Paige Summers Bio Pet of The Year 1998
July 21, 1976 - September 22, 2003 / Cancer / Age 27
Paige Summers was an American-born Penthouse model, born Nancy Ann Coursey on July 21, 1976 in Lorain, Ohio, United States.
Paige Summers was crowned Penthouse Pet of the Month in August 1996 before rising to the coveted title of Pet of the Year 1998, stepping into the spotlight at just 20 years old. With her statuesque 37-24-35 figure, seductive blue eyes, honey blond hair, and prominent enhanced breasts, Paige embodies a bright, rising sensuality — fresh-faced, confident, and full of magnetic charm.
Paige Summers came to Penthouse with a rush of Southern heat, the kind that felt both sweet and dangerous in the same breath. Born Stephanie Marie Coursey, she grew up in Morganton, North Carolina, on the family farm, and later invented the name that would carry her into adult glamour. Paige Summers sounded like sunshine, but her presence had more voltage than innocence. She was warm, bold, and built for attention.
Her appeal was never just about the camera finding a pretty face. Paige had that rare public-facing gift: she could make a room feel personally invited. At parties, trade shows, appearances, and magazine events, she carried herself with a mix of small-town charm and high-gloss sexual confidence. She gave Penthouse a particular late-nineties fantasy — classically curvy, openly sensual, and fearless enough to enjoy the spotlight rather than shrink from it.
As Penthouse Pet of the Month for August 1996, Paige stepped into the magazine’s world after appearing in men’s magazines including High Society and Cheri. Her rise reached its peak when she became Penthouse Pet of the Year for 1998, the first North Carolinian to receive the honor. The title brought major visibility, including a Kia Sportage SUV as part of the award arrangement, and she claimed earnings of half a million dollars a year. She appeared on The Howard Stern Show, featured in several Penthouse videos, and traveled for her modeling career to places including India and Australia.
Her story ended painfully early. Paige later moved back to Morganton and was engaged to pharmacist and real estate owner Bracey Bobbitt when she died in 2003 at 27 from a drug overdose involving painkillers. That sadness does not erase the fire she brought to the page. In the Penthouse archive, Paige remains one of the defining Pets of her era: a farm-country girl who became a national fantasy, carrying homegrown warmth and magazine-star nerve in one unforgettable package.
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