Playboy magazine introduced its newest assets from the SEC Wednesday afternoon at Barnetts Newsstand.

Six female University students were chosen to pose for Playboy’s October issue, which features 38 college women in a “Girls of the SEC” section.

Five of the six models appeared at the downtown business to sign copies of their hard work, including Melani Chase, Taylor Lynn, Brittanie Knight, Ally Ling and Danielle Malone.

“We’ve sold over 100 copies already,” said store employee Midge Gray, about halfway through the signing. Handfuls of men, and a few brave women, stopped by between 3 and 5 p.m. to meet the University’s newest celebrities.

“This is the first Playboy I’ve ever bought,” said Scott Carlson, a second year economics major from Athens. “I came out to support my Dogs.”

Carlson wasn’t the only fan who felt this issue of Playboy deserved school spirit.

“I feel like this is a part of history [for my school to be featured] and I want to get in on the action,” said Aaron Jongko, a fifth-year early childhood education major from Suwanee.

The “action” Jongko described was giggling men with sweaty palms who stuttered compliments here and there.

“This is so much fun,” said model Brittanie Knight. “Everyone has been so supportive … this was so much more than I expected.”

The models handled themselves well under the circumstances.

“We haven’t gotten any nasty questions or anything,” said model Taylor Lynn said.

Lynn, Knight and several other models used aliases for the magazine and during an interview with The Red & Black. But

Lynn said she has no regrets as to who will see her photo.

“I mean, it’s published, [if we had reservations] we should’ve thought about that before,” she said.

Lynn said she did, however, dye her hair from blonde to brunette after the photo shoot.

The signing was only one of three publicity events on the models’ to-do list.

Early Wednesday, all six models appeared on the 103.7 The Bulldog morning show for an interview.

The models also made an appearance after the signing at The Loft downtown, with special guest Spencer Scott, Playmate of the Month.

“I doubt I will ever have a chance to get a Playboy signed by a model ever again in my lifetime,” said Drew Grier, a fifth-year speech communication major from Ft. Gaines.

He and many other men left downtown very happy.