Kendra Wilkinson Bio

Kendra Leigh Wilkinson is an American TV personality and glamour model. She is best known for her role on the E! reality series The Girls Next Door as Hugh Hefner's third girlfriend after Holly Madison and Bridget Marquardt. Although Wilkinson has modeled for Playboy, as well as having been part of a Playmate search, she has never technically been a Playmate.

Wilkinson met Hugh Hefner at his 78th birthday party in April 2004, where she was hired to be one of the "painted girls" (women who are nude except for painted-on accessories). Hefner had apparently seen her picture, shot by photographer Kim Riley, on a fax machine at the Playboy Mansion and wanted to know who she was. Shortly after they met, Hefner asked Wilkinson to be one of his girlfriends and he moved her into the Playboy Mansion along with her dogs Raskal and Martini. She was featured on the E! reality television series The Girls Next Door, which follows the lives of Hefner's current girlfriends. She moved out of the Playboy Mansion in 2009 and is participating in a reality show for E! that will follow her in her new life.

Wilkinson has made several cameos on different programs such as Las Vegas and Entourage. She also appeared in Akon's music video "Smack That". While on the set of the video, Eminem poured a bottle of water on her head, sparking an altercation. The incident was discussed on The Girls Next Door. In 2006, she appeared in the Playboy Special Editions Sexy 100. In 2007, she appeared in Nickelback's music video of "Rockstar", along with Girls Next Door co-stars, Holly Madison and Bridget Marquardt. She also showed her creative side as a rapper on MTV's Celebrity Rap Superstar which debuted on August 30, 2007. Wilkinson rapped to Ludacris’ "Fantasy", in response to the question asked by the show's host, "Can Kendra move her mouth as fast as she moves her booty?".[4] She went on to take second place, losing to Shar Jackson.

Wilkinson's stated career goal is to become a massage therapist or sports announcer. In December 2005, she became a regular "blogger" columnist at the website of the Philadelphia Eagles, a team for which her mother had been a professional cheerleader.