Viva Victoria
"I remember this shot from a long time ago, when I was just a little boy," says founder of International Images Norman Solomon. "I remember looking at this girl and wishing I was a little older. We chose this image to represent a classic image of the PLAYBOY woman."
Mario Casilli, a PLAYBOY staff photographer from 1957 to 1980, photographed Victoria's pictorial. The day before this image was taken, she had learned she was pregnant. The child's father was emotionally abusive to Victoria, and the abuse was starting to become physical. "It wasn't by design that I wasn't smiling. It was a very sad time in my life," Victoria said in a 1997 online chat.
"Dare to be brilliant, to be capable, pioneers in any endeavor."
VICTORIA VALENTINO
Artwork Highlights
Photoshoot Details
Model: Victoria Valentino
Playboy Playmate Title: Miss September 1963
Photographer: Mario Casilli
Date: September 1963, Unpublished
A Unique Opportunity
If you love this artist and this beautiful artwork, get it now while you can. The pieces will not be made available again, making these a really limited collection.
