Gena Lee Nolin

Where you’ve seen her:
As the untamed star of the jungle-queen series, Sheena, and bounding across the beach on Baywatch.

Oh, my!
“The lions and tigers are entertaining for everyone but me. Getting close to something that big and unpredictable makes me nervous. The other day I worked with a grumpy rhino, and that was definitely dicey. They have horns, you know.”

Them is fightin’ words:
“It’s funny, because when I was on Baywatch, everyone always asked, ‘What’s the deal between Pamela Lee and Gena Lee?’ They wanted us to be at each other’s throats. Now it’s a battle between Sheena and Xena, blonde versus brunette. Bring it on!”

Taming rhinos ain’t easy either:
“Midwestern people stick together. Gee willikers, they work hard. There’s no glitz, no glamour. When I was a girl in Duluth, Minnesota, I used to get up early and milk cows, so I know what hard work is.”

That’s our gal:
“Someone like James Bond is too stuffy, too good-looking. Yuck. And Tarzan is too much in the other direction. I like normal guys, and I find humor in everything, so sharing that would be great.”

October 2000 (#34)