Dana Taylor Bio
Dana Taylor is an American glamour model, actress, and artist. She was born Dana Taylor Treacy on June 2, 1993, in Chicago, Illinois. Playboy named her its July 2017 Playmate at 24. Her appearance came during Playboy's contemporary era of international and digital publishing.
Taylor has natural breasts, hazel eyes and brown hair. Her measurements are 32-24-34.
Dana Taylor approached independence as a decision rather than an aspiration. After graduating from high school early, she left the Chicago suburbs for New York around the time she turned 18, determined to pursue modeling without waiting for a more conventional transition into adulthood. Fashion had interested her for years, encouraged in part by growing up with a photographer father and staging childhood runway shows in the family driveway.
Professional momentum followed quickly. Scouted at 17, Taylor went on to work across major fashion markets and appeared on runways for Calvin Klein, Dolce & Gabbana, Erdem, J.W. Anderson, Monique Lhuillier and Adam Selman. By the time Playboy photographed her, she had already built experience across runway, editorial, commercial and swimwear work rather than arriving as a newcomer to professional modeling.
Athletics gave that career another dimension. Taylor spent 11 years training as a competitive figure skater and also enjoyed wakeboarding and basketball. Derek Kettela photographed her Playboy pictorial in the Bahamas, where the open setting and emphasis on movement suited someone with such a strong sporting background. She also appeared on the cover of Playboy’s July/August Adventure Issue, linking the feature closely to the magazine’s travel-minded theme.
Taylor’s interests extended well beyond fashion. She had considered becoming a surgeon and developed a serious fascination with human anatomy, particularly the possibility of helping people through reconstructive or corrective procedures. That scientific curiosity sat comfortably beside a career built around physical discipline, travel and the practical demands of working internationally from a young age.
Her later screen credits moved into another corner of visual performance. Taylor is credited in Mortal Kombat 1 in 2023 and Mortal Kombat 1: Definitive Edition in 2025, as well as the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards. Those appearances added contemporary on-camera and performance work to a professional history that had begun years earlier with fashion, competitive skating and the decision to leave Illinois for New York at 18.
