Hilary Corona Bio
Hilary Corona is an Argentinean nude model and escort. She was born on May 28, 1958, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Hilary Corona stepped into the Penthouse spotlight in June 1978 as a featured model at just 20. Hilary's brown hair, brown eyes and 34-23-35 figure gave the pictorial a visual identity closely tied to Penthouse's early years (1969-1979) aesthetic.
Some Penthouse women are remembered for a single unforgettable image. Others remain fascinating because the personality behind the photograph feels just as vivid as the picture itself. Hilary Corona’s June 1978 appearance belongs firmly to the second category. Photographed by Dieter Schmidt, her pictorial captured the spirit of late-1970s Penthouse glamour: sophisticated, worldly, and built around a woman whose appeal came from both beauty and character.
Born and raised in Buenos Aires, Corona brought a distinctly international quality to the magazine. Her background blended Argentine and English influences, creating the kind of contrast that Penthouse often celebrated during its golden era. She carried the elegance associated with European style together with the warmth and intensity of her Latin upbringing. After moving to New York’s Upper East Side, she found herself immersed in a new environment filled with culture, ambition, and the energy of a city that fascinated her.
What made Corona especially memorable was the way she described herself beyond appearance. She spoke about enjoying physical challenges such as tennis and mountain hiking, while also embracing the pleasure of taking care of herself and appreciating femininity. Her reflections revealed someone comfortable with contradictions—strong yet vulnerable, independent yet romantic, sophisticated yet passionate. That complexity gave her Penthouse feature a depth that went beyond the traditional centerfold image.
The June 1978 pictorial captured a woman who represented a particular kind of Penthouse ideal: not simply a model, but a personality with a story, perspective, and a sense of adventure. Corona’s bicultural background and curiosity about life gave the feature a cosmopolitan atmosphere, matching an era when the magazine increasingly presented its models as fascinating individuals rather than anonymous symbols of glamour.
Looking back, Hilary Corona’s appearance remains a portrait of late-1970s elegance—confident, intelligent, and full of contrasts. She embodied the idea that true allure comes from more than physical beauty; it comes from the mystery of a person who cannot be reduced to a single description. Penthouse captured that perfectly: a woman comfortable with both sides of herself, and all the fascinating tension between them.
