Kymberly Herrin, the mannequin and actress who grabbed rock followers’ consideration in ZZ Prime’s 1984 music video for “Legs,” has died on the age of 65.
A reason for loss of life has not been introduced. An obituary printed within the Santa Barbara Information-Press merely acknowledged that she “handed away peacefully” on Oct. 28.
After graduating from highschool in 1975, Herrin started pursuing a modeling profession. The statuesque blonde graced the covers of many magazines, together with the March 1981 concern of Playboy, through which she was named “Playmate of the Month.”
Two years later, ZZ Prime would launch their massively profitable album Eliminator. Music movies for “Gimme All Your Lovin’” and “Sharp Dressed Man” featured a trio of gorgeous ladies, usually known as the ZZ Prime ladies. Herrin was not initially a part of the group, however prior to creating the video for “Legs,” the third of the ZZ Prime ladies trilogy, a spot opened up.
“I used to be in L.A. partying with some buddies. I used to be up late. I had a chilly,” Herrin recalled in a 2013 interview. “I checked my [answering] machine in Santa Barbara and there was the [ZZ Top] casting name. Be there at the moment and I had one hour. I flipped out.”
The mannequin rushed to her audition and – with out her conventional trendy garments and make-up – made an impression on the band differently.
“They known as my identify and I met the boys within the band,” Herrin recalled. “I apologized for my look. Then I requested if anybody had mineral water—or higher, a beer. They should have been thirsty, additionally. Out got here the beer and we began speaking about all the pieces—bikes, chili cook-offs, Santa Barbara… They had been tremendous good guys. We hit it off.”
Watch Kymberly Herrin in ZZ Prime’s Video for ‘Legs’
Herrin can be enlisted for “Legs,” securing an eye-turning position because the blonde within the purple high. The video turned an MTV staple, profitable the primary VMA for Greatest Group Video in 1984.
Herrin reportedly saved involved with ZZ Prime frontman Billy Gibbons after the shoot, and sometimes joined the band backstage at live shows when their paths would cross. ZZ Prime later introduced her again for the video to their 1985 single “Sleeping Bag.”
The recognition of the “Legs” music video helped Herrin safe additional notable work, together with elements within the movies Romancing the Stone, Street Home and Beverly Hills Cop II. The mannequin additionally had a memorable cameo in Ghostbusters, taking part in a dream ghost who seems above Dan Aykroyd’s character, Ray.
Herrin would additionally proceed showing in music movies all through the ‘80s, together with the David Lee Roth clip for “California Ladies” and Kiss’ 1987 long-form video Uncovered.
Exterior of modeling, Herrin tried her hand at a number of different endeavors. She briefly owned a ladies’s attire firm and later wrote The Sexercise E book. She later made her personal jewellery and continued residing in Santa Barbara till her loss of life.
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