*Dasha Astafieva* is the *Playboy Playmate* for January 2009. Dasha, a
23-year-old native of Ukraine, started modeling in 2003 and within four years
had become Playboy Ukraine's Playmate of the Year. This whetted her
ambition for a larger stage. "I have dreamed of being an American Playmate
since I first saw the magazine," she says. "It has changed attitudes
about beauty and sexuality and influenced people across the world. It is an
honor to appear in Playboy." Success tastes sweet to Miss January, who
remembers the hardships her family faced when Ukraine became an independent
nation following the collapse of the Soviet Union, in 1991. "Those days
were difficult," she says. "I dreamed of earning money to help my
parents." Now, along with modeling, Dasha is recording an album with the
band Nikita. "We have a pop-electro sexy style," she says. "We love
music from the 1950s and 1960s." She also has her sights set on Hollywood.
From the looks of this awesome creature, there is no ambition she won't
someday realize. Shall we give the 55th Anniversary Playmate the last word?
"Playboy symbolizes the free soul," says Dasha. "I want to thank Mr.
Hefner for starting a new era — the era of Playboy." Dasha Astafieva Bio
Name: Dasha Astafieva Birthplace: Ordzhonikidze, Ukraine Bust: 34D Waist: 23
Hips: 36 Height: 5′ 7″ Weight: 121 lbs Ambitions: To be purposeful,
cheerful, independent, aggressive, devoted and always happy!!! Turn-Ons: I
like a man with short hair and an athletic body. He has to be a gentleman.
Turnoffs: Rude men, liars and stinkiness. A Woman I Admire And Why: Bettie
Page. She became the first and the best in my favorite style of pinup. Five
Musicians Who Inspire Me: Nina Simone, Sade, Ray Anthony, Roy Orbison, Nino
Katamadze. The Most Exciting City In The World: Amsterdam. Hobbies:
Photography and everything connected with it. Pets: Dog (Chita) and rabbit
(Martiny). See more of Dasha Astafieva hot nude photos inside the Playboy
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