Debbie was Playmate of the Month for August 1981. Her pictorial was titled Beauty and the Beach. Debbie auditioned to be the 25th anniversary Playmate – an honor that went to Candy Loving – and was pictured in The Great Playmate Hunt pictorial in January 1979.
Debbie was born June 23, 1955, in Peoria, IL, but grew up in Largo, FL. When she finished high school, she and her boyfriend traveled around the country in a van.
Playboy discovered Debbie on a beach in Miami. She appeared in several newsstand specials, Playboy videos, and participated in some events at the Playboy Mansion. She was among the Playmates featured in the pictorial The First Playmate Play-Offs in March 1983.
She moved to La Jolla, CA, for a while and modeled in Los Angeles. She eventually moved to Kansas, where she married a beer distributor. They had two children. However, the marriage ended after nine years and she returned to Florida, where she was involved in jewelry design and acting in infomercials.
Debbie is quoted in “The Playmate Book: Five Decades of Centerfolds” as saying, “Playboy has been like my family. Hef is one of the nicest people I’ve ever known. There’s nothing he ever says that he doesn’t stand behind.”
Later, she made appearances at Glamourcon.
Debbie was found dead in her apartment on July 29, 2008. She was thought to have died two weeks before she was found. The cause of death was ruled suicide by gunshot. Debbie was 53.
Digital | Video | Publicity | Later in life
Playboy appearances:
- The Great Playmate Hunt, January 1979
- Playmate of the Month pictorial, Beauty and the Beach, August 1981
- Dear Playboy, November 1981
- Playboy’s Playmate Review, January 1982
- Playmates’ Progress, January 1982
- The World of Playboy, May 1983
- The First Playmate Play-Offs, March 1983
- Glamourcon, March 1997
- Playmate News, August 2006
- Playmate News, January 2009
NSS:
- Book of Lingerie, May-June 1989
- Celebrating Centerfolds Vol. 5, 2000
- Facts & Figures, 1997
- Girls of Summer, 1983
- Girls of Summer 2, 1984
- Girls of Summer ‘86, 1986
- Playmates – The Second Fifteen Years, 1984
- Pocket Playmates 3, 1996
- Sporting Women, 1986
- Wet & Wild Women, 1987
- Women on the Move, 1988
Foreign:
- Australian edition Playmate of the Month pictorial, Definitely Debbie, August 1981
- Australian edition pictorial, U.S. Playmate Review, March 1982
- Brazilian edition Playmate of the Month pictorial, February 1982
- Brazilian special edition Brazilian special edition As Goratas de Playboy, 1986
- French edition Playmate of the Month pictorial, Les Debuts de Debbie, August 1981
- Italian edition pictorial, Il Mondo di Playboy, May 1983
- Italian edition pictorial, Un Gioiello Su Misura, August 2012
- Japanese edition pictorial, The Great Playmate Hunt, March 1979
- Japanese edition Playmate of the Month pictorial, Debbie Boostrom, September 1981
- Japanese 1982 Playmate Calendar
- Japanese edition Mandala Calendar, January 1982
- Japanese NSS Playmates Collection 2, 1982
- Japanese edition pictorial, The First Playmate Play-Offs, April 1983
- Japanese edition pictorial, All the Playmates Go Marching On!, February 1987
- Mexican edition Playmate of the Month pictorial, September 1981
- Netherlands edition pictorial, Playmate Playoffs, August 1983
- Spanish edition Playmate of the Month pictorial, August 1981
Other publications:
- Muscle & Fitness, January 1982
- The Playmate Book: Five Decades of Centerfolds, 1996
Television:
- The Playboy Channel show, Playmate Playoff Finals – Pink vs. Blue (1982)
