Whatever Happened To These '80s Video Vixens?

As the clock struck 12:01 a.m. on August 1, 1981, six words were uttered that would change the world. "Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll!"

With them, MTV was born, and the radio star was officially on notice. A silky voice wasn't going to cut it anymore. No, now you needed to have the complete package. The hit single. The hottest moves. The wildest visual style. And, well, you needed to be hot. Smoking hot. And we're not just talking about the musicians, either. Everyone needed to look good. That's why every video, from pop hits to righteous head bangers, rock anthems to synth-pop smashes, quickly had one thing in common. Babes. So many babes. The musicians had the big names, but these gorgeous gals quickly became the real stars of MTV.

Frankly, the music could be good, or downright terrible. It didn't matter. For a lot of fans, it was these ladies' big hair and big ... everything else that kept them tuning in. Whether these babes were treating a Bentley like a bucking bronco or reminding you of that one hot teacher from high school, they had a job to do. Make your fantasies come true. So what happened to your favorite video vixens? Where have they all gone? Well, let's find out. But one thing's for sure. For anyone roaring through puberty at the time, their work will never be forgotten.

Jessica Hahn may be the most unlikely video vixen of all time. If not for being allegedly raped by televangelist Jim Bakker, she may have just gone about her life as a small-town, evangelical Christian, none the wiser to the wicked world out there. Instead, she became a tabloid staple. She has described her image as becoming "pretty much a cartoon character," which led to centerfolds in Playboy, regular appearances on Howard Stern's show, and a relationship with the comedian Sam Kinison. When Kinison recorded a rock album, unusual for a stand-up to say the least, he wanted Hahn as his co-star. "Wild Thing" came out in 1988, and the rest is novelty song history.

Years later, Hahn is still understandably furious at Bakker, the lies he told about her, and the life he forced upon her. She's moved to the country, north of Los Angeles, where she lives on a farm with bison, horses, chickens. Now, a lifetime later, she has a chance to finally be that small-town girl again.

If you ever had a thing for your favorite teacher, then you're sure to remember Lillian Muller, the Playboy playmate who brought Van Halen's "Hot For Teacher" to life. Already a music video staple thanks to her memorable appearance in Rod Stewart's "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy," Lillian was a regular on '80s TV when Van Halen came knocking. And while she claims to be the most featured "Playmate Of The Year" in history, with nine covers from 1975 through 1999, it's the Van Halen hit that she's best remembered for.

These days Lillian's a health advocate and avowed vegan missionary. She wrote the book Feel Great, Be Beautiful Over 40 in 1995 to share her lifestyle with the masses, and these days tours the country as a motivational speaker. She even won PETA's "Sexiest Vegetarian Over 50" title in 2010, which kind of makes you want to give her tips a listen. In fact, it not surprising she's stayed fit, considering she's a raw food vegan who's never tried tobacco, alcohol, or drugs. There are probably a lot of people who wish they could look as good as she does while pushing 70.

As Janet Cross told Noblemania.com as part of their video vixens retrospective, she was thrilled when she landed the coveted role of "the brunette" in Huey Lewis' "If This is It" video. With only one other acting credit on her resume, this could have been her big break. But the break didn't happened, and Cross had to settle for her backup career as a renowned architect. Tough break.

That's right, in the years since the video, she's gone on to become a prominent architect in New York City, not necessarily the typical trajectory for a video vixen. As the great-great-granddaughter of Central Park designer Frederick Law Olmsted, she was already part of the city's royalty, but her work with the Whitney Museum, the Bronx Public Library, and the Ace Gallery has allowed to her make a name for herself. These days, along with running her own architectural firm, she serves on the board of Glynwood Farm, a 250-acre estate devoted to sustainable farming practices.

Thee DollHouse in Fort Lauderdale was one of the many strip clubs to appear in Mötley Crüe's video for "Girls, Girls, Girls," but it's the only one to spawn an urban legend of its own. According to this rock and roll rumor, Marjorie Ann Orbin, a DollHouse stripper at the time, was one of the buxom babes to pop up in the video, although no one is exactly sure when or where. Why is this interesting? Well, Orbin would go on to dismember her husband before dumping his remains in the desert, making her place in heavy metal lore a bit more legendary. She's now serving a life sentence in an Arizona prison.

In the 2011 book "Dancing With Death," author Shanna Hogan claims that, "Marjorie whipped her hair around the stage while the band played," in the legendary music video. Others have suggested she's one of the gals shown lounging out in front of the Florida club. While no one has been able to confirm or deny any of this, one thing's for certain. You get enough strippers together and one of them's probably going to murder their husband. That's just math.

No one told Courteney Cox life was gonna be this way. Then again, it might not have been if she hadn't landed the part of a Bruce Springsteen super fan in his video for "Dancing in the Dark." Cox was still a fledgling model at the time, although The Boss had no idea. He thought the girl he was told to pull up on stage was just a random fan. Director Brian DePalma didn't tell him the truth until the video was in the can.

The song and music video were smash hits, obviously, and everyone suddenly wanted to be in the Courteney Cox business. She quickly picked up parts in films like Masters of the Universe and Cocoon: The Return, and played one of Michael J. Fox's girlfriends on Family Ties. But it would be a little show called Friends that would launch her into superstar status. As part of the show's ensemble, Cox dominated a decade of ratings, and eventually took home a million dollars an episode. These days, Cox isn't exactly hard up for work. She starred on the long-running hit Cougar Town and has popped up on everything from Running Wild with Bear Grylls to Shameless. But, considering her net worth has been estimated at over $120 million, she can do just about anything she wants.