
Sara Jean Underwood is an American model and actress known for becoming Playboy's 2007 Playmate of the Year. She also became known as a co-host of G4's Attack of the Show! and for film roles in The Telling and Deadly Weekend.
Personal life
Sara Jean Underwood had a two-year relationship with television host Ryan Seacrest. She later dated Roberto Martinez, a contestant on the sixth season of The Bachelorette.
She subsequently began a relationship with designer Jacob Witzling. Underwood and Witzling operated a YouTube channel featuring videos about building whimsical cabins.
Playboy modeling career
Underwood first appeared in Playboy in the October 2005 pictorial "The Girls of the Pac-10," which also featured her on the cover. She wore an Oregon State Beavers football jersey and bikini briefs painted onto her body for the shoot.
She was named Playmate of the Month for the July 2006 issue and became Playmate of the Year in 2007. She was the first Miss July to receive the Playmate of the Year title, and the honor included a Mini Cooper convertible. In March 2008, Playboy ranked her 25th on its "25 Hottest Playboy Celebrities" list.
Underwood appeared several times on E!'s The Girls Next Door as a Playmate. She was also credited with discovering Ida Ljungqvist while shopping on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. Ljungqvist became the March 2008 Playmate of the Month and the 2009 Playmate of the Year.
Attack of the Show! and television work
Underwood worked as a continuity announcer, also known as a "fight jock," for the Blackbelt TV cable network. In 2009, she co-hosted five episodes of G4's Attack of the Show! as a substitute for Olivia Munn and returned to co-host episodes in 2010.
Her other television appearances included Kendra, Bridget's Sexiest Beaches, Ridiculousness, and The Feed. She competed in the eighth Japanese Kunoichi competition, known in the United States as Women of Ninja Warrior. She won her first-stage heat but was eliminated in the second stage after falling on the Dancing Stones.
Underwood modeled in advertising for VictoryPoker.net, played in its charity poker tournaments, and later joined its team of professional poker players. She also appeared in the music videos for Pop Evil's "100 In A 55" and Kip Moore's "Backseat."
Film roles
Underwood made her film debut with an uncredited appearance as Girl by Pool in the 2006 comedy Accepted. In Epic Movie (2007), she played a pirate wench, her first credited film role. She later appeared as a Playmate in The House Bunny (2008) and as herself in Miss March (2009).
Her other 2009 film credits included Ginger in Two Million Stupid Women and Tracey in The Telling. In 2014, she played Katie in Deadly Weekend, her first leading film role.
Quick facts
- Underwood first appeared in Playboy in the October 2005 "Girls of the Pac-10" pictorial, which featured her on the cover.
- She was named Playboy's Playmate of the Month for July 2006.
- She became Playboy's Playmate of the Year in 2007 and was the first Miss July to receive the title.
- Her Playmate of the Year honor included a Mini Cooper convertible.
- In March 2008, Playboy ranked her 25th on its "25 Hottest Playboy Celebrities" list.
- Underwood co-hosted five episodes of G4's Attack of the Show! in 2009 and returned as a co-host in 2010.
- She won her first-stage heat in the eighth Japanese Kunoichi competition before being eliminated in the second stage.
- Underwood was credited with discovering Ida Ljungqvist, who became Playboy's 2009 Playmate of the Year.
- She joined VictoryPoker.net's team of professional poker players after modeling for the company and participating in its charity tournaments.
- Underwood played Katie in Deadly Weekend (2014), her first leading film role.
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