People

By Guy D. Garcia *

He wears silk pajamas to work, gave a new definition to the word bunny and catered to a generation of American male sexual fantasies. And now he is, yes, 60. Last week Hugh Hefner celebrated his birthday at his $20 million Los Angeles mansion with 250 well-wishers, including his girlfriend of three years, Playboy Model Carrie Leigh, 22. Hefner, who spends his days working on an autobiography (with Yeager Co-Author Leo Janos), suffered a mild stroke 13 months ago, and he is taking care of himself a little more now. He has switched from Pepsi to Diet Pepsi, stashed away his once omnipresent pipes and uses an exercycle. "Not my style in the old days," Hef admits. But the fledgling senior citizen can tell the difference: "I feel and look several years younger." Add another thought to the Playboy Philosophy: Not getting older, just getting better.