Occupation: model/actress Birthdate: July 1, 1982 Birthplace: Avon Lake, Ohio Residence: Manhattan Beach, California Specs: 5'8", 118 pounds Contact: www.carmelladecesare.net, www.CEDtalent.com
>> Pro Bowl quarterback Jeff Garcia has made some sharp reads in his day, but youÂre staring at his all-time best. Not long after spotting this stunner at a party in Cleveland two years ago, Garcia led a one-man drive for her affection  and from the sound of things, he succeeded. ÂI think heÂs adorable, says Carmella DeCesare, who still dates the signal caller. ÂI love him to death. ° It wasnÂt the first time she received someoneÂs hurry-up offense. In 2003, after she ditched the reality show Who Wants to Be a Playmate Centerfold? Hugh Hefner himself convinced her to give the Bunny another try, which led to a Miss April layout and culminated with 2004 Playboy Playmate of the Year honors. Now living in the Los Angeles area, the brown-eyed beauty is modeling regularly and breaking into movies. In August sheÂll film the horror flick The Rage, and get this: Her character doesnÂt die. ÂOriginally I was supposed to, she says, Âbut I think theyÂre looking at a sequel. ° That, and a very fit woman. CarmellaÂs five workouts a week include squats, 200 crunches and jogs along the beach with her chocolate lab Logan  and even her poodle Austin. ÂHe thinks heÂs a good runner, she says. ÂBut I donÂt like taking him because he likes to bite people. Okay, Carmella, thatÂs enough about Garcia.
WEB EXCLUSIVE! Carmella answers a few more of our burning questions.
Anybody ever say you look like Eva Longoria? ÂNever [sarcastic]. Yeah, I get that a lot. ItÂs funny how much IÂve heard it  for probably the past year and a half. I donÂt mind. SheÂs a very pretty girl and sheÂs a great actress, so itÂs a compliment.Â
Worst pick-up line? ÂI think the worst thing I would have to say is if a guy like whistles or hisses at you. IÂm not a dog, you know? DonÂt whistle at me. I mean, itÂs a nice gesture if someone is polite and compliments you, but IÂm not into the whole honking your horn thing.Â
Your type of guy? ÂMy type has changed. As you grow up, you mature. You start to see and realize things, and now if you were to ask me what my type is, it would be an intelligent man who can hold a conversation and who can make me laugh and whoÂs completely real. I like somebody who likes to have fun, who likes to laugh, who makes me laugh and heÂs got to have some smarts to him.Â
