Joining the cast of the renowned hit TV series, Baywatch in its eleventh season as lifesaver, Leigh Dyer did nothing to hamper the career of Brande Roderick in 2000 when she also became one Hugh Hefner’s Playboy models gracing the cover of Playboy magazine in April of that year and being named Playmate of the Year in 2001.

Brande’s nomination as Playmate of the Month saw her beating another of Hef’s favourites, Pamela Anderson, to the post as the first Baywatch star to be honored with the title.

Brande’s involvement with Playboy magazine didn’t end at appearing in its glossy pages, she also became one of Hef’s special bunny girl girlfriends.

Brande’s other film credits include, Starsky & Hutch, Snoop Dogg’s Hood of Horror and The Nanny Diaries. In addition, she has guest-starred in, Joey, The Parkers, Just Shoot Me!, Fear Factor and Beverly Hills 90210.

In August 2006, Brande became engaged to Glenn Cadrez, a former NFL linebacker who played for the Denver Broncos, the New York Jets and the Kansas City Chiefs. In June 2007 Brande became Mrs Cadrez and now has an ambition to live with the new man in her life, in Hawaii.

In 2009 Brande became a contestant on the 2nd series of the American show, Celebrity Apprentice, hosted by another celebrity with a ‘playboy’ reputation, Donald Trump.

Brande appeared along side Joan Rivers, Annie Duke and Clint Black. The show sees celebrities raising money for their chosen charities, Brande choose the California Police Youth Charities. Brande was eliminated along with fellow contestant Jesse James from the final four in the second to last episode.

Playboy’s Playmate in Hugh Hefner’s October 1987 issue, was the beautiful and voluptuous, now, 46 year old Brandi Brandt. But that wasn’t to be Miss Brandt’s only appearance in and on Hefner’s men’s magazine. She has appeared in the following issues:

Playboy’s Book of Lingerie Vol. 3 March 1988 - cover 12.
Playboy’s Blondes, Brunettes, Redheads February 1990 - cover.
Playboy’s Book of Lingerie Vol. 12 March 1990.
Playboy’s Girls of Summer ‘90 August 1990 - page 85.
Playboy’s Book of Lingerie Vol. 16 November 1990.
Playboy’s Bathing Beauties April 1992.
Playboy’s Book of Lingerie Vol. 28 November 1992.
Playboy’s Book of Lingerie Vol. 29 January 1993.
Playboy’s Book of Lingerie Vol. 30 March 1993 - page 36.
Playboy’s Book of Lingerie Vol. 31 May 1993.
Playboy’s Wet & Wild Women July 1993.
Playboy’s Book of Lingerie Vol. 34 November 1993.
Playboy’s Book of Lingerie Vol. 35 January 1994.
Playboy’s Bathing Beauties March 1994 - page 91.
Playboy’s Book of Lingerie Vol. 36 March 1994.
Playboy’s Book of Lingerie Vol. 37 May 1994.
Playboy’s Book of Lingerie Vol. 38 July 1994.
Playboy’s Wet & Wild Playmates September 1994 - pages 50-51.
Playboy’s Book of Lingerie Vol. 40 November 1994.
Playboy’s Classic Centerfolds June 1998.
Playboy’s Celebrating Centerfolds Vol. 1 December 1998 - pages 8-9.
Playboy’s ‘Book of Lingerie Vol. 67 May 1999 - pages 68-75.

Between being one of Playboy magazine collector’s favourite ladies, Brandi has also found time to be an actress, a model, a wife and a mother. Brandi married Motley Crue bassist, Nikki Sixx, in 1989 with the couple divorcing in 1996 but not before Brandt became mother to three children, Gunner, Decker and Storm.

Brandi’s acting experiences included a brief appearance on Married with Children playing herself in Desperately Seeking Miss October in 1989 with Christina Applegate and Ed ONeill.

A small part in came Brandi’s way in the chick flick movie, Wedding Band, which featured Pauly Shore and Fran Drescher and again appeared in the 2001 flick Ticker, with high profile actors like Steven Seagal, Dennis Hopper, and Jaime Pressly, where she landed the role of a cocktail waitress.

Appearing on the cover of Playboy magazine issue August 1989 was a lonely experience compared with her duo with entrepreneur Donald Trump who appeared with Brandi on the cover of Playboy magazine March 1990.