Petra Verkaik

The legend of Petra

• In the commentary accompanying her centerfold appearance, Verkaik credits the considerable shock absorbing capacity of her breasts with saving her life, cushioning the impact when a Volkswagen Bus fell off a jack while she was working beneath it.^[2]
• One of Verkaik's best known pictorials depicts her transforming from an animated Lara Croft (star of Tomb Raider) to a nude photographic version.
• In July 2002, Verkaik made headlines when she attended a high school prom in Tustin, California with the son of a friend. The high school senior, who Petra originally met from reading his "sensitive" college entrance essay, claimed that he had never seen any of the widely-available nude pictures of Verkaik on the Internet prior to their date.^[3] The school principal allowed Verkaik to attend but forbade her to wear anything strapless, sheer or with excessive cleavage.^[4]
• Verkaik is the only Playmate with a Bacon number of 1 (from her role in Pyrates).[1]
• She was the Readers Choice Model of the Year in 1997, nearly 8 years after her Playmate of the Month appearance