Most men keep copies of Playboy magazines in their office, their bedroom or even in their bathroom. This is how Carly Ford came to discover what Playboy was when she visited her uncle as a child. The all-natural brunette never forgot how glamorous the Playboy models were on the magazine’s glossy pages and made it her mission to one day join the ranks. “My English teacher found out I was going to be in Playboy and announced it to the class when I was actually shooting in Chicago,” says Miss Ford. “The guys think it’s cool, and the girls—well, we know how girls can be.” The small-town beauty in a certified EMT and an assistant EMT instructor, but she is currently studying at Yavapai Community College to become a flight paramedic. “I think the sexiest women are in medical school,” says our ambitious Coed of the Week for July 5, 2011. “They are determined, smart and push themselves. They are figures to look up to.”