Terri Welles
Terri Welles | |
|---|---|
| Born | Terri Knepper November 21, 1956 |
| Occupation(s) | Model, actress |
| Spouse |
Jeana Tomasino |
| Succeeded by | Karen Price |
| Playboy Playmate of the Year | |
| 1981 | |
| Preceded by | Dorothy Stratten |
| Succeeded by | Shannon Tweed |
| Personal details | |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] |
Terri Welles (born Terri Knepper; November 21, 1956) is an American actress and
Career
In 1997 Welles started an online business selling pictures of herself. On her web site she described herself as a former Playboy model and Playmate of the Year. Playboy Enterprises, which was starting up its own online business at this time, sued Welles in 1998 claiming that it had the exclusive right to use of its trademark terms "Playboy" and "Playmate of the Year" for commercial purposes. The outcome of the suit, Playboy Enterprises, Inc. v. Welles,[2] was that virtually all of Welles' use of the terms were considered nominative uses, and did not infringe on Playboy's rights.
Welles closed down her web site on October 31, 2006, with the announcement that it had "been a fun ride".[3]
Personal life
Welles was born in
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Playmate listing". Retrieved January 22, 2009.
- ^ Playboy Enterprises, Inc. v. Welles, 7 F. Supp. 2d 1098 S.D. Cal. aff'd without opinion, 162 F. 3d 1169 (9th Cir. 1998).
- ^ "Official site". Archived from the original on February 2, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
External links
- Terri Welles at IMDb