It's been a busy spring and summer here at Playboy as we look for the perfect woman to be our 55th Anniversary Playmate. As part of Playboy's extensive search for this special Centerfold, Playmate Editor Holly Madison invited women from around the web to post videos of themselves on YouTube and tell us, in their own words, why they're the right woman for the job. Soon we were flooded with audition clips from beautiful applicants who charmed us, made us laugh and proved that they were most definitely Playboy material.

It was a tough decision, but Holly has selected our winners, inviting them out to L.A. to take part in a Playmate test shoot and visit the Playboy Mansion. We're thrilled to introduce six of YouTube's sexiest women, one of whom may very well become Miss January 2009.