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| Jodi Ann Paterson | |
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| Playboy centerfold appearance | |
| October 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Kristi Cline |
| Succeeded by | Cara Wakelin |
| Playmate of the Year | |
| 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Heather Kozar |
| Succeeded by | Brande Roderick |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 31, 1975 Balikpapan, Indonesia |
| Measurements | Bust: 32D in (81D cm) Waist: 23 in (58 cm) Hips: 341⁄2 in (88 cm) |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Weight | 112 lb (51 kg; 8.0 st) |
Jodi Ann Paterson (born July 31, 1975) is an American model, actress and former beauty queen.
Biography
She was born in Balikpapan, Indonesia and grew up in Springfield, Oregon, United States. Her mother is of Indonesian descent and her father is an American of Swiss and English descent.
Paterson, who attended Thurston High School, first came to prominence in 1994 when she won the Miss Oregon Teen USA 1994 title and competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant. The event, which was televised live from Biloxi, Mississippi, was won by Shauna Gambill of California. After high school she attended Oregon State University, which was featured in both her October Playboy 1999 issue and Playmate of the Year Video Edition. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.
As her reward for being chosen as Playmate of The Year she received $100,000 and a red Chevrolet Corvette. The Corvette also appeared in her Playmate of the Year Video. According to her PMOY video, she is the first Playmate of the Year to have a college degree.
She was selected to deliver opinions on VH1's The Greatest: 100 Hottest Hotties, along with Playmates the Dahm triplets. She was incorrectly billed as "Jodi Ann Patterson".
The band Zebrahead wrote a song called "Playmate of the Year." Paterson is featured in the video, and the issue announcing her selection is delivered to the band's lead singer at the end. The music video is featured as a bonus segment of the Playboy 2001 Video Playmate Calendar which has Paterson on the cover. The song was featured in Dude, Where's My Car? in which Paterson also had a small role.
Paterson married auto racer Michael Andretti on October 7, 2006 in Napa, California.
See also
External links
- Official PMOY site for Jodi Ann Paterson
- Jodi Ann Paterson at Playboy.com
- Jodi Ann Paterson at the Internet Movie Database
- Jodi Ann Paterson at MySpace
| Preceded by Jill Chartier |
Miss Oregon Teen USA 1993 |
Succeeded by Kierra O'Brien |
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