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Posted on Monday, November 15 1999 The models who have portrayed the venerable Lara Croft include Rhona Mitra (E3 1996 and 1997), Vanessa Demouy (Print UK), Nell McAndrew (E3 1998), Lara Weller (E3 1999). A recent exposé detailed the apparent troubled relationship between these models and Core Design in both the past and present: "Mitra is an English-born 24-year-old of Indian and British heritage. Her popularity stemmed from her looking very much like the onscreen Lara and taking the role very seriously. As with any highly publicized figure, the rumor mill was not kind to Mitra. Word on the street had it that her very prominent father, a respected plastic surgeon in his own right, actually performed a breast augmentation on her. It was not long before Mitra came forward with a forthright denial. As it stands today, Mitra's father has been ruled out as the surgeon who handled the operation." "McAndrew did however have her sights set on taking Tomb Raider and the Lara Croft craze to the pinnacle of journalistic freedom in America - Playboy Magazine. Appearing on the cover of the August 1999 issue of Hugh Heffner's world-renowned publication, in a camouflage bikini and military helmet, McAndrew struck a pose next to the words "Tomb Raider - Nell McAndrew - A.K.A. Lara Croft NUDE." In the text accompanying McAndrew's photo spread were actual references to the game. In one particular photo in the spread, Nell is laid out on a boardwalk over water, and below her is a CG picture of Lara in a bikini, stretched out with a semiautomatic pistol resting on her hip. A London high court judge ordered that stickers be placed over the Tomb Raider name on the cover of 20,000 issues of the UK edition of Playboy. George Hamer, an attorney for Core Design Ltd. told High Court Judge Humphrey Lloyd that Lara's "squeaky-clean image" would be "tarnished for all time"." (source: GameSpot UK) | |
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