When she began working at the Playboy Club upon first arriving in
Manhattan, she was still going by her birth name, Mary. There were
already several bunnies named Mary, however, so management suggested
that she choose another name. Using actress Lauren Bacall as her inspiration,
she shortened her middle name of Laurence to Lauren, and went with
that.
We have to be able to grow up. Our wrinkles are our medals of the passage of life. They are what we have been through and who we want to be. I don't think I will ever cut my face, because once I cut it, I'll never know where I've been.