Free Preview: Playmate of the Month July 2000 - Neferteri Shepherd
The 19-year-old's first name is Egyptian for "here comes the beautiful one," a fitting description for this looker. Newlywed Neferteri (her friends call her Nef) studies business in college and lives in Berkeley, California. "I basically want to be my own boss -- I don't want to work for anyone else," says Nef. An avid reader, she has what it takes to go to the head of the class, but Nef's been chasing her true calling for as long as she can remember.<p>"Modeling is hard work, but I like the result when I get to see the pictures," says Nef. "I'm an ambitious person. When I want something, I put 150 percent into achieving it." Even though her love affair with the camera began at an early age, Nef worries about young girls hungry to strike a pose. "I believe girls shouldn't model until they are at least 17 years old. People cart these little kids all over the world and they become drug addicts or anorexic. I'm glad I didn't start out when I was younger, because I can look at everything from a different perspective and not let anyone take advantage of me."</p><p>Now that's she's older and wiser, does Nef feel confident about posing in the buff? "I went to a nude beach when I was 16 and didn't feel comfortable with it," she says. "Now, after posing for Playboy, my confidence has been boosted [laughs]. I look at nudity as art, depending on how it's presented. I never thought my body was nice until I started dancing and looking at other people's bodies. My breasts are natural -- it...
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