Sara Jean Underwood

Oregon State University student Sara Jean Underwood was selected as Playboy magazine's 2007 Playmate of the Year.San Francisco Chronicle: "Miss July named ... Playmate of the Year" (May 3, 2007)

TMZ.com reported on January 3, 2009, that Underwood was seen out with American Idol host, Ryan Seacrest. No official word has been released on whether the pair are dating.TMZ.com: Ryan Seacrest Pulls in Playboy Playmate (January 3, 2009) TMZ.com later reported on January 5, 2009, that Seacrest was seen out with a different, unnamed female.TMZ.com: Seacrest...Out With Another Chick (January 6, 2009)

Underwood first appeared in Playboy in October 2005 as part of a "Girls of Pac-10" college pictorial. She graced the cover of that issue, wearing a painted-on football uniform similar to the one used by her school Oregon State's team.

Underwood appeared in the magazine again the following year when she was named Miss July 2006. Her second Playboy spread also earned her the 2007 Playmate of the Year honor. She has since continued with the Playboy franchise, appearing as a Playmate for the Playboy Cyber Club in January 2008.

Underwood was raised in Scappoose, Oregon.Playboy.com: Playmate of the Year 2007: Sara Jean Underwood She likes to return to her parents' home in Oregon to enjoy the outdoors, and is also a big fan of country music artist Garth Brooks and football.Official MySpace Page: Sara Jean Underwood

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• OregonLive.com: Derek Anderson Tight With Playboy Playmate (November 1, 2007)

• TMRZoo: MySpace Hottie of the Week: Sara Jean Underwood (May 13, 2008)

• Fanhouse: QB Derek Anderson Is Buddies With Playmate ... (December 16, 2007)

• BuddyTV: The Girls Next Door: Season 4 Premieres on December 9 (November 27, 2007)

• The Daily Barometer: "Playboy project draws fire from university officials" (June 8, 2007)

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