Name	Natalia Sokolova
Height	5'11
Naionality	Russian
Date of Birth	October 15, 1976
Place of Birth	Moscow, Russia
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She comes from a great family with a grandfather who was inventor and a mother who won awards as a scientist. She attended the Springbrook High School and the University of Maryland. When she was 17 years old she had a car accident and for six months she had to use a wheelchair, but finally she recovered. During college she attended the Hawaiian Tropics International Swimwear pageant and soon her modeling career was getting started. As a model she appeared in commercials and did campaigns. She even had a role in "Baywatch".

In 1999 she was chosen Playboy Playmate of the Month April. She is intelligent and beautiful and Hugh Hefner invited her to live in his mansion. After the appearance as a Playmate in the Playboy magazine she was also seen in many of their videos and special editions.

She is still in touch with her family which is very important for her and she visits them often. Traveling is one of her passions and, luckily her job offers her the possibility to see new places and people.

I was born in Moscow on October 15, 1976. I come from an ancient and intelligent family. My mother's last name was mentioned as far back as the 12th century. My grandfather is a famous academic. He won all-state awards and is an inventor from the former U.S.S.R. Patents for his engineering inventions were sold to most developed countries, including the U.S. There are still no alternatives to his inventions.
During his life my grandfather had to go through a lot of hardships. His family was sent to concentration camps during the Stalin regime when he was just 12 years old. He had to survive during World War Two by himself. Only his mother survived, but when she returned from the concentration camp 17 years later, her son was already 30 years old. I was around my grandfather a lot. He told me a lot of amazing stories that later in my life helped me do the right thing.
When I was born my parents were very young, just past 20. They were students of the Moscow Technical State University, or MGTY. So from my early childhood I remember them studying. Even though I didn't have a babysitter and my mom never interrupted her studies, both of my parents graduated with honors, and in two years they received Ph.D.s. I had a great opportunity to learn from them how to reach goals: not to waste time; to make daily, weekly, monthly and long-term plans; and to distinguish what is important and what is not.