Facts: - weight: 115 - measurements: 34c-24-34 - caption: heather . christensen skateboarding in tampa , florida , 2002 - height: 5 5 - eyecolor: blue - haircolor: red - birth date: 01 october 1979 - name: heather christensen - image: heather christensen skateboarding.jpg - birth place: cleveland , ohio Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of heather christensen .
heather christensen -lrb- born october 1 , 1979 -rrb- is an american glamor model , noted for her work in various '' playboy '' publications .she was '' playboy special editions '' model of the year for 2001 .in 2002 , she posed as a mermaid in the '' wet and wild '' 2002 edition .christensen was born and raised in cleveland , ohio , and moved to tampa , florida when she was 20 .she was seen by a scout from '' playboy '' , and began to model , which '' sort of interrupted '' her longer term plans .christensen has a wide range of hobbies , including rock climbing , diving , snowboarding , hiking , and singing .she is an especially noted skateboarder , who has been skating since 1998 , first with a boyfriend , then by herself .the hobby cost her a broken arm , at skatopia in ohio , when she fell on a metal ramp ; the fracture forced her to quit her job -lrb- and her boyfriend left her -rrb- .she stayed with the hobby , and later lived with professional skateboarder anthony furlong .'' playboy '' airbrushed out the scars on her arm in her pictures , and asked her to skate topless for a pictorial -lrb- which she says was '' ... embarrassing .i was like ' this hurts really bad ! ' '' -rrb- .the hobby has been a conflict for her modeling , as she ca n't skate for a week before a pictorial , to avoid bruises .christensen continued to study while working as a model .she earned a bachelor 's degree in biology , and went to veterinary school , to become a doctor of veterinary medicine -lrb- d.v.m. -rrb- ; veterinarian , specializing in reptiles .she says she 'd like to '' live in a tropical paradise -lsb- ... -rsb- traveling around the world rescuing exotic animals '' , and has kept turtles , snakes , lizards , and frogs at her home .other hobbies include restoring a 1968 ford mustang .