Jodi Ann Paterson

Infobox Playboy Playmate
name = Jodi Ann Paterson

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issue = October 1999
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birthplace = Balikpapan, Indonesia
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bust = 32D in (81D cm)
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hips = 34½ in (88 cm)
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preceded = Kristi Cline
succeeded = Cara Wakelin
pmoy-year = 2000
pmoy-preceded = Heather Kozar
pmoy-succeeded = Brande Roderick

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 of European-American descentFact|date=April 2008.

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.

Her greatest non-"Playboy" related fame came from her appearance in the film "Dude, Where's My Car?" as Ramdar, the "super hot giant alien chick."

Paterson has a tattoo of a thai pepper on her right buttock.

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?"

On July 152006, Jodi announced her engagement to Michael Andretti. They were married October 72006 in Napa, California.

Appearances in "Playboy" special editions

* "Playboy's Playmate Review" Vol. 16 August 2000 - cover, pages 1-3, 70-79.
* "Playboy's Playmates in Bed" October 2000 - pages 36-37.
* "Playboy's Nudes" December 2000.
* "Playboy's Barefoot Beauties" Vol. 2 January 2001.
* "Playboy's Book of Lingerie" Vol. 78 March 2001.
* "Playboy's Nude Playmates" April 2001 - pages 74-77.
* "Playboy's Nude Playmates" April 2003 - pages 8-11.

ee also

* List of people in Playboy 2000-present
* List of Playboy NSS models

External links

* [http://www.playboy.com/playmates/personal/jodiannpaterson/ Official PMOY site for Jodi Ann Paterson]
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