Terri Welles

Terri Welles (born Terri Knepper, November 21, 1956, Santa Monica, California) is an American actress and adult model.

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November 21 - 1956 - Santa Monica, California

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Welles first appeared on the cover of the May, 1980 issue of Playboy, wearing a flight attendant costume to illustrate a pictorial on stewardesses (Welles was a United Airlines stewardess at the time). She subsequently appeared as a centerfold in the December 1980 issue was named Playmate of the Year in 1981.

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Playboy - Flight attendant - United Airlines - Centerfold - December - 1980 - Playmate - 1981

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Welles married NHL hockey player Charlie Simmer in 1981. The couple divorced in 1986. Welles has a daughter.

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NHL - Hockey - Charlie Simmer

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In 1997, Welles started a online business selling pictures of herself. On her website, 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 suit was eventually dismissed with a ruling that Welles' use of the terms was factual and covered by fair use.

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Trademark - Fair use

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