At the end of 1992 I did a modeling job for a German
sportswear company. We shot in the Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon and Las
Vegas. When the job was complete I had some free time, so I went to Los
Angeles. In one week I found a new agency and a new boyfriend. I was
sent to Playboy for a test shoot, and in the middle of the test, Photo
Editor Marilyn Grabowski came in and said, "Congratulations, you are a
Playmate." I became Miss May 1993, and my pictorial was published in
editions of Playboy worldwide.
For a year I traveled between Germany and the U.S. I got a fourth
pictorial and third cover with Playboy Germany and was invited onto all
the German talk shows for being the first German Playmate to "make it"
in America.
My passion for karate began when I auditioned for an Arnold
Schwarzenegger action movie in 1996. They were looking for a blonde,
German actress who had martial arts experience. I decided to audition
for the movie even though I did not have any martial arts experience.
When they asked me if I could do karate, I lied and said yes. When I
came back for my second audition, they asked me to perform a certain
karate move and I had no idea what they were talking about. I was pretty
embarrassed, to say the least! Soon after, I began studying martial
arts, and I recently earned a black belt. Knowing self-defense is
awesome. I am not afraid of anyone anymore. Plus, it has helped me get
many more job offers. Did you hear that, Arnold?