Ida Ljungqvist

Ida Ljungqvist was named the Playmate of the Year for 2009, the fiftieth years such an award has been granted. Ida Ljungqvist has been named the Playmate of the Year for 2009. It's the fiftieth year the award has been given out. At an award ceremony in Las Vegas, Hugh Hefner said that the fiftieth " This tops them all; this is a special, special day for me." From a story in the Las Vegas Sun :   Hugh Hefner came to Vegas last night to confirm the worst kept secret in recent Playboy history: Ida Ljungqvist is the 2009 Playmate of the Year. ... Read Full Story

Playboy named Ida Ljungqvist as their Playmate of The Year Saturday (May 2nd) night in a ceremony held at the Palms in Las Vegas. Hugh Hefner and his girls were of course on hand for the event which took place in Sin City for the first time. Ida is the magazine’s first African-born playmate ever, and she’ll be their 50th Playmate of The Year. A very sexy Ida will be featured in June’s issue. Ida recieved $100,000 and a new Mazda R6 vehicle. The playmate luncheon took place at the PALMS Resort in Las Vegas. Ida's Playmate of the year issue will be out ... Read Full Story

Playboy named Ida Ljungqvist as their Playmate of The Year last night in a ceremony held at the Palms in Las Vegas.  Hugh Hefner  and his girls were of course on hand for the event which took place in Sin City for the first time. Ida is the magazine’s first African-born playmate ever, and she’ll be their 50th Playmate of The Year. A very sexy Ida will be featured in June’s issue. Ida recieved $100,000 and a new Mazda R6 vehicle. The playmate luncheon took place on Saturday May 2nd at the PALMS Resort in Las Vegas.  Ida's husband Joshua R. Lang who was in ... Read Full Story

Ida Ljungqvist is the Playboy Playmate of 2009. Ljungqvist is the first African to win the Playboy Playmate of the Year award. Ida received the award from Playboy’s founder, Hugh Hefner in a ceremony held at The Palms Hotel Casino in Las Vegas last weekend. more photos of Ida below.. Ljungqvist was born in Tanzania to a Swedish father and a Tanzanian mother. She was discovered by 2007 Playmate of the Year Sara Jean Underwood at a Bebe clothing boutique on Rodeo Drive. Ida has lived in many countries due to her father’s work for UNICEF. She has lived in Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, South ... Read Full Story

Ida Ljungqvist was named Playboy Playmate of the Year for 2009 in a ceremony held over the weekend in Las Vegas, the first time the ceremony was not held at the Playboy Mansion.African-born Ljungqvist was Playboy’s Playmate of the Month in March 2008, and becomes the 50th woman to hold the Playmate of the Year title. Ljungqvist was born in Tanzania to a Swedish father and a Tanzanian mother. She speaks English, Swedish, and Swahili.The newly minted Playmate of the Year has earned a degree in fashion design and marketing, and plans to study economics.In December 2007 Ljungqvist married Joshua Lang. Lang filed for ... Read Full Story