Kristi Cline

The first time that I went there, I was so anxious, says Kristi Cline, riding through Beverly Hills on the way to her new home-away-from-home, the Playboy Mansion. "But it was amazing - they really know how to treat you like you're family." And for our 19-year-old Miss September, family is important. This self-described country girl still gets homesick thinking of Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she spent much of her childhood and where her father and sisters live, and of Snyder, a small town in west Texas where her mother lives. In fact, she's about to introduce her family back home to her Playboy family - tomorrow Kristi heads to Albuquerque to shoot photos for her pictorial. "I love the Mansion," she says, "but I am so ready to go home it's not funny." Playboy: Was this small-town girl comfortable posing for Playboy? Kristi: Actually, I've always been kind of a nudist. My mom told me that when I was little it was hard to keep clothes on me. I'm comfortable with my body, and with nudity. Modeling was weird, but being nude wasn't. Playboy: Are you used to being looked at? Kristi: Well, I was one of those girls who, when someone told me I was pretty, would just say thank you and walk on. I never really thought of myself that way, and I don't think I ever will. I hope I never get so involved with myself. Playboy: What's your idea of romance? Kristi: The time my fianc