"Woman in Airline Dress Debate Poses Nude"

The Associated Press - By DAVID KOENIG

College Student Who Tangled With Southwest Airlines Over Outfit Poses Nude for Playboy

The 23-year-old college student who was forced to alter her skimpy outfit before flying on Southwest Airlines is wearing even less on Playboy's Web site. Kyla Ebbert appears in a series of pictures some in lingerie, some nude under the heading, "Legs in the Air."

"They're very tastefully done," Ebbert said Thursday in an interview with The Associated Press. "I don't see anything wrong with the female body."

Ebbert said she was paid "less than six figures," but wouldn't give the specific amount.

A Southwest Airlines Co. employee pulled Ebbert off a flight this summer and forced her to adjust her outfit of a tank top, sweater and miniskirt before getting back on the plane.

Ebbert ripped the airline in appearances on NBC's "The Today Show" and "The Dr. Phil Show," during which she wore the outfit. Southwest officials said they don't have a dress code but don't want customers' attire to offend other passengers.

Ebbert said Thursday she was offended that Southwest tried to turn the dustup to its advantage by promoting a fare sale in honor of miniskirts. Southwest apologized to Ebbert, but she said she found the double-entendre-laced message unacceptable.

"They used my name in an ad campaign without asking permission," she said. "I thought I'd been slapped in the face."

Told of Ebbert's spread on the Playboy Web site, Southwest spokeswoman Beth Harbin said, "We wish her all the best."

Playboy contacted Ebbert's attorney to pitch the idea of posing. After "a little bit of talking" to convince her mother, Ebbert agreed. She said her boyfriend supported her decision, but "the most hesitant one was my dad."

On its Web site, Playboy says Ebbert "was too sexy for Southwest Airlines, but she's perfect for Playboy."

Ebbert worked at a Hooters in San Diego but said she is now looking for a more respectable waitressing job. She wants to become an attorney, and doesn't think posing nude should get in the way of her professional aspirations.

"This was beautiful and classy, I don't see why it would affect a professional position," she said. "I'd do it again in a heartbeat."