Kyla Cole (born Martina Jacová, ; November 10, 1978) is a
Slovak glamour model
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, ''
Penthouse
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*Penthouse apartment, a special apartment on the top floor of a building
*Penthouse (magazine), ''Penthouse'' (magazine), a British-founded men's magazine
*Mechanical penthouse, a floor, typically located directly u ...
'' Pet and former television presenter.
Early life
Kyla Cole was born in
Prešov
Prešov (, hu, Eperjes, Rusyn language, Rusyn and Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: Пряшів) is a city in Eastern Slovakia. It is the seat of administrative Prešov Region ( sk, Prešovský kraj) and Šariš, as well as the historic Sáros Cou ...
,
Czechoslovakia
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, common_name = Czechoslovakia
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, p1 = Austria-Hungary
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(present
Slovakia
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),
and was her parents' first-born child.
Career
Cole began her career in 1999,
after winning the "Ms. Monticello Raceway Pageant", while working as a counselor at the Camp Na-Sho-Pa summer camp
Bloomingburg, in upstate
New York
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* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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Film and television
* '' ...
.
She has also been a part owner of a modeling agency.
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Modeling
Cole was named ''Penthouse
Penthouse most often refers to:
*Penthouse apartment, a special apartment on the top floor of a building
*Penthouse (magazine), ''Penthouse'' (magazine), a British-founded men's magazine
*Mechanical penthouse, a floor, typically located directly u ...
'' Pet of the Month in March 2000. Within a year, she had appeared on the covers of dozens of men's magazine
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s.[ She was offered the position of Penthouse Pet of the Year, but had to decline because she was unable to obtain a US work visa.]
Cole also appeared as Supergirl
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and Wonder Woman
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for live-action comic book website Superheroines.net.
Television
In May 2001 Cole was invited to participate as a surprise guest at the season finale of season 1 of '' Big Brother'' in Norway. She was invited because one of the male housemates had proclaimed Cole was his dream woman after seeing pictures of her, which had been posted on the walls in the house by the female housemates to cheer up another male housemate.
The producers of the TV show hints of Cole's surprise appearance when they, to the male housemates despair, secretly removes the best picture of Cole, and 2 weeks before the season finale, proclaims that all will be revealed. During the season, two of the male housemates name in Cole's honor a pizza recipe after her.
In August 2003 Cole was chosen to host the weekly erotic TV show '' Láskanie'', on the Slovak commercial
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* a dose of advertising conveyed through media (such as - for example - radio or television)
** Radio advertisement
** Television advertisement
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TV station ''Markíza
Markíza (also known as Televízia Markíza) is a Slovak television channel launched on August 31, 1996. The channel was founded by a later politician Pavol Rusko, and is now part of the Central European Media Enterprises (CME). It also operat ...
''.
She was replaced in April 2004.
Acting
Cole has starred in three movies with erotic film director Andrew Blake.[
Between February and April 2005, Cole was in the Philippines shooting a local action movie, playing the lead female role of Karen. The working title was ''Rumble Boyz'', but was changed to ''Rumble Boy'' upon release in April 2007.]
Spokesmodel
In March 2005 Cole was the spokesmodel
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in a campaign to promote a new instant coffee product for the Slovak company Baliarne obchodu a.s. Poprad.,
being featured on billboards all around Slovakia.
One of the billboards, displaying a scantily clad Cole with the slogan "For your enjoyment", was later convicted of breaching the standards of decency and morality by the Council for Advertising in Slovakia.
Video game
In November 2006 the Slovak-based computer game developer Cypron Studios announced Cole had signed an exclusive contract to be the official face of their game ''GODS: Land of Infinity''.
A special edition
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of the game was subsequently released in July 2007, featuring Cole as the lead heroine Vivien.
Personal life
Cole claimed in interviews early in her career to be bisexual
Bisexuality is a romantic or sexual attraction or behavior toward both males and females, or to more than one gender. It may also be defined to include romantic or sexual attraction to people regardless of their sex or gender identity, whi ...
,
but in an interview in 2010 she withdraws this, stating "To tell you the truth, I'm not bisexual. It was the marketing strategy regarding my pictures in the past."
Cole is living in Slovakia
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, working as a model and taking care of her personal website.
Charity
Between April 2004 and January 2005, Cole did charity
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Giving
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* Charity (practice), the practice of being benevolent, giving and sharing
* Ch ...
work, caring for an orphanage
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in Šarišské Michaľany
Šarišské Michaľany is a village and municipality in Sabinov District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia.
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1248.
Geography
The municipality lies at an elevation of ...
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References
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1978 births
Living people
Penthouse Pets
Slovak female models