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Maria Checa
Also known as Maria Che
Career
Active 1994 – 2010
Biography
About Maria Checa
Petite and slim, with brown hair and brown eyes, Maria Checa stands 5'2" and weighs 95 lbs. She is a Latin American centerfold and Playboy Model who enjoyed a 16-year career in front of the camera. Born on July 29, 1970, in Bogotá, Colombia, she moved to Florida as a child and later became an accomplished artist, studying at the Maryland Institute College of Art and graduating from The New World School of the Arts in Miami.
Maria's most notable achievement came in August 1994 when she was named Playboy's Playmate of the Month, with her centerfold shot by photographer Richard Fegley. That same year, she also appeared as Playmate of the Month in Playboy Turkey, Playboy France, and Playboy Australia, and in 1998 she was featured as Playboy Brazil's Playmate of the Month. Over her career, she posed for 21 covers and 21 photosets before retiring in 2010. She is straight and has natural breasts, with measurements of 32-23-33 and a 32C bra cup size.
Beyond her modeling, Maria's life took a turn in 2008 when she was named in a legal complaint related to insider trading. The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil lawsuit after her former boyfriend, Jamil A. Bouchareb, allegedly provided her and others with tips that led to over $4.2 million in illegal profits. Maria was not charged in the plot, but she was named in the lawsuit. According to interviews, she enjoys romantic candlelit dinners and dislikes dishonest people. Now 55, she has an Instagram following of over 10,000. She continues to be remembered for her work in the 1990s.
Record
Profile details
Personal
- Years Active
- 1994-2010 (started around 23 years old; 16 years active)
- Birthplace
- Bogotá, Bogota, Colombia
- Ethnicity
- Latin
- Sexuality
- Straight
Body
- Hair Color
- Brown
- Eye Color
- Brown
- Weight
- 95 lbs (or 43 kg)
- Measurements
- 32–23–33 (B–W–H) · WHR 0.70
- Bra/Cup Size
- 32C show conversions - UK: 32C, EU: 70C, AU: 10C, JP: 70C
- Boobs
- Real/Natural
Performances
- Solo
- Nudity (Full)
Extra
- Instagram Followers
- 10k (as of March 2026)
- Achievements
- Playboy Playmate Of The Month August 1994
Frequently asked
How did Maria Checa's career as a Playboy Model span multiple countries in 1994?
In September 1994, she was named Playmate of the Month by Playboy Turkey and Playboy France, and in October 1994 by Playboy Australia. Then in January 1998, she was featured by Playboy Brazil. This international recognition followed her August 1994 honor as Playboy's U.S. Playmate of the Month.
What was Maria Checa's involvement in the 2008 insider trading case?
Maria was named in a civil lawsuit filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission over insider trading tips provided by her former boyfriend, Jamil A. Bouchareb. She was not charged in the plot, but the lawsuit alleged that the tips allowed trading to amass over $4.2 million in illegal profits.
Did you know
- Maria Checa's centerfold for Playboy's August 1994 issue was photographed by Richard Fegley.
- Before her modeling career, she studied at the Maryland Institute College of Art and graduated from The New World School of the Arts in Miami.
- In 2008, she was named in an SEC civil lawsuit over insider trading, but she was not criminally charged in the case.
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