Allen appeared as a centerfold in the December 1987 issue of Playboy magazine[1] and was subsequently named Playmate of the Year in 1988.
Allen was initially encouraged by her mother when she turned eighteen to pursue modeling and to try out for Playboy, but she was not interested.
On the set of the film, Allen met Monique St. Pierre, Playboy's Playmate of the Year in 1979.
After looking through Allen's portfolio of modeling assignments, St. Pierre took her to Playboy's West Coast photo studios on Sunset Boulevard for test shots.
In September 1988 she was married for a short time to American sports broadcaster Bill Macatee.