Chula Vista Woman Named Playmate of the Year

A 25-year-old woman from Chula Vista has been named Playboy's 2013 Playmate of the Year, the magazine announced Thursday.

Raquel Pomplun is the 54th woman and the first Mexican-American to be named Playmate of the Year.

I can't begin to describe how excited I am to receive this honor and be given the opportunity to represent Playboy as its first Mexican American Playmate of the Year," she said in a statement. "Playboy has taught me a side of myself I didn't know before. It's been a year of wonderful surprises!"

Pomplun studied biochemistry at Southwestern College and is classicly trained in ballet, according to 10News.

She first appeared on the cover of the magazine in April 2012.