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atasha Yi certainly gets noticed, as this ultra hot babe was first discovered by Playboy maga zine, who scouted Natasha during her sen ior year of high school ! Her steamy appearance in the famous “adult magazine” quickly launched the career of this memo rable mixed Asian-American model to all new heigh ts. Natasha is a genuine , down-to-earth cutie wh o certainly likes to have fun. She’s even held super cool gigs over the yea rs, including a stint as a Barker Beauty on The Price is Right with OG host Bob Barker. Natasha’s kill er curves have also spawned a “virtual modeling” career of sorts, as she ’s starred in a video game called Scarlett Angel and ha s been featured in animated form on a few other video game titles as well as a comic strip based on her own life. What more can we say? Natasha rocks! Let’s roll out the PAS Model Quiz and learn a little more about Ms. Natas ha Yi.
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Where are you origin ally from? Well, I was originally born in Boston, MA but lived in Connecticut, Califo rnia and Colorado gro wing up as a kid. As an adult , I’ve lived in Los An geles, San Francisco and New York, but these days I’m back on the West Coast. I live in Southern Califo rnia now! How did you get yo ur start in modelin g, was your first gig with Playboy? Yes, that was my firs t professional mode ling job. Playboy first scoute d me during my sen ior year in high school and my career took off from there. What’s the best pa rt of being a mode l? You get a lot of free stuff (laughs). Do you have a mode ling secret weapon kind of like Derek Zooland er’s blue steel? You bet! My statue of liberty poss... pe ople go nuts for it! Not sure you’re ready to see it just yet. Describe yourself in three few words. Genuine, honest and silly. 138
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