Gloria Root (May 28, 1948 – January 8, 2006)[1] was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the December 1969 issue.
She graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with degrees in fine arts and architecture.
While in New York, Root headed the strategic planning services division of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill.
She returned to San Francisco in 2002 to a job as a project manager for Auberge Resorts.
[2] In 1970 she was arrested in Greece, convicted of smuggling 38 pounds (17 Kilos) of hashish across the border from Turkey, and received a prison sentence of 10 months.