JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The latest peek inside beleaguered WorldCom Inc. comes not from bankruptcy filings but from the December issue of Playboy magazine.
A dozen female WorldCom employees posed for a 10-page spread entitled "The Women of WorldCom."
Playboy spokeswoman Elizabeth Norris said the idea for the pictorial came from WorldCom employees themselves - after Playboy featured "The Women of Enron" in its August issue.
"Many WorldCom employees called and said, 'What about us?'" Norris said.
Norris said more than 300 women replied to Playboy's request to send in photos as well as proof that they worked for WorldCom.
"I just decided it was an opportunity of a lifetime to get your 15 minutes of fame," said Shellie Sloan, a 26-year-old WorldCom financial analyst.