THE FACTS Day job: Clinical assistant First job: Sandwich maker Favorite movie:Urban Cowboy Favorite artist: Lynyrd Skynyrd Number of drinks till sloshed: 8 Between-the-sheets strategy: "I get bored very easily, so a guy has to keep things new and exciting. And don't argue with me, because I'm going to win!"
THE LOWDOWN This freckled bikini model shares a common trait with the hard-driving cowpokes who settled her state some 100-plus years ago: an exploratory nature. "I took a vacation to the Caymans, got a job offer, and wound up packing up and moving there for six months," she recalls.
She's also got the work-hard, play-hard, try-anything-once ethic that defines pioneers of all eras. While spending her days as a chiropractor's assistant, she doesn't tiptoe around when it's time to play. "I like Crown Royal with 7-Up. I'll drink seven or eight or more," she says.
Heidi's been modeling for five years, ever since a friend asked her to stand in for a last-minute cancellation at a car show. And though she now routinely wins bikini contests, she thought it was a friend's prank when she got a call saying she'd be in this year's Hometown Hotties contest.
Whether smiling at a pageant or plotting her next big adventure, Heidi stays grounded by saying whatever's on her mind. "At least you know where you stand with me," she shrugs. "But I really am a loving person, I just have a hard exterior." And a gorgeous one at that.
