Deanna Merryman | |
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Deanna Merryman
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Born | 1972 United States |
(age 45)
Residence | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Actress, glamor model, and fitness model |
Years active | 1992–2006 |
Known for | Cover of Iron Man Magazine (1999) Playboy pictorial (2003) |
Modeling information | |
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
Hair color | Auburn |
Eye color | Blue |
Deanna Merryman (born 1972) is an American actress, glamor model, and fitness model. Merryman went to high-school with model and sports commentator Leeann Tweeden. She was part of Playboy's Great Lingerie Model Search in 1997 and was a contestant in the Miss Hawaiian Tropic beauty pageant in 1998; later becoming a model for Hawaiian Tropic. The next year, she was featured on the cover of Iron Man Magazine.
She starred on the documentary soap drama Desperately Seeking Stardom in 1999. This garnered her roles on Baywatch and Veronica's Closet. Merryman met driver Jeff Gordon in 2000 and they had a brief relationship while the NASCAR driver was still married. Merryman was featured in a pictorial in the October 2003 issue of Playboy magazine.
Deanna Merryman was born in 1972. Her father was a clergyman from Virginia. Merryman attended high-school with Leeann Tweeden. She spent her early years living in Texas. Merryman worked as an exotic dancer in the mid-1990s. She danced at a nightclub in San Antonio, Texas called PT's Show Club in 1992. While employed at PT's Show Club she suffered injury from a bite by a patron at the facility who was later charged with assault by police. She was transported to the hospital where she received treatment for puncture wounds.
Merryman was featured in Playboy magazine in 1997 in Playboy's Great Lingerie Model Search. She was featured in a pictorial in 1998 in an Celebrity Sleuth. In 1998 Merryman was a contestant in the Miss Hawaiian Tropic beauty pageant. She later became a model for Hawaiian Tropic. Merryman worked as a fitness model. She was featured on the cover of Iron Man Magazine in 1999.