996
| birth_name = Karin Katherine Taylor
| birth_place = Kingston, Jamaica
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|11|28|mf=y}}
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=9}}
| preceded = Shauna Sand
| succeeded = Angel Boris
| website = https://www.mandalayfarms.com/
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Karin Katherine Taylor (born November 28, 1971) is a former international fashion model,Chicago Defender, April 28, 1999 known as Playboy magazine's June 1996 Playmate of the Month.{{cite web|url=http://wekinglypigs.com/cgi-bin/nand/search/pmstat?browse=%3A%3ACONFIG%3A%3Amodelbrowse&key=taylor%2C+karin&limit=0|title=Playmate data|accessdate=May 23, 2010}}
Career
Taylor was born in Kingston, Jamaica and began her modeling career at age 17,XXL magazine issue 5 1998 when she was discovered by the Ford Modeling agency in Miami. During her ten-year modeling career, she was represented around the world by such agencies as Wilhelmina Models NYC, Agence Unique (Greece), ICE Model Management (South Africa) and David and Lee Models Chicago. She first appeared on television in 1992 as a Spokesmodel Contestant on Ed McMahon's Star Search, which began filming in Orlando that year.Star Search 1992
In 1996, Taylor was selected as the Miss June Playmate of the Month in Playboy magazine. After her appearance in Playboy, Taylor moved to Los Angeles and began an acting career that included a guest-starring appearance on Baywatch as Taylor Johnson,Baywatch Lifeguardian episode 7022 as well as roles and appearances on: Malcolm and Eddie, Weird Al Show, Keenen Ivory Wayans Show,episode #105 on 9/5/1997 Horace Brown's music video,[http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/gossip/1996/05/26/1996-05-26_this_just_in.html NY Daily News May 26, 1996 by A.J. Benza] {{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} "Things We Do for Love"[http://new.music.yahoo.com/videos/Horace+Brown/Things+We+Do+For+Love--2161698] (Brett Ratner, director) and guest hosting on E!
In 1994, Snap-on tools discontinued their popular calendar, making Taylor the last official Snap-on calendar girl (November/December 1994)http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-15955343.html {{Dead link|date=February 2022}} as reported by the Wall Street Journal.Wall Street Journal December 21, 1994 article by Robert L. Rose
Taylor briefly returned to her modeling roots and walked the runway one last time, for New York fashion designer Betsey Johnson, in her Spring 2001 collection,{{cite web|url=http://www.style.com/fashionshows/complete/S2001RTW-BJOHNSON?page=1|title=Farfetch™ - Shop 2000+ Fashion Designers|website=www.style.com|accessdate=19 February 2018}} which was later made into a documentary.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0352719/fullcredits|title=Playboy: Playmates on the Catwalk (Video 2001)|publisher=|accessdate=19 February 2018|via=www.imdb.com}}
Taylor is one of Florida's top philanthropists making a difference in the lives of at risk youth, foster children and veterans.{{Cite web |last=Weiner |first=Yitzi |date=2023-01-25 |title=Model, Activist, and Philanthropist, Karin Taylor: 5 Things I Wish Someone Told Me When I First… |url=https://medium.com/thrive-global/the-extraordinary-backstory-of-model-activist-and-philanthropist-karin-taylor-f852c431ebc7 |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=Thrive Global |language=en}} Known for her three passions in life: children, animals and philanthropy.{{Cite web |date=2022-08-12 |title=Mandalay Farms in Palm Beach County features exotic animals |url=https://www.wptv.com/shining-a-light/mandalay-farms-in-palm-beach-county-features-exotic-animals |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm |language=en}} Taylor created Mandalay Farms, a 20-acre equestrian farm and exotic animal facility specializing in educational programs and animal assisted interventions, that benefit at-risk youth and children with developmental differences.{{Cite web |date=2022-08-12 |title=Mandalay Farms in Palm Beach County features exotic animals |url=https://www.wptv.com/shining-a-light/mandalay-farms-in-palm-beach-county-features-exotic-animals? |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm |language=en}} Due to the world-wide popularity of Mandalay Farms' prehensile-tailed porcupine, Quinn,{{Cite web |last=DiPaolo |first=Bill |title=Meet Quinn, the Jupiter Farms porcupine whose adorable 13-second video has gone viral |url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/local/jupiter/2023/01/28/meet-quinn-jupiter-farms-adorable-porcupine-whose-video-went-viral/69823758007/ |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=The Palm Beach Post |language=en-US}} Karin went on to author the children's book picturebook Quinn: the porcupine with a soft velvet marshmallow nose.
Karin also is the host of the You Should Know podcast that explores a variety of topics aimed at informing and engaging listeners on various topics.{{Cite web |title=You Should Know |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/you-should-know/id1669086378 |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=Apple Podcasts |language=en-US}}
Personal life
She worked as a lifeguard at the Wet 'n Wild Water park in Orlando, Florida before entering the entertainment industry as a dancer for Walt Disney World in the Main Street Electrical Parade (1989–1990).Playboy Magazine June 1996 Taylor lives in Florida and is the mother of 5 children whom she chose to homeschool.{{Cite news |last=McLaughlin |first=Katy |date=2016-02-18 |title=Haute Home Schools Designed to Give Kids a Bespoke Education |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/haute-home-schools-designed-to-give-kids-a-bespoke-education-1455807796 |access-date=2025-04-06 |work=Wall Street Journal |language=en-US |issn=0099-9660}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.mandalayfarms.com/]{{Official website|https://www.mandalayfarms.com/}}
- {{Playmate|karin-taylor|Karin Taylor}}
- {{IMDb name|id=0852691|name=Karin Taylor}}
{{playmates of 1996}}
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Category:1990s Playboy Playmates
Category:Jamaican expatriates in the United States
Category:Jamaican female models
Category:Jamaican people of Chinese descent
Category:Models from Kingston, Jamaica