Lisa Dergan (born August 10, 1970) is an American model, actress,

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, and sportscaster. She was ''

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'''s

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of the Month for July 1998. Dergan has established a career beyond ''Playboy'', in particular in the world of sportscasting. Her big break came in 2001, when she was hired to work a weekend sports show alongside Jim Hill at KCBS in Los Angeles. She joined

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in 2002. She has interviewed subjects such as

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, and Chuck Liddell, and has reported from such events as the

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, the

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, and the U.S. Open golf tournament. She served as the co-host with Ken Ober on the

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game show ''

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''. In 2003, she hosted the reality wedding competition '' Race to the Altar'', which featured wedding and lifestyle guru

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. She co-starred in the film ''

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'' with fellow Playmate Karen McDougal in 2001. She was the St. Pauli Girl spokesmodel in 2003. By appearing in the 1999

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short story " Midsummer Night's Doom" by

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(in which 007 visits the

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), Dergan has the distinction of being the first real person (rather than an actress playing a non-fictional character) ever to be awarded the status of Bond girl, as she has a relationship with Bond in the story.

Personal life

In 2008, Dergan married baseball player Scott Podsednik. They divorced in the spring of 2017. She had previously dated film director

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