Karla Conway(I)

Lovely, petite and adorable brunette Karla Conway was born Karla Jo Musacchia on July 5, 1946 in Pasadena, California. An avid surfer, Karla was raised in Malibu and graduated from Canoga Park High School. She was discovered by "Playboy" magazine on the beach in Malibu in 1965. Karla appeared as a dancer in the promo video for "Sea Cruise" by the Hondells. Conway was the Playmate of the Month in the April, 1966 issue of "Playboy;" at 4'11" she has the distinction of being one of the shortest women to pose for "Playboy." Karla married poet Jon Woodjack and gave birth to son Aaron on Jaunuary 25, 1967 in London, England. Conway returned to California and acted in a small part in the car race picture "Fireball 500." (She also portrayed Connie in the lowbrow soft-core sci-fi romp "Space Thing.") Conway then went to Denver, Colorado and worked as a Bunny at the Playboy Club in Aspen, Colorado. Moreover, she worked as a Bunny in Playboy Clubs in Denver, Jamaica, and Los Angeles. In 1968 Karla traveled with the Renaissance Pleasure Faire. Two years later she moved to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to help her father with his beachfront restaurant. Karla lived in Central America for several years. In 1978 Conway settled down in Hawaii. Karla has become a highly successful artist who calls herself Sachi. In 1987 she lost her only son Aaron to illness. Her artwork includes a sculpture of "Playboy" magazine founder/editor Hugh Hefner and paintings of famous rock stars. Collectors of her art not only include Al Gore and his wife Tipper, Michael Richards, Oprah Winfrey, and Yoko Ono, but also such corporations as MCA Records and the Ritz Carlton Hotels. Karla Conway lives in Holualoa, Hawaii.