Kendra Wilkinson (born June 12, 1985 in San Diego, California) is a model and televison personality best known as one of the three live-in girlfriends of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner and a co-star of the E! reality television series The Girls Next Door. She met Hefner at his 78th birthday party in April 2004, where she had been hired to be one of the "painted girls" (being completely nude except for painted-on accessories). At the time, she had been working as a dental assistant, but Hefner called her a few days later and asked her to move in to the Mansion. She is a self-proclaimed tomboy, noteworthy for being a sports fan and participant. One of her trademarks on the program is her constant exercising. Her stated career goal is to become a massage therapist or sports announcer. As of December 2005, she has become a regular "blogger" columnist at the website of the Philadelphia Eagles. Her mother, from Cherry Hill, New Jersey, used to be one of the professional cheerleaders for the team. She appeared in the Playboy Special Editions Sexy 100 for 2006. |