Tanning Mom

Tanning Mom Patricia Krentcil, the New Jersey native arrested for taking her five-year-old daughter into a tanning bed, was once an aspiring model.

A pretty good-looking one, at that. Unappealing as Tanning Mom in Playboy might be now, back in the mid '90s would've been a different story!

In pictures taken at the time she was applying to a modeling agency, Krentcil had yet to sport her much-discussed orange/brown burnt-crisp look.

Young Tanning Mom

"As far as I know, that was her," her husband Rich confirmed about the photos, admitting not to know who took the shots or how they surfaced.

"It was probably taken a good 15 years ago, at least."

A former Long Island classmate of Patricia, now 44, is more skeptical. "She was skinny and had no boobs in high school," said the acquaintance.

"I just can't see it. No way – it must be Photoshop."

Earlier this week, Patricia Krentcil's case went to a grand jury. She has pleaded not guilty to a second-degree felony child endangerment charge.

The infamous Tanning Mom says she's willing to flaunt her (literally) HOT body for Playboy ... IF the opportunity arose. NOTE: She's practicing poses already.

Patricia Krentcil would happily accept an invitation to bare it all for Hef, but fortunately, the magazine is not interested in seeing Tanning Mom nude.

Nor is anyone else ... save for the guy who fathered the little girl she was recently arrested for taking into a tanning booth and burning. Anyway.

Patricia Krentcil Tanning Arrest

A source says “It wouldn’t even be considered” at Playboy, despite TM angling to cash in on her 15 minutes, because she's just not Playboy material.

Playboy even went on record, saying, "It would definitely never happen."

Fortunately, if you love Tanning Mom, she says she's been approached by several people interested in featuring her on a reality show. Why, who the heck knows.

Also fortunately, if you like women who fake tan less and haven't been charged with felony child endangerment, Jaclyn Swedberg is Playboy's Playmate of the Year.

Mother's Day is a wonderful celebration honoring our moms and celebrating motherhood, maternal bonds and the influence of mothers in society in general.

Here at THG, this means a little tribute to some of the celebrity moms we've come to know and love ... and also a bunch who could use some improvement.

On this 13th day of May, take a look at a 13 popular THG celeb moms (and 13 more who also have kids) in the poll below and vote for your favorite (and least favorite):

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Octomom just heard about the New Jersey woman giving her a run for Mother of the Year, Patricia Krentcil, and boy oh boy, is she incredulous!

Nadya Suleman admits that while she is always inclined to give parents the benefit of the doubt ... the now-infamous Tanning Mom needs help.

If not mental help, then some serious parenting classes.

From one amazing parent to another ...

Octomom says she doesn't feel Patricia Krentcil should lose her kid, even though she was recently arrested for taking her little girl tanning.

She does feel, however, that Child Protective Services should step in to give Krentcil some tips on child-rearing. Hard to argue with that.

It's kind of like the pot calling the kettle bronze here. No, Octo hasn't been arrested at any point, but she's messing up 13 more kids than Patty.

In any case, when a woman who's been visited by CPS herself, filed for bankruptcy and started an adult film career (Octomom's porn video debut is slated for later this year) decides to call you out on your mothering skills ... never a good sign.

Tanning Mom Patricia Krentcil is being blackballed by the institutions she holds dearest, as local tanning salons are banning her from the premises.

Ever since Krentcil's arrest for child endangerment - when she brought her little daughter into the booth, allegedly - she's become persona non grata.

Planet Sun Tanning Salon, which runs eight locations around T-Mom's home in Nutley, N.J., wants nothing to do with her in any way, shape or form.

They've already posted pictures of Patricia Krentcil behind all employee counters to help workers recognize her ... or they could just read the news.

Sources say employees have been ordered to make Patricia, who was parodied on SNL last weekend (above), leave immediately if she ever shows up.

Several other nearby tanning salons, including Body Works Salon, Bodies in Heat, and Sunset Tans, have also instituted no-Tanning Mom policies.

The New Jersey Department of Health is getting involved in the case, teaming up with local officials to investigate the last tanning salon Patricia used.

That would be City Tropics Tanning, a delightful sounding place. No word if they could also face charges for Krentcil's alleged actions that day.

Give Patricia Krentcil credit where due.

The New Jersey woman, now known as Tanning Mom after her arrest for (allegedly) letting her six-year-old go tanning with her, knows how to take a joke.

Kristen Wiig's impersonation of her on Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update news segment this weekend was "well done," she told the New York Post.

Tanning Mom conceded, "The whole thing was hysterical."

Tanning Mom Saturday Night Live Parody

During the sketch, a charred-looking Wiig likened Patricia Krentcil to a Slim Jim, and later "Wile E. Coyote right after something's blown up in his face."

The 44-year-old Krentcil, who pleaded not guilty to felony child endangerment charges last week, was not nearly amused after Snooki called her crazy.

Looks like Patricia Krentcil and Snooki are in a war of words. It was inevitable.

Krentcil, a.k.a. "Tanning Mom," is firing back at the Jersey Shore star after Snooks went on Extra this week and weighed in on Patricia's recent arrest.

Police arrested the New Jersey Tanning Mom for taking her five-year-old daughter tanning. Asked for comment, Snook noted, "that b!tch is crazy."

Word. When Krentcil got wind of this, she labeled Snooki "the biggest a$$hole in the world" for criticizing her life decisions ... and didn't stop there.

Police have their hands full with all the Oompa Loompas in N.J. lately.

Tanning Mom apparently doesn't like Jersey Shore, because she says, "When this is all said and done, I'd like to meet up with 'Snoopy'."

Yup, Snoopy. Charlie Brown is rolling in his grave right now.

"She's fake, she's fat, her t*ts are fake, she's disgusting," Krentcil, who pleaded not guilty to child endangerment, said of the pregnant reality star.

It's a tough feud to pick the winner in, but even Snooki would probably know better than to let her kid into a tanning booth. Just saying.

"Tanning Mom" slash human raisin Patricia Krentcil has pleaded not guilty to felony child endangerment charges and claims the story of putting her little girl in a tanning booth is being victimized in what is all a giant misunderstanding.

She also says her critics "jealous, fat, and ugly." Speaking of the latter ...

The 44-year-old New Jersey (where else) resident was on her way to a salon (hair) when she unloaded on a photographer and proclaimed she is a "fabulous" mother.

Needless to say, she is far from apologetic. About anything.

Krentcil was arrested after a school nurse asked her five-year-old daughter Anna how she got a sunburn and she replied, "I go tanning with mommy."

She faces a felony count of second-degree child endangerment.

Watch a news report about her below if you haven't seen it:

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Just when you thought the bar could never be lowered for idiocy, Patricia Krentcil allegedly went and put her 5-year-old daughter in a tanning booth.

The 44-year-old from New Jersey (there's a shocker) told NBC's local New York affiliate that she took her daughter with her to a local tanning salon.

Krentcil, who puts Snooki to shame with her "tan" complexion, maintains that her kid was actually not exposed to any of the booth's synthetic UV rays.

Patricia Krentcil Tanning Arrest

"I tan, she doesn't tan," Krentcil said, insisting that this whole story is merely a big misunderstanding. "I'm in the booth, she's in the room. That's all there is to it."

Krentcil, of Nutley, N.J., was arrested and charged with felony child endangerment last week. She was released on $25,000 bond and is due back in court today.

"It's nothing different than taking your daughter to go food shopping," Krentcil said, incredulously. "There's tons of moms that bring their children in."

Police, though, say Krentcil put her daughter in an upright tanning booth.

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