"Press Kit" photo of Donna Rice Hughes from ProtectKids.com, courtesy Ralph Lauer / Star-Telegram

Donna Rice Hughes (born January 7, 1958) was a figure in the sex scandal that ended the 1987 campaign of Gary Hart in the Democratic presidential primaries. Since the mid-1990s, she has become known as an activist for preventing children from viewing pornography, primarily on the Internet. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (412x618, 57 KB) Promotional photo of Donna Rice Hughes from Donna Rice Hughess Press Kit, courtesy Ralph Lauer/Star-Telegram. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (412x618, 57 KB) Promotional photo of Donna Rice Hughes from Donna Rice Hughess Press Kit, courtesy Ralph Lauer/Star-Telegram. ... January 7 is the seventh day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gary Warren Hart (born Gary Warren Hartpence, November 28, 1936) is a politician and lawyer from the state of Colorado. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... The series of U.S. presidential primaries is one of the first steps in the process of electing a President of the United States. ... Germans dancing on the Berlin Wall in late 1989, the symbol of the cold war divide falls down as the world unites in the 1990s. ...

Early years

The daughter of a highway engineer and secretary, Rice lived in Florida, Atlanta, and South Carolina. A self-described over-achiever, she began a modeling career at age 13 and worked at getting straight A's in high school while attending church and working in clothing stores. She graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1980, where she was both an honors student and cheerleader. After winning the Miss South Carolina World beauty pageant, she went to New York City to compete in the national event. After not winning nationally, she remained in New York and pursued an acting and modeling career. In 1982, she moved to Miami, worked as a television actress, and for a pharmaceutical company and a small marketing business. It wasn't until March 1987 that she first met former senator Gary Hart at a Miami fundraiser. [1] This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston(1670-1789) Columbia(1790-present) Largest city Columbia Largest metro area Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson Area  Ranked 40th  - Total 34,726 sq mi (82,965 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 260 miles (420 km)  - % water 6  - Latitude 32°430N to 35... Photograph of the once famous model Dovima A model is a person who poses or displays for purposes of art, fashion, or other products and advertising. ... An 1872 illustration of the Horseshoe, USCs original campus. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... An honors student is a student recognized for achieving high level grades. ... Cheerleading is recreational activity and sometimes competitive sport involving organised routines including elements of dance and gymnastics to encourage crowds to cheer on sports teams. ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the city in Florida. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Photo of Donna Rice sitting on the knees of Gary Hart on the ship Monkey Business, the climactic image that ended Hart's first 1988 presidential campaign.

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Sex scandal

Soon after meeting Rice, Hart announced his candidacy for President of the United States. Having put up a surprisingly strong fight in 1984 against the eventual nominee, former Vice President Walter Mondale, he was perceived as the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination in 1988. But rumors quickly began circulating about Hart's infidelity to his wife, leading the candidate to challenge the media to follow him around and saying that anybody who did so would "be very bored." Shortly thereafter, two reporters for the Miami Herald observed Rice coming out of Hart's Washington, DC townhouse and published the story. Hart contended that the reporters had no way of knowing when Rice arrived or what she was doing there, but his popularity still took a major hit, and polls immediately found him 10 points behind Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis. Two days after the story broke, the Herald obtained photographs of Rice sitting in Hart's lap in Bimini aboard a motor yacht called Monkey Business. The National Enquirer published the photographs, and a week later, Hart dropped out of the race. The presidential seal was used by President Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries â€¢ Politics Portal      The Vice President of the United States is the first in the presidential line of succession... Walter Frederick Fritz Mondale (born January 5, 1928) is an American politician and member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (largely established by former Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey). ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Miami Herald is a daily newspaper owned by Knight Ridder. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... Official language(s) English Capital Boston Largest city Boston Area  Ranked 44th  - Total 10,555 sq mi (27,360 km²)  - Width 183 miles (295 km)  - Length 113 miles (182 km)  - % water 13. ... Michael Stanley Dukakis (born November 3, 1933) is an American Democratic politician, former Governor of Massachusetts, and the Democratic presidential nominee in 1988. ... Bimini Island from space, June 1998 Map of the Bahamas with the Biminis positioned center left (click to enlarge). ... A yacht A yacht was originally defined as a light, fast sailing vessel used to convey important persons. ... Monkey Business is a palatial yacht credited for sinking former Colorado, USA senator Gary Harts campaign for President of the United States in 1988. ... The National Enquirer is a national American supermarket tabloid. ...

After the scandal

Rice met her future husband, Jack Hughes, on a blind date in 1991, and they married in May 7, 1994. [2] 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

From 1994 to 1999, she worked as Communications Director and Vice President of "Enough Is Enough", a nonprofit organization dedicated to stopping illegal pornography, assisting victims, and making the Internet safe for children. [3]. In 1999, Rice Hughes was appointed by then-Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.) to a congressional panel [4]. As of 2005, she is the volunteer president of "Enough is Enough" and has co-written a book entitled Kids Online: Protecting Your Children in Cyberspace (ISBN 0-8007-5672-X). 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Enough is Enough is a non-profit organization dedicated to stopping illegal pornography, assisting victims, and making the Internet safe for children. ... Pornography (from Greek πόρνη (porne) prostitute and γραφή (grafe) writing), more informally referred to as porn or porno, is the representation of the human body or sexual activity with the goal of sexual arousal. ... Seal of the U.S. Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the bicameral United States Congress, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Chester Trent Lott, Sr. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...