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By Rob. Walton

WHO IS SHE?:
Blonde, blue-eyed knockout Kristi Clainos is a Portland native who, like Jessica Simpson, is a genuinely wholesome girl who also happens to be smoking hot. Three years ago Kristi left her job as a second grade teacher to try her hand at acting in Hollywood. This summer she makes her big-screen debut opposite Will Farrell and Nicole Kidman in Bewitched, where the classic sitcom is a TV show being made within the movie.

WHAT HAS SHE DONE?:
A one-time cheerleader for the Oregon State Beavers, Kristi starred in an indie horror flick in Seattle before she relocated to sunny California and landed a memorable guest-starring role on The Man Show. Currently, she stars in the low-budget horror movie Headhunter.

WHY DO WE CARE?:
This proper, country music-lovin' 26-year-old is the dream girlfriend. She's talented, she's beautiful, she loves sports and she's the rare true blue "good girl" you can take home to meet Mom, as is.


Playboy.com: Who do you play in the big-screen version of Bewitched?

Kristi Clainos: I am an actress auditioning for the role of Samantha. I'm trying to do the nose twitch and it doesn't work so well. Nicole Kidman is a real witch, but no one knows that. When they see that she can twitch her nose, they hire her on the spot. I have a few scenes with Will Farrell who plays an actor who is playing Darren.

PB: What was it like working with Will Farrell?

KC: Will is super-nice, but it was a little intimidating trying to be funny in front of him, because when you think someone's so funny you don't feel funny at all. I was so focused on what I was doing that when I was done I went, "What just happened?"

PB: Is that really you naked in the love scene in Headhunter?

KC: We filmed it from the back. I had little pasties over my boobs. Basically I was topless in front of the crew. But the distributors wanted more nudity and more gore, so we did reshoots. They found a body double who matched up to my measurements. Technically, it looks like I did nudity, but I did not.

PB: Would you ever do nudity?

KC: I would only do it if it were completely my choice. I would never want to do it to get myself seen. I was initially kind of nervous being topless on the set in front of crew people, but after one take I was fine with that. It's just about having it preserved on film forever for anyone to see feels a little out of control for me.

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