Star Stowe

Biography Stowe was born Ellen Louise Price (Stowe was her stepfather's last name) on March 19, 1956, in Little Rock, Arkansas and grew up in Arkansas, Louisiana and Nevada. Her father was an engineer. where she worked as a stripper in an adult club.

Stowe chose to call herself "Star" because of her love of the skies and had a blue star tattooed below her bikini line. The shoot was used as the centerfold in the February 1977 issue, and she was Playmate of the Month. She was the first playmate with a visible tattoo.

Stowe at one time dated Kiss founder and bassist Gene Simmons. As well as taking part in a number of publicity shots for the band, Stowe also appeared on one of the band's picture discs. This theory was strengthened when several other prostitutes in the area were subsequently strangled and dumped in a similar manner. Her murder remains unsolved.