Laura Croft Bio
Laura Croft is an American model best known as Playboy’s Playmate of the Month for July 2008. She was born on January 30, 1983, in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Her zodiac sign is Aquarius.
Croft’s name drew attention because of its similarity to Lara Croft, the fictional video-game and film adventurer, but Playboy’s profile made clear that her name is pronounced “LAW-ra,” not “LARR-a.” The July 2008 feature played with that comparison while presenting her as a Florida model with her own background in pageants, modeling, and television ambitions.
Playboy introduced Laura Croft as “Miss July” in its July 2008 issue. Her Playmate pictorial was photographed by Stephen Wayda. The accompanying profile described her as a Jacksonville native living near a marsh and frequently dealing with alligators near her home.
Before her Playmate feature, Croft had competed in and won Miss Hawaiian Tropic Orlando in 2004. Her Playboy data sheet includes a photo caption from that win, and the magazine profile also notes her interest in adventure, gaming, and reality television.
Her Playboy data sheet listed her measurements as 34C-24-34, with a height of 5 ft 5 in and a weight of 117 lb. It also listed Super Mario Bros. as her favorite video game and named archery as a hobby she wanted to pursue.
Laura Croft’s public Playboy biography is built around her Florida background, her Miss Hawaiian Tropic pageant experience, and her July 2008 Playmate of the Month feature. Her profile stood out because Playboy framed her through a playful pop-culture contrast with Lara Croft while grounding the article in her real life in Jacksonville.
