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My Take
Sara Jean Underwood is a great example of someone who parlayed early modeling fame into a much broader media career. After being named Playmate of the Year in 2007, she could have stayed in that lane, but instead she pivoted into hosting Attack of the Show! and embracing the geek-culture audience, which gave her real crossover appeal. More recently she's reinvented herself again as a hugely popular outdoors and 'van life' content creator, building a massive Instagram following around adventure and travel. That adaptability, staying relevant across very different eras of media, is what I find genuinely impressive about her.
Overview
Sara Jean Underwood (born March 26, 1984) is an American model, actress, and television personality from Portland, Oregon, who attended Oregon State University. She was named Playboy Playmate of the Month in July 2006 and went on to be selected Playmate of the Year in 2007. She later co-hosted the technology entertainment series Attack of the Show! and has built a large following on social media.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Sara Jean Underwood
- Name (Japanese)
- サラ・ジーン・アンダーウッド
- Reading
- さら・じーん・あんだーうっど
- Born
- March 26, 1984 (age 42)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Rat
- Origin
- Portland, Oregon, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 160cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- Actor / Model / Playmate / Adult model / Television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Oregon State University
Awards & achievements
- 2006 Playboy Playmate of the Month
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.