Michelle Manhart

Michelle Denis Cross-Manhart (née Hubbard; born October 20, 1976), better known as Michelle Manhart, is a former United States Air Force Military Training Instructor who was based at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, and held the rank of Staff Sergeant. In January 2007 she was relieved of duty and placed under investigation for posing nude in Playboy magazine.
Early life
Manhart was born in Oakland, California. After her parents divorced, Manhart grew up living in Chico and Susanville, California. A member of the wrestling team, Manhart graduated from Pleasant Valley High School in Chico in 1994 and went to Lackland Air Force Base for basic training after graduation. After the September 11, 2001 attacks she was recalled to active duty and spent time deployed to Kuwait in 2002. Manhart also enrolled at the University of Northern Iowa and graduated in 2004 with a degree in political science.
According to Playboy publicist Theresa Hennessey, two other active-duty servicewomen (both from the United States Navy) appeared in Playboy, Lieutenant Frederica Spilman in the June 1998 issue and IT2 Sherry Lynne White in the September 2000 issue. (White was discharged a few months prior to the end of her enlistment, Spilman was honorably discharged.) Seven women were featured in a "Women of the Armed Forces" pictorial in the April 1980 issue.
Modeling career
In addition to Playboys February 2007 issue, Manhart has appeared on the covers of Playboy Mexico, Japan and Western Europe and in 2007 announced the new international spokesmodel for the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals' "I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur" campaign. She is also on the cover of a 2008 pin-up style calendar, published by Operation Calendar, featuring models in body paint.
Other ventures
In 2010, Manhart opened a tanning salon in Valdosta, Georgia.
She was a part-time columnist for Canadian news site Orato.
Valdosta State University incident
In April 2015, Manhart was detained by Valdosta State University police after protecting an American flag from protesters who were stepping on it during a protest on university grounds. Manhart refused to return the flag to the protesters or give it to police, and was detained. Manhart claimed her actions were done to defend the flag from further desecration and was planning on disposing of it in the proper manner. The university police and protesters declined to press criminal charges against Manhart; however, she was given a criminal trespass warning which effectively bans her from all university activities, including graduation and football games.

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