Stephanie Saint

Biografie

You might say that Stephanie Adams is a part of American history. A model and artist from Jersey City, New Jersey, Stephanie is said to be descended from one of America’s founding fathers. “I’m related to John and John Quincy Adams,” she says. “Family lore has it that John had a couple of girlfriends and, well, you know. My ethnic background is not black or white; it’s a mix. And life is not black and white either.” Part West Indian, part Irish and part Cherokee, Stephanie’s sultry good looks paved the way for a lucrative modeling career. Raised by two aunts, former models themselves, she spent her early years learning all the tricks of the trade. “I want to be on the cover of every magazine, the female equivalent of Michael Jackson,” she says. After she graduated – from Catholic and charm schools, respectively – Stephanie headed to college, where she studied business management and marketing. “So I could market myself as a model and manage the money I made,” she clarifies. Runway shows and TV ads were par for the course for Stephanie, who was featured in videos for George Benson and Heavy D – but we’d say the business degree was good foresight, because Miss Adams was about to have her biggest payday ever as our Miss November 1992. “Posing nude was fun,” she says. “Most models hate lingerie and bathing-suit jobs, but I’ve always loved showing my body. And Playboy’s photographe…