Jennifer Rovero

Infobox Playboy Playmate


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name = Jennifer Rovero
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hips = 34"
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preceded = Kimberly Spicer
succeeded = Rebecca Scott
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Jennifer Rovero (born December 12, 1978) was chosen as "Playboy"s Playmate of the Month in July 1999 and has appeared in numerous "Playboy" videos. She appeared as the cover model of the October 1999 edition.

Early years

Jennifer Rovero was born in Austin, Texas, but during her childhood, she and her younger sister, Jamie, lived in Texas, California and Florida. Most of her time was eventually spent in Jacksonville, Florida, where she graduated from Mandarin High School in 1997.

Modeling

Rovero entered and won the 1998 "Miss Fiesta Playera pageant" in Jacksonville Beach, [ [http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/061899/ent_S0618Fie.html Florida Times-Union: June 18, 1999- Latin flair in the air at festival by Nicholas Marino] ] which gave her the confidence to compete in Hawaiian Tropic swimsuit contests around the country. At the Hawaiian Tropic contest in Las Vegas, she was talking to photographer Arny Freytag. Rovero suggested that the beautiful countryside in Venezuela would be a nice place for a Hawaiian Tropic shoot. She was familiar with the country because her father, Raimundo, was a citizen and lived there. Freytag, besides being a respected swimsuit photographer, had taken over 100 centerfold photos for "Playboy" since 1975. Freytag suggested that he take pictures of "her" in Venezuela. [http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/061199/ent_S0611Pla.html Florida Times-Union: June 11, 1999-Playboy gives local woman national exposure by Dan Macdonald] ]

Playboy

The pictures were taken and forwarded to "Playboy". The magazine requested a second test shoot, which was provided. On Independence Day in 1998, Rovero met publisher Hugh Hefner at The Playboy Mansion. Obviously, the meeting went well. Her centerfold spread was shot in October, 1998 in California and contained 20-pictures. Rovero had no objections to nudity. Her mother, Leslie, was quoted that she raised both her daughters to be open minded about such things. The only real problem came when the photographers asked her to pose with a cat. Rovero has a feline allergy, and within 30 minutes her face was red and puffy, causing the session to be canceled. Playmate of the Month required a two-year contract with the magazine. Rovero is taking acting lessons in Los Angeles, where she now lives. The lessons helped her prepare to make videos for Playboy.

Personal

Rovero called herself Forrest Gump because she kept finding herself in interesting situations. She became close friends with Paris Hilton and wrote a letter in Paris’ defense when the “heiress” was sent to jail. Professionally, she has done photo shoots for the Yellow rat bastard magazine. [ [http://people.famouswhy.com/jennifer_rovero/ Famous Why website: biography-Jennifer Rovero] ]

For a while, Jennifer dated Fred Durst, front man for the band Limp Bizkit (both originally from Jacksonville, Florida). She eventually settled down with longtime partner Jason B. Bergh and the couple has two children, one born in 2002 and the other in 2005. Bergh is an independent producer-director who has worked with stars in the action sports and music industries. [ [http://www.timesofnorthport.com/Articles-i-2008-04-24-71313.112114_Hometown_boy_turned_life_around_to_film.html Times-Beacon Record: April 24, 2008-Hometown boy turned life around, to film by Maryellen Saluk] ]

Appearances in "Playboy" special editions

*"Playboy's Girlfriends" July 2000 - pages 2-3, 30-33.
*"Playboy's Playmate Review" Vol. 16 August 2000 - pages 48-53.
*"Playboy's Nudes" December 2000.
*"Playboy's Wet & Wild" January 2001 - cover, pages 1, 80-83.
*"Playboy's Book of Lingerie" Vol. 78 March 2001.
*"Playboy's Nude Playmates" April 2001 - pages 26-29.
*"Playboy's Book of Lingerie" Vol. 80 July 2001.
*"Playboy's Girlfriends" July 2001 - pages 38-41.
*"Playboy's Playmates in Bed" Vol. 5 November 2001.
*"Playboy's Book of Lingerie" Vol. 83 January 2002.
*"Playboy's Nude Playmates" April 2002 - pages 28-31.

References

External links

* [http://www.jenniferrovero.com Jennifer Rovero's personal website]
*playmate|1999|7
*imdb|0746297|Jennifer Rovero