Playboy seeking `Women of Enron' for upcoming pictorial

HOUSTON (AP) _ Playboy is hoping to entice some of the women who lost their shirts in the Enron scandal to reveal a little bit more. <br><br>The magazine is putting together a ``Women of Enron''

Monday, March 25th 2002, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

HOUSTON (AP) _ Playboy is hoping to entice some of the women who lost their shirts in the Enron scandal to reveal a little bit more.

The magazine is putting together a ``Women of Enron'' pictorial and is inviting employees past and present to send snapshots of themselves in bikinis if they wish to pose.

``This is an opportunity for them to do something fun in the midst of the turmoil that's going on in their lives. These are women who are out of a job,'' Playboy spokeswoman Elizabeth Norris said. ``We are offering what you could view as a part-time job, or what might turn into a new career.''

Plenty of women at the heart of scandals have appeared on Playboy's pages, from Paula Jones to televangelist mistress Jessica Hahn.

``That's rich,'' said Deborah DeFforge, co-chairwoman of the Severed Enron Employees Coalition. ``We've had so much depressing news or stressful news, and then to all of a sudden come up with something like that, it's kind of cute.''

DeFforge said she would not pose, but added: ``I'm sure there are some in the younger set who would be perfect.''