omet own ▁of ▁V ancouver , ▁British ▁Columbia ▁when ▁she ▁meets ▁Paul ▁Sn ider , ▁a ▁br ash ▁small - time ▁sc am ▁artist ▁and ▁p imp . ▁Sn ider ▁char ms ▁Str atten ▁into ▁letting ▁him ▁take ▁her ▁to ▁her ▁high ▁school ▁prom . ▁He ▁wins ▁over ▁Str atten ▁with ▁attention ▁and ▁fl atter y , ▁getting ▁her ▁to ▁pose ▁n ude ▁for ▁Pol ar oid ▁photograph s . ▁Sn ider ▁uses ▁the ▁photograph s ▁to ▁persu ade ▁a ▁professional ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁port folio ▁of ▁her . ▁Sn ider ▁for ges ▁the ▁signature ▁of ▁Str atten ' s ▁mother ▁on ▁a ▁consent ▁form ▁and ▁sends ▁the ▁port folio ▁to ▁Play boy . ▁Play boy ▁inv ites ▁Str atten ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁to ▁pose ▁for ▁a ▁professional ▁photograph er . ▁ ▁Play boy ▁founder ▁and ▁publish er ▁Hugh ▁He f ner ▁makes ▁Str atten ▁Play mate ▁of ▁the ▁Month ▁for ▁the ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁issue . ▁He f ner ▁provides ▁lod ging ▁for ▁Str atten ▁and ▁gives ▁her ▁a ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁b un ny ▁at ▁an ▁L . A . ▁Play boy ▁Club . ▁Sn ider ▁press ures ▁Str atten ▁into ▁marry ing ▁him . ▁She ▁begins ▁an ▁acting ▁career ▁with ▁small ▁film ▁and ▁television ▁roles ▁and ▁is ▁made ▁ 1 9 8 0 ' s ▁Play mate ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁ ▁Sn ider ▁purch ases ▁a ▁Mer cedes ▁with ▁the ▁van ity ▁license ▁plate ▁ST AR ▁ 8 0 , ▁but ▁feels ▁de ject ed ▁after