Melissa Lynn Miller

Melissa Lynn Miller, born on Long Island in a well-known town in Suffolk County. Melissa is an American Playboy model, actress and aspiring Playmate who has featured in shows such as Law and Order SVU, , Playboy TV and Playboy Sirius Radio. She is best known for her feature appearance in Playboy's January 2008 spread entitled Playboy's Hot Housewives.

Early life

Melissa, the youngest of four siblings was raised in the heart of Huntington, New York. She attended Half Hollow Hills High School, where she studied language and excelled in the Arts. After graduating high school, Melissa attended Hofstra University where she earned her Bachelors Degree and made Deans List. Melissa was an English Major. She continued her education and received her first Master's degree at Stony Brook University. She majored in English, Business and Finance. She began her second Master's Degree at Stony Brook University soon after to continue her education in International Business Administration with a Marketing Concentration.

Career

In 1995, Melissa danced on MTV's hit show The Grind with host Eric Nies in Brooklyn, a popular television show featuring hip hop and house dancers. Since there was no money to be made, she quickly decided to teach as it was a stable job and very rewarding. Melissa soon met and later married her husband Michael on July 24, 2004. They married in a secluded spot in Negril, Jamaica on the beach. While honeymooning in Jamaica, Melissa was approached by a Playboy photographer who asked Miller to pose for Playboy. At the time, she respectfully declined and continued to enjoy her honeymoon. Soon after returning home, Melissa left teaching to pursue her dream of becoming a model. She trained extensively at the gym to keep her body in great shape. By July 24, 2007, Miller attended a New York casting call for Playboy at the Sheraton Hotel. She impressed the producers and sparked the interest of Special Editions' producer Jeff Cohen. He sent Miller on two more test shoots with her hair up and again with it down in Manhattan. Ultimately Miller was picked out of the largest New York casting call in Playboy history to become a potential Playmate. Within a week, Melissa and other potential Playmates appeared on Sirius Radio's Playboy morning show with Playboy host Kevin Klein, Bridget Marquardt and Andrea Lowell to speak about her dreams and experiences live. NFL's running back Reuben Droughns made an appearance as well as Howard Stern. Melissa Lynn's photographs from the show appeared in a featured article in Playboy's October 2007 edition featuring "Girls of the SEC".

In October 2007, Miller made her debut as a featured entertainer and bartender on "Signature" episode with Mariska Hargitay, which aired in January 2008 on NBC. After the release of 'Hot Housewives' on January 19, 2008, Miller began appearing at multiple book signings including the Hawaiian Topic Zone restaurant in Manhattan. She also attended Playboy's book signing with Playboy model Coco and actor Ice T.. Melissa's work with Hawaiian Tropics has furthered her modeling career in the industry. Melissa guest bartended and held signings at a handful of bars/hotel lounges on Long Island in her local town where she gained notoriety and popularity by many.

As a result of the overwhelming response from the public world wide, another "Hot Housewives" Special Edition will be featuring the almost thirty year old model this August 5, 2008. She is especially adored and admired by her fans in the US and extremely popular in Germany.She "is excited and honored to be a part of a magazine that is classy, timeless and featured Marilyn Monroe as its first model."

Miller was invited to The Mansion in California to film for Playboy's Cyberclub, but she had to decline because she already accepted a spot on Law and Order SVU. Miller is now pursuing wrestling and is working on her core conditioning exercise video. She hopes to help America get into shape through various means of core conditioning for health and wellness. Melissa has a martial arts background that she incorporates into her training videos and everyday life. She is also looking to pursue a singing career and is excited to act on more upcoming TV shows.

Her latest Hot Housewives special edition already hit the stands this August 5th and Melissa will be interviewed by Andrea Lowell and Kevin Klein from Playboy's Sirius morning show this September 2, 2008.

TV Appearances

MTV's The Grind 1995

Judge Mills Lane 1998

Law and Order SVU, "Signature Episode" October, 2007

Sirius Radio Playboy Morning Show with Bridget Marquardt July, 2007

Playboy TV clips from New York casting call August 2007

Sirius Radio Playboy Morning Show with Andrea Lowell and Kevin Klein, California September 2, 2008

Print

Marie Claire Promotional Ad May 1994

Playboy -Sirius Radio editorial October 2007

Playboy Hot Housewives Jan/Feb 2008

Playboy Hot Housewives Aug 2008

External links

* [http://www.playboy.com/specialeditions/directory/models/miller-melissalynn.html Melissa Lynn Miller] at Playboy Special Editions
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