Susie Owens

Susie Owens
Born	(1956-05-28) May 28, 1956 Arkansas City, Kansas, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Entrepreneur, model
Years active	1983–2016
Known for	Playboy Playmate of the Month (March 1988), fragrance creator of Child and Heir

Susie Diane Owens (born May 28, 1956) is an American entrepreneur and model, recognized as the Playboy Playmate of the Month for March 1988. Between 1988 and 2016, she established herself in the fragrance industry by creating the women's scent Child and the men's fragrance Heir.

Early life and education

Owens was born in Arkansas City, Kansas and grew up in Oklahoma. She obtained a nursing degree and worked in Dallas as both a model and a stripper.

Modeling and acting

Owens made her initial appearance in a Playboy pictorial in 1983 and was featured as the Playmate of the Month in March 1988 at age 31. Subsequently, she relocated to Los Angeles, resided at the Playboy Mansion, dated rock musician Bret Michaels, and sought roles as a B-movie actress.

She also took on the role of Flaxen, a mascot for Golden Apple Comics, portraying a nurse who transforms into a superheroine to uncover fraud. This character served as inspiration for the 1992 comic book Flaxen, scripted by Mark Evanier with illustrations by Richard Howell, published by Golden Apple Comics and distributed through Dark Horse Comics. A follow-up titled Flaxen: Alter-Ego was released in 1995, written by James Hudnall with artwork from Brian Michael Bendis and David W. Mack, published by Caliber Press.

Fragrance entrepreneurship

In 1988, Owens developed the perfume "Child," initially distributing limited quantities via boutiques such as Fred Segal's Apothia. Following the 1994 Northridge earthquake and her father's passing, she departed from Playboy, returned to Dallas, resumed nursing, and continued selling perfume under the name Susan D. Owens.

The scent's popularity surged in 2000 after actress Jennie Garth endorsed Child in InStyle. This led Owens to dedicate herself fully to perfume creation, introducing the men's fragrance Heir. She personally blended and bottled products from her garage; by 2006, production reached approximately 50,000 bottles annually of Child perfume and lotion. The fragrance developed a devoted celebrity following including figures like Madonna and Jennifer Aniston. Characterized as "a heady white jasmine-based fragrance," a one-ounce bottle retailed for nearly in 2013. Owens sold her business in 2016 to Beautyhabit, a cosmetics retailer.

Personal life

Owens is divorced and has one daughter.