Donna Barnes

Standing 5'11" tall, Donna Barnes is a former adult model from Austin, Texas, who made history as Penthouse Pet of the Month for August 1982. Her measurements were 38-25-38, with real, natural 34C breasts that Bob Guccione once called "the world's most perfect." She turned 21 during her Pet year, a milestone she celebrated on camera, noting that most women dread turning thirty but she felt desired and honored.

Donna was born on December 12, 1960, and grew up in Texas, where she developed a cowgirl persona that she playfully leaned into. She once joked that men in her part of the country say, "Once upon a Texan, no other filly will do." Before her own Pet feature, she was part owner of the photography studio that helped launch fellow Austinite Cody Carmack, who later became a Pet of the Year contender. Her centerfold was shot by Guccione himself.

A woman of many pursuits, Donna had two college degrees and lived in the Alaskan frontier, learning to ski, fish, and shoot, before moving to New York to take business courses and do promotion for Penthouse. She described herself as never passive for long, telling men they'd better be "open-minded and flexible" if they took her to bed. She also had a brief fling with marriage, which she said made her too passive; she preferred a life of continuous change and growth, famously comparing herself to wild flowers that don't bloom well in tiny gardens. Her ambition was to have several careers, several homes, and several lives.