Victoria Zdrok

Victoria Zdrok — Biography & Career

Victoria Zdrok Wilson, born March 3, 1973, in Kyiv, is an American author, model, and media personality. After immigrating to the United States, she studied at West Chester University, earned a Juris Doctor from Villanova University School of Law, and later completed a Ph.D. in psychology at Drexel University.

She first gained national attention in modeling as Playboy's Playmate for October 1994, appearing under the name Victoria Nika Zdrok. In June 2002, she appeared in Penthouse as Pet of the Month, and in 2004 she was named Penthouse Pet of the Year. Those credits made her one of the few figures to be featured prominently by both publications.

Beyond modeling, Zdrok developed a parallel career in publishing and broadcast media. She wrote the monthly Penthouse advice column Ask Dr. Z, which focused on relationships, and also contributed a Penthouse Forum column on sexuality and law. On radio, she hosted The Sex Connection on SIRIUS Howard 101, extending her profile from print into talk programming.

Her career combined entertainment with academic and professional training. Public biographies have described her as a non-practicing attorney and a psychologist, reflecting the legal and psychological degrees she completed before building a broader media presence. That mix of credentials became a distinctive part of her public identity.

As an author, she published Dr. Z on Scoring and The Anatomy of Pleasure, and she coauthored The 30-Day Sex Solution with John Wilson. Across magazines, books, and radio, her work moved between popular media and relationship-focused commentary, linking her modeling recognition with a later writing and broadcasting career.

Source: Career reference — Wikipedia. Career summary adapted from the linked article under CC BY-SA 4.0; wording and selection have been edited.

Additional career references: Simon & Schuster author biography.

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