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Her father worked in a bank, while her mother owned a beauty parlor.
She became Playmate of the Year in 1982.
Actress Denise Richards was born in Downers Grove, Illinois, the older of two daughters of Joni Lee, who owned a coffee shop, and Irv Richards, a telephone engineer.
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Although often seeming icily aloof, a restless streak early demonstrated itself in her personality, and she had an impetuous.