As cliche’ as it sounds, I remember times when, as a young girl, I would happen across a Playboy or Penthouse magazine, or calendar. I would look at the photos and appreciate how beautiful the women were. They were so confident to be able to pose naked, relaxed and looking so gorgeous. I knew, even at that age, that I wanted to become a nude model. This fantasy was one I kept to myself until I reached a point in my life where I knew it was time to make it real. Oddly enough, although I was a bit apprehensive beginning my first shoot completely naked in a room with the photographer and his assistant, I felt calm, and soon the few bits of clothing I was wearing were tossed aside. As I recall, the rest of that day was exhilarating, fun, sexy and an absolute thrill for me. From then on, I shot as much as I could to gain more experience, work on new poses and to relish every opportunity that I could take to be naked in front of the camera. In 2007, I was approached by Academy Wrestling in San Jose, California to give girl/girl competitive sexual wrestling a shot. I work out regularly and oddly enough Academy had contacted me the day I ran the Rock & Roll half marathon in San Jose. Wrestling, however, would prove to me that there is an entirely different level of fitness that your body requires. Since my first match, I have had over a dozen matches with Academy and three so far with Ultimate Surrender, the most current being my first tag team. I have wrestled some of the best in the business, and have forged some fantastic friendships with my fellow woman warriors. Wrestling has become a passion for me every bit as strong as nude modeling, I guess it’s because I enjoy the physical aspect as well as ending up naked at the end of the match…my two favorite things. In addition to launching a group of my own websites, my main focus is to enjoy as much time in front of cameras as possible (both in the ring and in the studio), and to work with the sexiest female models in the business. Much love, Dia Zerva