Jodi Ann Paterson (born July 31, 1975) is an American model, actress and former beauty queen. She competed in the

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competition as

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in 1994. She is ''

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''s

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for October 1999, and was named

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(PMOY) in 2000. She has also modeled for '' Perfect 10''. She is married to 1991 CART series champion and current IndyCar

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owner,

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Biography

Jodi Ann Paterson was born in

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, Indonesia, to an American father and an Indonesian mother. She moved to America with her parents during her childhood. Paterson, who attended

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, won the

1994 title and competed in the

pageant. The event, which was televised live from

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, was won by

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. After high school she attended

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(OSU), graduating in 1997. OSU was featured in both her October 1999 ''

'' issue and

of the Year Video Edition. According to her PMOY video, she is the first Playmate of the Year to have a college degree. She was selected to deliver opinions on VH1's ''The Greatest: 100 Hottest Hotties'', along with Playmates the Dahm triplets. The band Zebrahead wrote a song called "

". Paterson is featured in the video, and the issue announcing her selection is delivered to the band's lead singer at the end. The music video is featured as a bonus segment of the ''Playboy'' 2001 Video Playmate Calendar which has Paterson on the cover. The song was also featured in ''

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'', in which Paterson also had a small role as a man-eating giantess. Paterson married auto racer

on October 7, 2006, in

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