[2] According to Melba Figge, quoted in an interview with Lindsay Sandham in 2005, "We sent the first [photo] in ... and Hugh Hefner said, 'She's really cute.
'"[2] Hamilton, using the name Sue Williams, was the first of 48 Playboy centerfolds to be photographed by Figge Studio.
[3] After appearing in Playboy, as Sue Williams was signed immediately by American International Pictures[4] and appeared in How to Stuff a Wild Bikini as "Peanuts", alongside other Playboy Playmates Marianne Gaba and Jo Collins.
Sue Hamilton appeared in nationally syndicated magazine articles promoting American International Pictures releases, including "Starlets Seek Natural Look"[5] and "Use Makeup The Professional Way.
"[6] Sue Hamilton also appeared in the "Super-face" print advertising campaign for "Sheer Magic" make-up, as did fellow AIP starlet Patti Chandler, to promote The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini and Fireball 500.