Biography
Paterson, who attended Thurston High School, won the Miss Oregon Teen USA 1994 title and competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant. The event, which was televised live from Biloxi, Mississippi, was won by Shauna Gambill of California. After high school she attended Oregon State University (OSU), graduating in 1997. OSU was featured in both her October Playboy 1999 issue and Playmate of the Year Video Edition.
According to her PMOY video, she is the first Playmate of the Year to have a college degree.
She was selected to deliver opinions on VH1's The Greatest: 100 Hottest Hotties, along with Playmates the Dahm triplets.
The band Zebrahead wrote a song called "Playmate of the Year." Paterson is featured in the video, and the issue announcing her selection is delivered to the band's lead singer at the end. The music video is featured as a bonus segment of the Playboy 2001 Video Playmate Calendar which has Paterson on the cover. The song was featured in Dude, Where's My Car? in which Paterson also had a small role.
Paterson married auto racer Michael Andretti on October 7, 2006 in Napa, California.
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