Daughter of Jerry Buss, owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, Jeanie Buss, who was featured in a Playboy May 1995 pictorial not only possesses breathtaking beauty, she also inherited her dad’s whip smart business sense. By age 14, the blossoming businesswoman-to-be earned the nickname Arena Rat because she'd do anything to hang around athletes or sit in on business meetings. At the barely adult age of 19, Jeanie was named general manager of the Los Angeles Strings professional tennis team while finishing her education at USC. The careers – yes, plural – that came after followed a similarly impressive arc. Buss later became the owner of the Los Angeles Blades professional roller hockey team, was president of the Great Western Forum and later became vice president of the NBA maverick Los Angeles Lakers.

When her father passed in 2013, Buss took over as owner and President of the LA Lakers. Beyond nepotism, Jeanie has thrived in an arena that few women have been able to conquer— succeed in the male-dominated world of pro sports ownership. Buss’ life journey in this work began when she was a shy teenager. “People have preconceived notions about the children of the boss,” she told Playboy. “But anyone who knows me knows what I can do.” Her keen interest in her future career of sports came early and honestly. Jeanine is the best example of how exposure can help mold and expand a youth’s mind. "I would take along my Barbie dolls when my dad would take us to track meets and football games," Jeanie recounts in her May 1995 pictorial, laughing at the introduction to her future career. "But then I got kind of obsessed with sports."