Pat Sheehan was one of the most talked-about women in Hollywood. Initially a San Franciscan vying for the title of Miss America, she quickly caught the attention of numerous columnists, producers, and admirers. She won pageants, appeared in newspapers such as the Los Angeles Times and the San Francisco Examiner, modeled for magazines like Scene and Parade, and attracted such men as Bing Crosby, Howard Hughes, and Rod Taylor. Her appearance was compared to actresses Marilyn Monroe and Rita Hayworth. Studios such as Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer and 20th Century Fox casted her for their movies, and she was frequently seen on television with talents like Jonathan Winters, Mickey Rooney, and Art Linkletter. She was close with the Rat Pack's Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. Pat Sheehan is remembered by contemporary audiences for being Playboy's Playmate of the Month for October 1958 with actress Mara Corday. Her centerfold was seen in Clint Eastwood's Space Cowboys (2000). People do not realize that she was one of Hollywood's most talked-about celebrities of the 1950's and 1960's, and that she remained closely associated with Hollywood afterwards. Those who knew her described her as personable, intelligent, and kind. She was one of Hollywood's finest sex symbols.