DeDe Lind Glamour Model - Born 15 April 1947 Los Angeles, California, USA

Died 4 February 2020 Boca Raton, Florida, USA

Birthname Diane Gayle Lind

Height 5' 3" (1.6 m)

Mini Bio (1) Gorgeous, buxom, and curvaceous blonde knockout DeDe Lind was born Diane Lind on April 15, 1947 in Los Angeles, California. Lind won the Better Baby Beauty Contest at age one. She grew up with her older sister in Burbank, California. In 1961 DeDe was discovered at a local pool in Burbank by photographer Leon Beauchemin; she was only fourteen at the time. Lind graced the covers of two issues of "Teen" magazine in 1962. She subsequently modeled for other teen and movie magazines, did a few TV commercials, and appeared in small roles on both The Donna Reed Show (1958) and Leave It to Beaver (1957). DeDe married her high school sweetheart after graduating from high school at age 17; the couple had a son prior to eventually divorcing. Lind was the Playmate of the Month in the August, 1967 issue of "Playboy." Her centerfold garnered more fan mail than any other 1960's Playmate and thus confirmed DeDe's status as one of the single most popular and beloved Playmates from that particular era.

Moreover, Lind was offered the lead role for the film Candy (1968), but turned said role down. Lind went on to model for several European magazines and did additional follow-up pictorials for "Playboy" in the 1970's, 80's, and 90's. DeDe participated in the first Playmate Olympics in 1980. She moved with her second husband to Florida in the mid-1980's. Lind went on to appear as a featured guest at Glamourcon events all over America. DeDe died at age 72 from ovarian cancer on February 4, 2020 in Baco Raton, Florida.

- IMDb Mini Biography By: woodyanders

Trivia (7) 1. Received more fan mail than any other Playboy Playmate. 2. Two time TEEN magazine covergirl. 3. Was discovered by photographer Leon Beauchemin in 1961 as a 14 year-old hanging out at the pool in Burbank. 4. Playboy Playmate of the Month August 1967 5. Was offered the lead role in Candy (1968) , but turned it down. 6. Good friends with fellow Playboy Playmate Lisa Baker. 7. Lives in Boca Raton, Florida. [April 2009]

Bio Diane "DeDe" Lind (born April 15, 1947 in Los Angeles, California) is a glamour model and Playmate famous for her 1960's nude appearances in Playboy magazine. She resides in Boca Raton, Florida.

Early career In 1961, at age 14, Lind was discovered at a local pool in Burbank, California by photographer Leon Beauchemin. This led to two appearances on the cover of Teen magazine. Small roles on The Donna Reed Show and Leave it to Beaver followed, and she did a few television commercials.

DeDe married her high school sweetheart right after graduating at the age of 17. The young couple moved to San Diego and DeDe gave birth to a son. The marriage lasted only a year.

Playboy Her photographer friend Leon talked her into testing for Playboy. At 18, she was selected to be the Playboy Playmate of the Month for August 1967. The photography was done by Mario Casilli. The magazine received a record number of fan mail. She became one of the most popular Playmates of the 1960's.

One of the props used during her photo session was a Coca Cola bottle. Hugh Hefner was a loyal Pepsi drinker, and ordered a re-shoot with a Pepsi bottle.

DeDe was no longer in demand as a teen model, but the Playboy appearance did open some doors for her. She modeled for some European magazines, but passed up most modelling assignments in order to have more time for herself.

Later career DeDe remarried in the 1970's and continued her association with Playboy, attending special events and parties as well as Friday and Sunday night movies at the Playboy Mansion.

She appeared in the December 1979 issue of Playmates Forever and, in the early 1980's, in the first "Playmate Playoffs" special issue. Her video appearances for Playboy included Race Horses and a frontal-nudity appearance on a sailing yacht.

She retired in 1985 and moved to Florida with her husband. Three years later, they separated. DeDe began appearing at the Glamourcon shows in 1994, along with Cynthia Myers and Debra Jo Fondren.