Devin Renee DeVasquez (born June 25, 1963) is an American model and actress. She was chosen as ''

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in June 1985, after being featured in the October 1981 issue's college pictorial. Her

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was photographed by

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. She appeared in ''

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'' with

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and went on to star in ''

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'' with Billy Warlock. DeVasquez has appeared in over 100 commercials and authored the book ''The Naked Truth About a Pinup Model'', which is about pin-up modeling and includes an interview with

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, DeVasquez created Devin's Kickass Cajun Seasoning and offered it through her business, DevRonn Enterprises.

Early life

Devin DeVasquez was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to a father from

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, Spain and a mother of Irish descent. She chose the professional name Devin after an

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cologne.Interview with Devin Devasquez

Career

DeVasquez won $100,000 on the television talent show ''

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'' in 1986, and this win led to her being one of the first Hispanic Playmates featured on the cover of the November 1986 ''Playboy''. DeVasquez authored the books ''The Naked Truth About a Pinup Model'', ''True Age, Timeless Beauty'', ''My Husband's a Dog, My Wife's a Bitch'', and ''The Day It Snowed in April''. DeVasquez writes for various magazines for ''Westlake'' magazine, ''Splash'' magazine and ''Primo'' magazine for Belgium. She is an active blogger for her website ''womantowoman.tv'' and ''devronnsblog.com'', which chronicles her life and travels.

Film and television

DeVasquez went on to an acting career. She played the virgin in '' House 2'', had a supporting role in the high school film ''

'', and played Clarissa Carlyn in the body horror film ''

''. In 1989, DeVasquez guest starred in "Her Cups Runneth Over", a third-season episode of the Fox series '' Married... with Children''. She also appeared in the films ''

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'', ''Busted'', and ''Guns''. DeVasquez garnered four

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nominations as a producer on the

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series, '' The Bay''.

Personal life

Devin dated rock star

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in 1985 and

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in 1988. She married model Randall Sanford in 1989, then divorced him before she married actor and musician

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on September 25, 2009.

References

External links

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DevRonn Enterprises
* 1963 births Living people Actresses from Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1980s Playboy Playmates American people of Spanish descent Hispanic and Latino American actors American people of Irish descent American bloggers American women bloggers 21st-century American women