A Playboy Bunny and UCLA

by Vikki Richardson, Norah Sarsour (Editor), UCLA Alumni (Editor)

A Playboy Bunny and UCLA' details how "Little Miss Ugly Face" grew up and became a "glamorous" Playboy Bunny. She was labeled "uneducable" and "non college material," but she made the Dean's List at New York University and eventually graduated from UCLA. From the backwoods and cotton fields of Denmark, Tennessee, to the theater in Manhattan, New York, there was physical child abuse by an alcoholic father, a teenage rape, mayhem and murder. Love was also found along the journey. There was bonding and lots of fun with many people regardless of race or religion, and they were supportive during the civil rights and voting rights struggles. This is a true tale of tenacity and overcoming obstacles, a continuous process of becoming better instead of bitter.

Genres: Nonfiction

575 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 20, 2016

Reviews

[Otto · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is so much more than just Playboy Bunnies and UCLA. Vikki Richardson has had quite the eventful life and it was very interesting to read about!

[Chris · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was not an easy read but I enjoyed it quite a bit. The title is a bit misleading as the book covers the a lot of the life of Vikki Richardson née Vessye Ann Williamson from the collapsing log cabin where she was born in rural Tennessee in 1940 to an abusive father and an indifferent mother through going to inner city schools with her siblings in Indianapolis and then onward through several seriously bad relationships before finding her way to becoming a Playboy Bunny, a Silva Mind Control instructor, a typist for the State Bar of California and eventually a UCLA graduate. There's a lot of great detail in the book about what was going on Vikki's life and in the world around her especially with regards to race and civil rights. One of the great things about the book is that it's largely about friendship and people bonding and enjoying life despite bad circumstances, differences in background or race.

[Lamb Lambert · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Playboy Bunny and UCLA' details how "Little Miss Ugly Face" grew up and became a "glamorous" Playboy Bunny. She was labeled "uneducable" and "non college material," but she made the Dean's List at New York University and eventually graduated from UCLA. From the backwoods and cotton fields of Denmark, Tennessee, to the theater in Manhattan, New York, there was physical child abuse by an alcoholic father, a teenage rape, mayhem and murder. Love was also found along the journey. There was bonding and lots of fun with many people regardless of race or religion, and they were supportive during the civil rights and voting rights struggles. This is a true tale of tenacity and overcoming obstacles, a continuous process of becoming better instead of bitter. (less)