Sarah Kozer

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Sarah Kozer
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Sarah Ann Kozer

(1973-12-16) 16 December 1973 (age 50)
Hunker, Pennsylvania, United States
Occupation Reality TV star

Sarah Ann Kozer (born December 16, 1973)[ citation needed ] is a television personality best known for her appearance in the reality television series Joe Millionaire , finishing as the runner-up to Zora Andrich.

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Personal life

Kozer was born and raised in the Pittsburgh suburb of Hunker, Pennsylvania. She graduated from George Mason University [1] with a degree in philosophy and women's studies and attended Southwestern University School of Law, without completing her law degree. She is also a strict vegetarian, and she has said she would not eat meat for money. (She later proved this in her reality TV career.) [2]

Career

She appeared in a cover-featured pictorial in the June 2003 issue of Playboy . [3] After a legal battle over unauthorized use of her name and likeness, Kozer applied for and was approved for a US trademark on her name (US TM #3026990). She's appeared in a number of fetish films under the name "Cindy Schubert". [4] [5] [6]

In January 2004, Kozer was chosen to participate on the British reality show Back to Reality , [7] which aired on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom. During her time in the house, she had a modest "showmance" with contestant James Hewitt. She was later evicted before the series finale. [8] After being voted out, it became known she had finished work on her first novel and was also working on a cook book. [9] She also had an uncredited role as a groupie in Almost Famous . [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "'Joe Millionaire' finalist Sarah Kozer revealed to be bondage and fetish film actress". Reality TV World. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Upset at the Back To Reality mansion?". Digital Spy. 19 February 2004. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  3. ↑ 'Joe Millionaire' runner-up Sarah Kozer to appear in June Playboy magazine - Reality TV World
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