No, it’s not 1996, but yes, Carmen Electra is back in Playboy.
The model and actress, 54, stunned in fishnets in a feature for the summer 2026 issue of the men’s lifestyle and entertainment magazine, more than 30 years after her debut.
The “Baywatch” alum also answered readers’ risqué questions about dating, six-pack abs, threesomes and other not-safe-for-work topics.
For the photoshoot, she donned a lingerie-inspired look, wearing a black fishnet bodysuit with a leather corset, leather belt, black Pleaser heels and a newsboy-style hat.
Electra made her first Playboy appearance at age 24 in the magazine’s May 1996 issue, which made her a pop culture sex symbol ahead of her joining the cast of “Baywatch” in 1997. She began her career as a dancer and achieved mass fame when she joined the lifeguard series that starred David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson and graced the cover of Playboy a few more times.
Carmen Electra says she does not regret changing her name
The model also opened up about legally changing her name in 2024 from Tara Leigh Patrick to Carmen Electra.
After a reader in Scottsdale, Arizona, named Victoria R. asked if she should also change her name, Electra said: “Yes, you should definitely reinvent yourself and change your name if you’re not down with it.”
“You could change it to anything you want,” she said in the interview. “Maybe you’ll feel even more confident with your new name.”
She discussed Prince encouraging her to adopt the name, advice she said meant a lot coming from him.
“He gave me a lot of confidence. I thought [the name Carmen Electra] was really cool, and I recently decided to officially change it, so now it’s mine,” she continued.
Responding to a different question, she encouraged men over 40 not to give up anything about themselves, adding, “Keep it young, keep it fun, keep it hot, right?” She told another recently divorced reader, “Who cares about being a cliché? Go for it.”
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