There’s no one quite like Brande Nicole Roderick. Tall and tanned, from California’s northern wine country, model-cum-actress Brande was ripe for the pages of Playboy – with a breakout role on Baywatch, she had men the world over trained on her every move. “When I was about 21, I thought, ‘I really want to act’,” she explains, “so I moved to Los Angeles. At first I didn’t have a car or a job – I was sleeping on other people’s couches.” Lucky for Brande, fame and fortune weren’t far off – she became our Miss June 2000, and stole the show as Playmate of the Year 2001. “I definitely feel like part of the Playboy family,” she says. “Playmates have that special bond that nobody can break.” In addition to her starring role as PMOY, Brande served as host of Playboy Shootout, and appeared on NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice. “My ambition is to find satisfaction, in both my career and my personal life,” says Brande. “I wanted to be a Playmate for myself – and it’s something to cherish and remember!”