I realized that I would love to be a Playmate, but I figured I would never be picked.

I’m Playboy’s first quarterly Playmate! I can’t believe it.

Being in Playboy gives voice to women who have a body like mine, and I’m saying, “Hey girl, your curves are beautiful just as you are.”

Being a Playmate is a big deal to me — this is like the pinnacle of my modeling career.

As a Playmate, I have been given so much creative freedom.

It turns out my mom was right: The moment I set my mind on modeling as my profession there was no convincing me otherwise.

Sometimes clients would not hire me. It was a very frustrating experience because I was not a conventional model.

In the studio bathroom, there was always a stack of magazines — Playboy among them.