For Anna Sophia Berglund it seemed like any other day at the Mansion. As Crystal Harris’s closest friend – “It’s bizarre. We were born 24 days apart. My mom is from Sweden; hers is from England. Our goals and morals are so similar!” – Anna routinely got sneak peeks of upcoming Playmates from Hef. “He handed me this picture and said, ‘Take a look at our next Playmate,'” recalls the SoCal native.

Her own test shoot remained far from her mind. “I never thought I’d become a Playmate, but then I flipped the photo and…it was me!” Now Miss January – a dead ringer for Alice Faye, one of Hef’s first blonde crushes – hopes to take to the silver screen. “Acting is my passion,” the Beverly Hills Playhouse student bubbles.