Laura Croft (born January 30, 1983) is an American model. She was the

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for the July 2008 issue of ''

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'' magazine. A native of

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, Croft attended Edward H. White High School, then attended

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, where she majored in communication and minored in art history. Croft also appeared in the Miss

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contest in

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and won. She later participated in a reality show '' Outback Jack''. Working for

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, Croft appeared in several of their calendars and participated in the 2004 Miss Hooters International Pageant.''HOOTER'S'' magazine gallery of 2004 Miss Hooters Pageant competitors.
Croft is third row, second on the left. Accessed 29 March 2011. Croft also appeared in a Hooters television commercial that featured

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and

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. She was also a Miss BetUS calendar girl featured in April 2007.BetUS.com Calendar Profile and Video Interview
Croft sent some of her pictures to ''Playboy'' on a friend's suggestion. A week later, ''Playboy'' contacted Croft, and she posed for them. Croft appeared in the October 26, 2008, episode of E!'s ''

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'' when she assisted in the remodeling of the house next to the Playmate Mansion purchased by

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for the Playmates to live in. On March 9, 2009, Croft appeared as

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wrestler

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's "wife" in an angle on an episode of ''

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''. She was a co-star in the E! series ''

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''.

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* 1983 births Living people Flagler College alumni People from Jacksonville, Florida 2000s Playboy Playmates {{Playmate-stub