For Anna Sophia Berglund it seemed like any other day at the Mansion. As Crystal Harris's closest friend -- "It's bizarre. We were born 24 days apart. My mom is from Sweden; hers is from England. Our goals and morals are so similar!" -- Anna routinely got sneak peeks of upcoming Playmates from Hef. "He handed me this picture and said, 'Take a look at our next Playmate,'" recalls the SoCal native. Her own test shoot remained far from her mind. "I never thought I'd become a Playmate, but then I flipped the photo and...it was me!" Now Miss January -- a dead ringer for Alice Faye, one of Hef's first blonde crushes -- hopes to take to the silver screen. "Acting is my passion," the Beverly Hills Playhouse student bubbles. "It helped me get all the way out of my shell." So pop the cork; 2011 couldn't begin on a more beautiful note. "When it turns midnight on New Year's Eve, it will be the best night ever. I'll be like, 'My month is here!' In fact, for the rest of my life January will be special."