There are plenty of beautiful women in southern California—after all, it’s brimming with models and actresses—and then there’s Guess model Heather Depriest. Tall and slender, Heather is at once intimidatingly gorgeous and totally approachable. Her short blonde hair is always a little tousled, as though she’s just run a hand through it, and her lips are always playing at a smile. “If you aspire to be a model, I think the one thing that comes to mind is Guess,” says Heather. “I’m the first short-haired Guess girl since the 80’s, and I think that gives me a unique look.” Her look caught the eye of Josh Ryan, who just so happens to be a senior contributing photographer for Playboy—it wasn’t long before Heather found herself in front of Ryan’s camera, showing off her incredible body. Feminine yet athletic, Miss Depriest is in enviable physical shape, and it’s not hard to see what Paul Marciano—and Hugh Hefner, for that matter— sees in her. “I’ve been an athlete all my life,” explains Heather. “Now that I’m older, and not at basketball practice for four hours a day, the gym is my best friend. Since I live in gorgeous Los Angeles, hiking is a must!”