BEVERLY HILLS, CA -- Kelly Carrington says she is living a dream.
The 22 year-old Martin County native has taken a break from classes at the University of Florida and is living the life of a
Playboy playmate.
Kelly says she is spending time at Hugh Hefner's
Playboy mansion and preparing to travel the country promoting the magazine.
Carrington is Miss October and proud of it. She says her pictures are tasteful and beautiful.
Florida Gator fans may enjoy her tribute to the team, as Carrington wears a football jersey is one photo.
Former classmates and friends in Martin County may be a little surprised to find out Carrington is appearing in
Playboy.
The 2005 Martin County High School graduate says, "I was known as being pretty conservative and I was known as being the girl at the sandbar who wouldnt even take her shorts off."
Carrington hopes
Playboy will lead to exciting job opportunities in the future and is happy her college friend decided to send in photos of her which led to her being chosen as a Playmate.
Carrington says, "I think
Playboy in general is the celebration of beauty of the woman's body which I think is a beautiful thing so I'm defintlely flattered and I'm excited to be in it."