A recent report that former UFC ring girl and current UFC TV host Rachelle Leah will appear in the November issue of Playboy has been confirmed by the UFC.
The organization today posted a news brief on UFC.com stating that the 23-year-old will be on the cover of the November issue. The magazine will include a 10-page layout of Leah.
Leah appeared in a previous edition of Playboy when she was featured as the "Babe of the Month" in the October 2006 edition of the magazine, though she was clothed for the one-page feature.
From UFC.com:
Rachelle Leah, the host of UFC All Access, has a secret and UFC.com readers will read it here first. The woman who many fans consider to be the Ultimate Female is confirming rumors she will appear on the cover of the November issue of Playboy! Inside you'll be treated to a 10-page pictorial of UFC's favorite girl who's now all grown up! The former Octagon Girl turned show host looks fierce in what can only be described as ... well, we guess you're going to have to see for youself. On newsstands in just 30 days!
Leah is a model and former paramedic student who was once the UFC's most recognizable ring girl. However, she gave up those duties and began hosting episodes of "UFC All Access," the UFC's official event preview show, in early 2006.
She was recently ranked 76th in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2008" feature.
Playboy launched in December 1953 with pop-culture icon Marilyn Monroe as the centerfold. Since then, the magazine has grown into a multi-media company and arguably the most popular "men's magazine" in U.S. history. Numerous celebrities -- including actresses, athletes and musicians -- have posed for the publication.
Playboy has a circulation of approximately three million readers in the U.S. and seven million worldwide.
