Heather Vandeven was born on September 6, 1981 in Hollywood, California. She is an American model and actress. Vandeven attended high school in Santa Rosa, California. She was very athletic then, stating that she was able to do ten pull-ups and run the mile in seven minutes, and was always skateboarding. After graduating high school at age 17, Vandeven joined the Army for two and a half years, where she worked in food inspection. She has a degree in Education from Southern Illinois University and was working on her masters in Nutrition in fall of 2006.She was named Penthouse Pet of the Month for January 2006, and then Pet of the Year for 2007. In August 2007, she appeared on the FOX reality show On the Lot in the short film Army Guy, playing "Kandee".Heather has been named Twistys' "Treat of the Month" for March 2008.