Daria "Dasha" Viktorivna Astafieva ( uk, Дар'я Вікторівна Астаф’єва; born 4 August 1985) is a

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, singer, and actress. Formerly of the Ukrainian pop duo

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, Astafieva was the 2007 Playmate of the Year for Ukrainian ''

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'' and the 55th Anniversary Playmate for American ''Playboy''.

Early life

Dasha Astafieva was born in Ordzhonikidze,

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in 1985. When she was a little girl, Astafieva found a copy of ''

'' in a closet at her family's house.

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was on the cover. "I was in shock because I didn’t understand how beautiful a woman’s body could be. That day, I said to myself I wanted to pose one day in the magazine," she said in a 2008 interview with ''

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'', "I was 9 years old."

Career

Astafieva started to pursue a career in modeling in 2003. In 2008, Astafieva became a founding member of the Ukrainian pop music duo,

. In 2007, she was named Playmate of the Year for Ukrainian ''

''. Two years later, in January 2009, Astafieva was American '' Playboy's'' Playmate of the Month. She was the 55th Anniversary Playmate, the search and selection of which were featured on episodes of ''

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''. During that time, Astafieva lived at the

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. When Hugh Hefner told her that she was the Anniversary Playmate, Astafieva cried. In 2011, Astafieva was named spokesperson for

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, a dating site. Astafieva filmed a commercial for ''

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'' and a Russian car manufacturer in 2016, with her

partner Anastasiya Kumeyko. The commercial, which involved the two women washing a car topless, was unable to air on Ukrainian television. In 2017, Astafieva left

. She releases new music regularly and performs live in Ukraine.

Personal life

Astafieva

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once a week. She has studied Muay Thai and theater.

References

External links

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