Playgirl December 1997

FEATURES
24 Oscar De La Hoya
Jump into the ring and go head to head with boxing's winning beauty by Joan Tarshis
30 Sister Sluggers
Knockout women are proving boxing isn't just for men anymore by Gabrielle L. Gabrielle
32 Sexy Holiday Fashion
Keep him sizzling! Plus—great gifts for him
38 The 10 Sexiest Men of 1997
Find out which celebrity studs won PLAYGIRL's most prestigious award
68 Holiday Party Survival Guide
Learn how to make each of this season's gala events an affair to remember by Anita Sarko
70 Under Wraps
Discover what your man's underwear says about his sex style By Gabrielle L. Gabrielle
Insert PLAYGIRL 1998: Daily Planner
Get organized with our handy, purse-size date book
PICTORIALS
10 Readers' Discovery: A Reel Catch
Rendezvous with idyllic isand rover Erik Kristian
46 Centerfold: Wardrobe of Wind
Horse around with fabulous farm boy Carl
74 Body Study: Sultry SightSeer
Studly Lance Mosley strikes a seductive pose
94 Dream Lovers: Mgnetic Attraction
A student sculptress toils over her body of work
DEPARTMENTS
1 To Our Readers: Climb between our sheets
5 Letters: Was it good for you?
6 In The Zone
David Lee Roth is still a gigolo; Paula Abdul goes shopping for sex; Cindy Crawford's jealous lover spoils a centerfold spread
8 Stripped & Famous: Celebrity Couples
Fame and fortunate! A close-up look at Hollywood's hitched
18 Planet PLAYGIRL
The Hot List, Lap of Luxury, Reading Men's Minds, On the Street, PG2000, Holiday Gift Guide
58 Real Men
Does your man have what it takes? Sean Casey, Allen Scarpuzzi, Jerry Tate, George Rybárik, Marcus Parisi, Todd Miner, Guiseppe Valentino, Mark Brown, Dana Savino, Remy St-Felix, and Andrew Kobe
62 Real Man of the Month
Meet our super-sexy hometown hunk for December
82 Sex Talk
Intimate issues and answers ByJoy Davidson, Ph.D
86 Readers' Fantasy Forum
Romance, love and lust can happen in the most unexpected places
101 Lovesigns
Let your planets plot your passions by J. C. Thompson
104 Coming Up