Born in Kiev, Ukraine which was under the Communist rule as part of the former U.S.S.R., Victoria always dreamed of coming to America. Raised by anti-Communist parents, she diligently studied English with the hope of following that dream; and at the age of 16, she became the first Soviet teenager allowed to come to the United States as a high school exchange student on a full academic scholarship.

Instead of high school, she was placed in a college track, after scoring higher than 95% of college-bound American youth on the verbal portion of SAT. Seizing that opportunity, Victoria received her bachelors degree in psychology at the age of 18, and at 19, she had the honor of being accepted into a prestigious joint law and psychology graduate program hosted by Villanova Law School and Drexel University. She received her J.D. degree in law in 1997, and became a member of New York and New Jersey Bar Associations. She received her M.A., and then her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 2003. Relentless in her intellectual pursuits, Victoria has also completed her post-doctorate certification in sex therapy under the direction of one of the most prominent sex therapists Dr. Sandra Leiblum at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

Concurrently with her academic career, Dr. Zdrok managed to have a flourishing career as a model. Discovered by a Playboy scout in her second year of law school, she became Playboy's Miss October 1994. Her Playmate pictorial, entitled "From Russia with Brains" gained her instant media popularity and landed her several Philadelphia Magazine covers and Philadelphia's Best Beauty title. She appeared in numerous foreign editions of Playboy, Playboy catalogues and Special Editions and was named Playboy's BOL Readers' Choice Model in 1998. To capitalize on her popularity as a Playmate, Victoria personally designed her pioneering internet site, www.PlanetVictoria.com, which now features over 10,000 pictures and videos the most sought-after centerfolds and pin-up models, commanding an extensive fan support. Following the suggestion of her fans, she posed for Penthouse, and in June 2002, she became Penthouse Pet of the Month. Being the overwhelming choice of both the fans and the editorial staff of Penthouse, she was elected Penthouse Pet of the Year for 2004. In addition to her work as a pin-up icon, Victoria has numerous credits as a model for bridal fashions, lingerie and romance covers, as a featured guest on radio and TV shows, as an actress in commercials and movies, and as a spokes model for many products and services.

Besides her popularity as a smart sex symbol, Dr Victoria Z is quickly gaining notoriety as a Sexpert through her books, magazine articles, television appearances and radio interviews. She writes a monthly column for Penthouse magazine entitled "Vices and Vanities" which deals with love, sex and dating, and a column for Penthouse forum which deals with sexuality and the law. She is a frequent contributor to a number of print and online publications, and the author of "Dr. Z on Scoring" and "Anatomy of Pleasure: the head to toe guide to better sex". Dr. Zdrok has her own Sirius Satellite Radio show, "The Sex Connection," and she is a resident Sexpert on such shows as "Geraldo at Large", "Hannity and Colmes", "A Current Affair", and "The Tyra Banks show". You can view her TV demo tape by clicking here, or download a Zip file with her feature story on "A Current Affair" by clicking here. She is also able to provide personal advice on love, sex and dating by phone or in person at CourtshipTraining.com, and developing what should prove to be the definitive relationship site on the internet, Love-Sex-Dating.com. Her ultimate dream is to become the new "Dr. Ruth" of the 21st Century, and to receive recognition for the uniqueness and thoughtfulness of her opinions on love, sex and intimacy.

Dr. Victoria Zdrok

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