On a long stretch of highway between the California desert and the City of Angels, an exuberant Dani Mathers glows against a deep-blue dusk. “California can be so raw and nomadic,” she says. “Being from here, I feel those qualities are a part of me too.” This is the road so many ingenues take to chase their dreams – and where a lucky few, like Dani, relize them.
“I’ve wanted this for so long,” she says. “Like with any accomplishment, you work hard and hope it will pay off, but I can’t believe I did it.” Meet your 2015 Playmate of the Year.