Birthplace:   Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Height:   5' 6"
Weight:   112 lbs
Bust:   34" D
Waist:   24"
Hips:   36"

TURN-ONS:  Humor is a must! Sensitivity, understanding, compassion, nice hands, athleticism, good kisser.
TURNOFFS:  Insensitivity, insecurity, ego trips, bad jokes, narcissism, little-man syndrome.
MY PHILOSOPHY:  Be strong. Even if you're not, pretend. No one will know the difference.
DREAM JOB:  To run my own wildlife center for orphaned and abused exotic animals.
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN L.A. AND LA.:  Lots more concrete, no grass, no cows or chickens, too many cars!

At home in Louisiana, Miss June tries to fend off persistent finger nibbling from her tiny Maltese, Ivy (one of a menagerie of pets), long enough to tell her story.

Q: As a small-town girl, how are you adjusting to life in the fast lane?
A: I'm getting addicted to Los Angeles. At first I hated it. It was so fast that it freaked me out. But when I go home now, everything is so slow.

Q: What do these people you've known all your life think of your appearance in PLAYBOY?
A: I think everybody kind of expected it [laughs]. News travels quick in small towns. But I don't think anybody really believes it until they hear it from me.

Q: And how did you hook up with PLAYBOY?
A: I had come out to LA for a modeling job, and it fell through. I was ready to go home and let the whole modeling thing go. I was going to go to school, get my degree in animal behavior and work at a zoo or something. And then a friend said I shouldn't go home until I gave PLAYBOY a shot. So I went into Playboy Studio West, and it all started happening [laughs]. Now I've got the bug again. - read more about Shannon Stewart at playboy plus...