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?