Sara Jean Underwood is an American model who was chosen as Miss July 2006 for Playboy magazine and later became Playmate of the Year in 2007. She was born in Scappoose, Oregon, graduated from Scappoose High School in 2002, and has been a student at Oregon State University. Sara Underwood first appeared in Playboy magazine not only in its The Girls of the Pac 10 pictorial of the October 2005 issue, but as the model featured on the cover of that issue as well. That cover depicted her holding a football, clad only in a body painting of an Oregon State Beavers football jersey and a painted imitation of matching bikini briefs. She next appeared in the magazine in July 2006, as the Playmate of the Month. In June 2007, Playboy honored Underwood as its Playmate of the Year. In March, 2008, Playboy ranked her at #25 for their "25 Hottest Playboy Celebrities."
