Playboy Joins Supermodels and Superstars in Celebrity

Race Through Europe NEW YORK (PROTEXT) - Playboy Enterprises confirmed today thatit is one of the entrants taking part in what many are describingas one of Europe's best kept secrets of the year, the Gum Ball3000. The Gumball 3000 is a five day, 3000km, car rally acrossEurope, from London to Italy and back. The race itself starts inLondon on April 30 and has over one hundred entrants. Among the participants, from Hollywood will be Billy Zane andJason Priestly, star of Beverly Hills 90210. Top Supermodels arealso taking part, along with members of rock n' roll groups likeJamiroquai. In the Playboy Bunny mobile will be Christina Sibilo,a Dutch Bunny and former Playmate, representing Playboy's newestgaming venture, the Playboy Casino at the Hotel de Roses inRhodes, Greece, and former German Playmate of the Year DanielaJambrek. En route across Europe "check points" and overnights are atthe finest Chateaus and Castles, with arrival in Italy coincidingwith the weekend of the Grand Prix in San Marino. In true Playboytradition, the new Playboy Casino in Rhodes will host a party atone of the most glamorous locations Europe has to offer. MonteCarlo is the place, and the famous casino (James Bond's favoritehangout) is the venue. On the evening of May 1, the fifty carswill arrive from 10 p.m. onwards and park in the famous Place duCasino. The party will begin at the famous Cafe De Paris RooftopTerrace and then move on to the Casino where they'll be able togamble with Playboy Bunnies and Playmates. Expected guestsinclude Prince Albert of Monaco and OO7 himself, Pierce Brosnan. Party points. Bluebird Cafe, London, 350 Kings Road, Chelsea, London 30.4.99 @ 8:30 a.m. Alcazar Restaurant, 62 rue Mazarine, Paris 75006 30.4.99 @6:00 p.m. Cafe De Paris, Place Du Casino, Monte Carlo 01.05.99 @10:00 p.m. Grand Hotel di Rimini, Parco Federico Fellini, Rimini, Italy 02.05.99 @ 7:00 p.m. Nurburgring Dorint Hotel, Nurburg, Germany 03.05.99 @ 9:00 p.m. ots Original Text Service: PlayboyEnterprises Internet: http://www.newsaktuell.de Contact: PRDepartment of Playboy, 212-261-5000, ext. 3640

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