STANFORD, Calif. -- Despite protests from feminist groups, Playboy magazine photographer David Chan said that seven Stanford coeds so far have expressed willingness to pose for the magazine.

'They're great.


They're gorgeous. I am very happy,' Chan said Thursday.

Chan is scouting the raw material for a fall photo spread on 'Girls of the Pacific 10.'

The magazine ran an ad in the Stanford Daily, which triggered a protest rally on campus and picketers in front of the hotel where Chan was staying.

'We're not hurting anyone,' Chan argued Thursday. 'We don't degrade women; we upgrade them.'

Women selected for the fall photo sessions will receive $100 for posing with their clothes on and $400 for posing in the buff. Any girl who winds up a centerfold will make $15,000.

Although he praised the pulchritude of Stanford women, Chan said that they are not quite up to the standard of the University of Arizona, where 'they look healthier.'

But he said one 'preppy' Stanford candidate was so impressive that 'I could close up shop right now.'