Victoria applied for The Amazing Race with husband Jonathan because she "loved to travel and wanted win the big money!"
"I loved our first task of our season, which was driving in a zodiac boat in a lake full of floating glaciers in Iceland to find a clue. It was the most spectacular thing we saw on the Race. My favorite destination was Ethiopia because it's so different from anywhere I've been. I also loved Budapest.
"My best memory of the Race was also the saddest - when we got eliminated in Ethiopia. We brought 50 Ethiopian children with us to the mat. On the way, they sang us their native songs. These were people in an area with nothing, and in a country about which you always hear such bad stories of despair, but these children who had nothing were happy and smart. It put life as I know it in America in a better perspective. I appreciate things so much more."
Victoria says that she "would do it again in a second - with Jon, or I'd love to run with my brother Bryan. He is 6'4" and muscled all over, so he would carry my bag all the time! And he worked army intelligence and is just super-smart, and has already traveled the world. We would kick butt!!!"
Many teams over the seasons have entertained Victoria, including Wil and Tara (TAR2), Teri and Ian (TAR3), Charla and Mirna (TAR5) and Derek and Drew (TAR3). And she wouldn't have minded having Jon and Kris (TAR6) or Chip and Kim (TAR5) as partners.
The most positive aspect of running the Race was "getting to see parts of the world I could only read about, and to see first-hand unique cultures around the world, and how similar we all are as a race."
Victoria lives in Los Angeles with her husband Jonathan and their menagerie, which includes two tortoises, two cats, a dog and a fish. This Pop-Art Painter/Playboy Playmate/business owner describes herself as artistic, athletic and logical, and enjoys painting, anything artistic, traveling, working out and scuba diving. There are big things on the near horizon for Victoria. She is currently expecting her first child, due on October 3, and with her art career in full force, she has a big art show on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills this winter.
She has several recent television appearances under her belt, including the Reality edition of "Fear Factor" (with Jonathan) and the Bravo show "Work Out," in which she was being trained by fellow TAR6-er Rebecca Cardon. Hugh Hefner threw her a baby shower, which will be an episode of the E! program, "Girls Next Door. She will also appear in three other episodes of the new season of the program. "And Jon and I have a show in development as well. More to come on that!"
