Natasha Yi

Natasha Yi is a model and former playboy playmate. Natasha was born in 1980, in Boston, Massachusettes. In 1999, she appeared in Playboy Newsstand Specials and was voted one of Reader's Choice Top 10 models. Natasha is now a model in... [more]

Natasha Yi is a model and former playboy playmate. Natasha was born in 1980, in Boston, Massachusettes. In 1999, she appeared in Playboy Newsstand Specials and was voted one of Reader's Choice Top 10 models.

Natasha is now a model in commercials for Pepsi, Sony, SBC, Modell's Sporting, and Marriott Hotels.

Natasha Yi has also been animated in video games such as SRS, 187 Ride or Die, and Scarlet Angel. Yi had minor roles in the movies Rush Hour 2, Cradle 2 the Grave, and The Rundown.

She is the first Asian American to be a showcase model on the daytime game show, The Price Is Right.

Natasha is currently filming the lead role in an independent movie called, "Thunder Over Reno" which will be released in all major theatres in the Fall of 2007.

Natasha Yi also landed a role in Quentin Tarantino/Larry Bishop's upcoming film, Hell Ride, to be released in 2008. On her spare time, she rides her Big Dog motorcycle that has been customized by her legendary friend Arlen Ness.

Wikipedia.org covers some of the controversy surrounding Natasha Yi.

Natasha is married to radio personality Jeff Vandergrift who had a syndicated show, "The Doghouse" that was canceled by CBS. The show caught the ire of Asian-American activist groups after they played a racist clip where they called and made fun of employees at a Chinese restaurant. Natasha, despite being an Asian-American herself chose to openly defend her husband's actions, stating that it was just comedy.