Gina Austin Interview

She's the September Penthouse Pet and is heading for Los Angeles in the next few months to pursue hardcore.

I call her at home in Ohio Monday morning, August 8, 2005.

Gina, 22, says that when she was a kid, she wanted to be a veterinarian.

Duke: "What did your parents expect from you?"

Gina: "They didn't expect anything. They just wanted me to be happy. They never pushed for college. They trusted my judgment."

Duke: "What crowd did you hang out with in highschool?"

Gina: "Not the cheerleaders. The bad girl group. We were always drinking and cutting class and livened it up."

Duke: "Did you get suspended?"

Gina: "All the time. It was a good way to get out of school. I was bored with school. If I wanted to ace a test, I did."

After highschool, Gina got her real estate license and worked in property management (apartment complexes, leasing, rentals).

Duke: "How did you end up in Penthouse?"

Gina: "I was stuck in a rut. I looked at different magazines online. I saw on Penthouse.com, 'Do you want to be a Penthouse Pet?' It took me to the Penthousemodels.com website. I just uploaded home-taken pictures and they got back to me in three days."

Duke: "How has it affected your life to be in Penthouse?"

Gina: "It's great. Four months ago, my life was totally different. It's opened up so many opportunities, to explore the whole modeling career, to do more hardcore stuff. The nice thing about Penthouse is that they have so many different avenues, everything from fantasy softcore to fetish hardcore."

Duke: "What do you like about [nude] modeling?"

Gina: "Traveling. Doing different things. I get bored easily."

Duke: "How have family and friends reacted?"

Gina: "Very positively. I was nervous about what my parents were going to think, but they were very supportive. They didn't look at the centerfold or the pictures inside it. They looked at the cover. 'Oh, that's very nice.' They will always support me in whatever I do."

Gina lost her virginity at 15. "I've always had a long-term boyfriend, but in between, I get around. It's the whole rebound thing. I have my little slut phase in between boyfriends."

Duke: "Was any part of your motivation for this revenge on an ex-boyfriend?"

Gina: "No. Not really. When I got a couple of advance copies of the magazines, I did put one in my ex's mailbox. That was about it. That was as far as I went with revenge. It wasn't a bad break-up. It was, 'Here, this is what I'm doing.' It wasn't really revenge. It was just rubbing it in a little."

Duke: "What type of men are you attracted to?"

Gina: "They have to be built. I've got to know that they can handle me. I liked to be played with rough."

Duke: "How has appearing in Penthouse affected your dating life?"

Gina: "A lot of the guys I talk to are intimidated by it. I'm sure there are people out there who are cool with it."

Duke: "Has there been any movie or book that has most influenced you?"

Gina: "Honestly, I haven't read that much since highschool. Moviewise, I like true stories, like war stories, such as Saving Private Ryan."