A native of Southern California who was born and raised in San Diego, Playboy model and Hugh Hefner girlfriend Kendra Wilkinson attended Clairemont High School and then accepted a position as a dental assistant, when her photograph landed on Hefner's desk and caught his attention. A mutual acquaintance subsequently contacted Wilkinson on Hefner's behalf and invited her to attend his exclusive 78th birthday celebration as body-painted entertainment for the party. Not long after, Hefner invited her to move into the Playboy mansion as one of his girlfriends-in-residence, an invitation she promptly accepted. She then appeared as a centerfold in Playboy magazine and starred, opposite Hefner, Holly Madison, and Bridget Marquardt, in the E! network #92;reality series The Girls Next Door. Wilkinson also appeared opposite Madison in the genre parody Scary Movie 4. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide