“We didn’t have cell phones when we were young; at least I didn’t. We were all about going outside, playing, riding our bikes—just a simple, fun life. I’m glad I was raised in the Midwest. I feel I’m a lot more grounded because of it.”

ON THE SIMPLE LIFE

“I enjoy what the Playboy brand is turning into. It has evolved, and the pictorials are done tastefully—it’s art.”

ON POSING FOR PLAYBOY

“I’m a relationship girl; I don’t sleep around. Every guy I sleep with, I date, and it’s because I get attached…Hooking up is all people seem to want to do nowadays, and they do it so casually. I’ve never looked at it that way. What’s the point?”