Meet Karen McDougal: Trump’s Playmate
By Meghan O'Keefe
@megsokay
Published
Feb. 16, 2018, 10:29 a.m. ET
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An explosive article in The New Yorker alleges that President Trump had an extra-marital affair with Karen McDougal, Playmate of the Year of 1998.
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McDougal was also voted Playmate of the Month in December 1997.
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Before she was a Playboy Playmate, Karen McDougal taught pre-kindergarten.
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Here is McDougal with Playboy titan Hugh Hefner.
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McDougal is also an avid motorcycle fan.
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