Tamara Witmer (born March 21, 1984 in Valencia, California) is an American model, actress, Reality TV star and a former centerfold in Playboy magazine. She also spent time in the game show world as a substitute Briefcase Model during season one of the NBC game show Deal or No Deal.
Born in Valencia, California but grew up in Dublin, Ohio where she attended both Dublin Coffman High School and Dublin Scioto High School. Following graduation from high school, Tamara moved back to the west coast, Los Angeles, California, to pursue a modeling career.
She has graced the covers of such publications as Glamour, FHM, Rounder and Muscle and Fitness. Tamara has also been featured in pictorials in a slew of magazines which include Maxim Stuff, Vanity Fair and Sports Illustrated. In addition, she has also posed for various calendars, advertising campaigns, and both swimwear and lingerie catalogs.
Witmer is probably more known for her numerous appearances in Playboy magazine. She was the Playmate of the Month for August 2005, the cover girl for the October 2006 issue and Miss May in the Playboy Playmate Video Calendar of 2007.
In February 2006, Tamara paid a visit to the world of TV Game Shows. She landed a spot as one of the 26 Briefcase Models on NBC's Deal or No Deal. During the show's first week of shows in it's first season, she stood beside Briefcase #8 and then a couple shows later, she returns as a substitute briefcase model, subbing at Briefcase #20 for at least four shows.
In 2007, Witmer appeared as a contestant on the VH1 reality TV series Rock of Love and in 2009 appeared as a contestant on the second season of I Love Money, also a VH1 reality TV series. Prior to her appearance on I Love Money, she only appeared in the first episode after losing an arm wrestling match.
She is currently a model for Bench Warmers International trading cards. In addition, she was on the cover for the March 2010 digital issue of Fast Lane magazine.
Cases[]
- Case 8, 20 - Season 1 (as substitute for Marisa Petroro [20]; she also held Case 8 for some episodes, until Pilar Lastra had officially been introduced for the referenced briefcases)