Biography for
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Date of Birth

31 July 1975, Balikpapan, Indonesia

Height

5' 5" (1.65 m)

Mini Biography

Strikingly gorgeous brunette stunner Jodi Ann Paterson was born on July 31, 1975 in Balikpapan, Indonesia. Her mother is Indonesian and her father is an American of mixed Swiss and English descent. Jodi's family moved to Oregon when she was two years old. She grew up in Springfield, Oregon. Paterson attended Thurston High School, where she was an honor roll student, a member of student council, and even was homecoming princess. Jodi won the title Miss Teen Oregon in 1994 and competed in the Miss Teen USA beauty pageant. Paterson attended Oregon State University, where she was not only a member of the Beta Epsilon chapter of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, but also a DARE speaker and a teen mentor. Moreover, Jodi was also involved in the college newspaper, the campus TV station, and the university debate team. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Communications degree in 1997. Paterson was the Playmate of the Month in the October, 1999 issue of "Playboy". Jodi was named Playmate of the Year in 2000; she was paid $100,000 dollars and was given a red Chevrolet Corvette. Paterson went on to appear in a bunch of "Playboy" videos and posed for various "Playboy" newsstand special editions. She's featured in the music video for the song "Playmate of the Year" by Zebrahead. Jodi has small acting roles in the movies Dude, Where's My Car? (2000) and Toxic (2010). Paterson married auto racer Michael Andretti on October 7, 2006 in Napa, California.

IMDb Mini Biography By: woodyanders

Spouse

Michael Andretti

(7 October 2006 - ?)

Trivia

Playboy Playmate of the Year 2000

Her mother is Indonesian and her father is half Swiss and half English.

Born on same day as Michael Klesic.

Playboy Playmate of the Month October 1999

Measurements: 32D-23-34½ (Source: Playmate Data Sheet)

On July 15, 2006, she announced her engagement to race car driver 'Michael Andretti'.

Daughter-in-law of Mario Andretti.

Sister-in-law of Jeff Andretti and Barbara Andretti.

Stepmother of Marco Andretti, Marissa Andretti and Lucca Andretti.