When you're born in Greece, have parents from New York and Wisconsin and grow up the daughter of a U.S. Navy man, moving from place to place... just how do you identify yourself? Well, as Suzi says, "I can't possibly call myself anything but an American!" Growing up in a military household and attending a Catholic school, Suzi has always been rebellious. (A Catholic schoolgirl rebellious? Say it ain't so!) Believe it or not, it was her father's idea to enter Suzi in her first beauty contest, as a way to give her some focus. To her surprise, Suzi won the Miss DC Teen USA Pageant. Before long, Suzi's ego was becoming almost as big as her breasts! So to tone her down a few notches, dad took the next step: he got her a job in the mess hall at the Marine Corps Base in Quantico Virginia. There she worked 12-hour days dishing out meals and scrubbing the floors. By the end of the summer she had saved enough to enroll in a college where she studied dental hygiene. But when the money ran out, Suzi relied on her good looks to land her modeling gigs. Her first big job was a Pepsi commercial with Michael Jackson. She kept on working and studying until she graduated and moved back to Malibu where Playboy came a calling. Having been named Miss January 1992, Suzi's career has skyrocketed.
She's since appeared in T.V. shows and movies, including an appearance in Rock Star, and helps raise money for charitable causes. |
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