Flagler Student Named Playboy's Miss July

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Miss July for Playboy magazine is from the First Coast.

Laura Croft, 25, is the Playmate of the upcoming issue which hits newstands this Friday. Web vixen Cindy Margolis is on the cover.

Croft attends Flagler College and plans to graduate in December with a degree in communications and minor in art history.

The graduate of Ed White High School once worked at Hooters in Jacksonville, she wants to be an actress one day, and appear on her favorite soap opera, The Young and the Restless.

Her idea of a romantic night out would involve tailgating with friends before going to a monster truck rally.

Playboy says she'll be back on the First Coast soon, but right now she's at the Playboy mansion having fun.

In fact, tonight she's celebrating the birthday of one of the stars of Girls Next Door.