Tamara Witmer

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Tamara Witmer
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Playboy centerfold appearance
August 2005
Preceded by Qiana Chase
Succeeded by Vanessa Hoelsher
Personal details
BornTamara Lynn Witmer
(1984-03-21) March 21, 1984 (age 40)
Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, United States [1]
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)

Tamara Witmer, born March 21 1984, [1] is an American model, actress and reality television star. She is best known for her appearance as Playboy's Playmate of the Month as Miss August 2005 and as the cover girl for the October 2006 issue of Playboy magazine. She is also well known for appearing on VH1's hit celebreality show, Rock of Love with Bret Michaels season 1.

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Modeling career

Prior to becoming a Playboy Playmate , Witmer would appear on multiple magazine covers, such as; Muscle and Fitness , FHM and Glamour. She would also appear inside the issues of Maxim, Stuff, Vanity Fair and Sports Illustrated . She would also appear in multiple commercials, calendars and feature in different lingerie and swimwear catalogs.

Witmer would appear in the February 2005 Lingerie Bowl, during the half-time of the Super Bowl XXXIX, as a tackle football player, for the Los Angeles Temptation .

Witmer would pose for Playboy and become Playboy's Playmate of the Month in August of 2005. In 2006, she would then go on to be the cover girl of the October issue of Playboy magazine . Also in 2006 she would also feature in the official Playboy Playmate 2007 Video Calendar as Miss May.

In 2010 Witmer would be the cover girl for the March, digital issue, of Fast Lane magazine. [2]

Television career

In 2006, Witmer would appear on Deal or No Deal as a briefcase model, she would also make her film debut in Syfy's Supergator . In 2008 she would play a prostitute in the film Taken, in 2009 she would play a salsa dancer in the film The Ugly Truth .

In 2007, Witmer was a contestant on the first season of VH1's hit reality dating show Rock of Love with Bret Michaels . [3] During the episode she would proclaim to be "Bret girl". Witmer would be eliminated in the second episode [4] where she would exit the house through the wrong door. She would return for the reunion special and the bonus clip special episodes.

In 2009, Witmer was a contestant on the second season of the VH1 celebreality competition show I Love Money . She would be the first eliminated and only feature in one episode. [5] [6] She was eliminated after losing an arm wrestling contest against Flavor of Love season 1 contestant Leilene "Smiley" Ondrade. After being eliminated Witmer would go on a tirade towards the production crew claiming they should be ashamed of themselves for using the contestants for their own gain, claiming she was exploited and lied to. She also claimed that she was above the show and that she had done way more in her career than appear on VH1 shows, before exiting through the wrong door again.

In 2013, Witmer would appear in two episodes of the dating show The Millionaire Matchmaker.

Filmography

Film and television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Lingerie Bowl Los Angeles Temptation Team captain
2006 Deal or No Deal Briefcase model8 episodes
2006Playboy Playmate Video Calendar 2007Miss MayDirect to DVD
2007 Supergator Gigi
2007 Rock of Love with Bret Michaels Self, contestant13th place, 4 episodes
2008 Taken ProstituteUncredited
2009 I Love Money season 2 Self, contestant19th place, 1 episode
2009Baby OTheresaDirect to DVD
2009 The Ugly Truth Salsa DancerUncredited
2010Rock of Love Girls: Where Are They NowSelfTV special
Badass!Badass girl1 episode
2010LA's The Place MagazineHostWeb series
2013 The Millionaire Matchmaker Self, contestant2 episodes

Music videos

YearTitleArtistRole
2003"The Eminem Show" Eminem
2008 "Rock N Roll Jesus" Kid Rock

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References

  1. 1 2 "Playmate data" . Retrieved May 22, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Fast Lane" . Retrieved February 27, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Rock of Love: Characters". VH1.com. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved August 12, 2007.
  4. ↑ "Playmate News". Playboy. 55: 143–144. November 2008.
  5. ↑ "I Love Money 2: Premiere Update". VH1 Reality World. December 25, 2008. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
  6. ↑ "I Love Money 2 Cast Revealed". Archived from the original on December 17, 2008. Retrieved December 12, 2008.
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