Victoria Nika Zdrok ( uk, Вікторія Здрок; born 3 March 1973) is a Ukrainian-American pornographic actress, author, and model. She is ''

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's''

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for October 1994. In June 2002 she became ''

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'' magazine's

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, later being chosen as their 2004 Penthouse Pet of the Year. Zdrok is also a non-practicing attorney, a

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and

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Early life

Zdrok was born on March 3, 1973, in

Kyiv Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...

Ukrainian SSR The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респ ...

. Zdrok did her undergraduate studies at

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, obtained her J.D. from

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, and her Ph.D. in psychology from

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Career

Zdrok was crowned

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's "Best Beauty" in August 1994. In October of the same year, she became a ''Playboy'' centerfold. Zdrok appeared in ''

'' as their June 2002 Pet of the Month. In 2004, at the age of 30, she was named ''Penthouse'' Pet of the Year. She is the second

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, after

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, to be both a ''

'' Playmate and a ''Penthouse'' Pet. Zdrok has performed in adult films such as ''Lesbians in Lust'', ''Assturbators 2'', and ''The Best of Victoria Zdrok''.

Filmography

* 2009 — ''Guide to Great Sex'' * 2007 — ''Best of

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POV 3'' * 2006 — ''Asses of Face Destruction'' * 2006 — ''Soloerotica 9'' * 2005 — ''For Your Ass Only'' * 2005 — ''Assturbators 2'' * 2005 — ''Three's Cumpany'' * 2004 — ''Lesbians in Lust'' * 2004 — ''Dark Side'' * 2003 — ''Temptation'' * 2003 — ''Soloerotica 4'' * 2002 — ''Bare-Skinned Captives'' * 2000 — ''Centerfold Coeds: Girlfriends — Вера'' * 1998 — ''Satin Smoke'' * 1998 — ''Star of Jaipur''

Other work

Zdrok has written several books on sex, including ''The Anatomy of Pleasure'' and ''Dr. Z on Scoring: How to Pick Up, Seduce and Hook Up With Hot Women''.

References

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