Tera Patrick was discovered in San Francisco when she was 13 and subsequently moved to New York to pursue a career in modeling. She worked for Eileen Ford and appeared in Vogue, Harper's Bazaar and as a runway model until she was 18. At this time, she quit modeling to attend Boise State University in Idaho. Tera transferred to the University of California at Santa Barbara and returned to modeling, where she met Penthouse photographer Suze Randall. Soon after Suze got her into print, Tera was named Penthouse Pet and Hustler Honey. Tera Patrick gained instant stardom when she hosted Playboy's Nightcalls 411, and her success with Nightcalls led her to audition for a number of Playboy productions where she landed nearly every role she auditioned for. Sexual by nature, hardcore adult entertainment was always a fantasy of Tera's. She fooled around, appearing in a dozen films and more magazines, until signing an exclusive contract with Digital Playground.