“I actually can’t remember the first time I heard about Playboy,” laughs Nastasia Celeste, a model, and painter from Long Beach, California. “It feels like Playboy has always been around in my life.” A true creative, Nastasia loves her work. “I’m passionate about the arts, learning new things and music,” she tells us. “These all help to nourish my state of mind. I’m my happiest when I have time to create and be with nature.” We met Nastasia through Tina Louise and knew that we also wanted to feature her other passions and talents when working with her. “My Playboy experience thus far [has been] incredible and nourishing; such an empowering creative experience for me,” she begins. “I worked with an amazing female photographer, and everyone made me feel so sexy and comfortable.” For Nastasia, posing nude for Playboy is something she’s always seen herself doing. “It feels like Playboy has always been a magazine I adored and wanted to be a part of someday,” she says. “In my eyes, the Playboy brand means the breaking of barriers culturally and sexually. [It means] worshipping the female form and the beauty of the body. To be here with all these stunning women is incredible!” Check out Nastasia’s pictorials here on Playboy Plus.