Lingerie Bowl VI has been canceled because of a dispute between the organizers and the nudist colony that was going to host the event. The game, which was supposed to air on pay-per-view during halftime of the Super Bowl, was sure to siphon off dozens of fans from the game. But the nudist colony wouldn't promise that its fans wouldn't show up in the buff, so the organizers called off the game. The St. Petersburg Times has all the details.
Lingerie Football Stars
Jenny McCarthy, 2006 Lingerie Bowl
Who Is She?: Former Playboy Playmate of the Year and actress
Jesse Grant, WireImage
Eric Dickerson, 2004 Lingerie Bowl Coach
Who Is He?: NFL Hall of Famer and Rams legend
Frazer Harrison, Getty Images
Traci Bingham, 2004 Lingerie Bowl host
Who Is She?: Former 'Baywatch' star and Playboy model
Chris Polk, FilmMagic
Angie Everhart, 2004 Lingerie Bowl
Who Is She?: Actress and former Playboy model
Frazer Harrison, Getty Images
Kylie Bax, at 2004 Lingerie Bowl launch event
Who Is She?: Former SI swimsuit model/actress
Frazer Harrison, Getty Images
Nikki Ziering, 2004 Lingerie Bowl
Who Is She?: Actress/model
Frazer Harrison, Getty Images
Ryan Starr, 2006 Lingerie Bowl sideline reporter
Who Is She?: Former 'American Idol' contestant
Jesse Grant, WireImage
Cindy Margolis, 2006 Lingerie Bowl
Who Is She?: Actress
Nancy Ostertag, Getty Images
Trishelle Cannatella, 2005-06 Lingerie Bowl
Who Is She?: Former reality TV star and actress
Robert C. Mora, WireImage
Adrianne Curry, 2006 Lingerie Bowl
Who Is She?: Former reality TV star and Playboy model
Rebecca Sapp, WireImage
The explanation for the cancellation doesn't make a whole lot of sense, and seems to indicate that the Lingerie Bowl was headed for financial disaster. The game had struggled to find a place to play, and the players had not been happy about playing at a nudist resort.
Because of all that, the "league" said it had no choice but to call it quits.
"The league will not place our fans, players, staff nor partners in a less-than-comfortable environment that would ultimately jeopardize the mainstream perception and reputation of the brand that so many have worked diligently over these past five years to build," the league's Stephon McMillen said.So yes, the organizers of a football game played by women in bras and panties were worried that the integrity and wholesome family atmosphere of their game would be ruined by having naked men and women in the stands. And somehow, they hadn't figured out that might happen when they signed up to have the game played at a nudist resort.
Sure.
