Lisa Matthews — Biography
Lisa Reich was born on September 24, 1969, in Peoria, Illinois, to a middle-class family with German and English ancestry. She attended Peoria High School, where she served as a cheerleader while cultivating interests in modeling and dance. After graduating high school, she pursued modeling rather than continuing her education.
Matthews began her modeling career with regional assignments in Illinois before achieving national recognition when Playboy selected her as the April 1990 Playmate of the Month, with photography by Arny Freytag. The following year marked the pinnacle of her career when she earned the distinction of Playmate of the Year in 1991, an honor celebrated at the Playboy Mansion. Her work for the magazine encompassed several pictorials including "Spring Blossom" and "Playmate of the Year 1991," which garnered strong ratings on fan sites. She also appeared in Playboy productions including the Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1991, Wet & Wild III, and Playmates in Paradise. Beyond her Playboy portfolio, Matthews took on minor acting roles in the film Hudson Hawk in 1991 and television appearances on Married… with Children and Dream On during the early 1990s. She modeled for swimwear and fitness companies throughout that decade but did not establish a prominent career outside of the modeling industry.
Standing 5'7" and weighing between 110 and 115 pounds with blonde hair and brown eyes, Matthews possessed natural beauty without evidence of cosmetic enhancements. She has maintained a largely private existence since the mid-1990s, with no active social media accounts or public presence beyond archived magazine content. Current estimates place her net worth between $100,000 and $500,000. She is believed to reside somewhere in the United States, though specific location information remains unconfirmed. Several international Playboy editions featured her as their regional Playmate during 1990 and 1991.
Matthews began her modeling career with regional assignments in Illinois before achieving national recognition when Playboy selected her as the April 1990 Playmate of the Month, with photography by Arny Freytag. The following year marked the pinnacle of her career when she earned the distinction of Playmate of the Year in 1991, an honor celebrated at the Playboy Mansion. Her work for the magazine encompassed several pictorials including "Spring Blossom" and "Playmate of the Year 1991," which garnered strong ratings on fan sites. She also appeared in Playboy productions including the Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1991, Wet & Wild III, and Playmates in Paradise. Beyond her Playboy portfolio, Matthews took on minor acting roles in the film Hudson Hawk in 1991 and television appearances on Married… with Children and Dream On during the early 1990s. She modeled for swimwear and fitness companies throughout that decade but did not establish a prominent career outside of the modeling industry.
Standing 5'7" and weighing between 110 and 115 pounds with blonde hair and brown eyes, Matthews possessed natural beauty without evidence of cosmetic enhancements. She has maintained a largely private existence since the mid-1990s, with no active social media accounts or public presence beyond archived magazine content. Current estimates place her net worth between $100,000 and $500,000. She is believed to reside somewhere in the United States, though specific location information remains unconfirmed. Several international Playboy editions featured her as their regional Playmate during 1990 and 1991.
