By Breaking Celebrity News Staff

Happy Birthday Kendra Wilkinson!

The former Girl Next Door, who’s celebrating her 27th birthday on Tuesday, has blessed the world with the gift of sexy since she sky-rocked to international stardom as one of Hugh Hefner’s live-in girlfriends. Breaking Celebrity News is honoring the hot Hollywood mom on her special day, featuring her 10 sexiest snapshots.

The San Diegan met Hef at his birthday bash at the Playboy Mansion in 2004, and the iconic playboy was instantly smitten with her. She soon moved into the mansion and was featured alongside Holly Madison and Bridget Marquardt on The Girls Next Door, which debuted on E! in 2005.  The busty blonde also scored small roles in various movies and music videos due to her new fame.

In 2008 Kendra started dating NFL player Hank Baskett III and subsequently moved out of the mansion. The two quickly married and had their first child together, scoring their own spinoff series called Kendra. 

In May 2010 Kendra was involved in a sex tape scandal with a man named Justin Frye that was made before she became famous.

In 2011, Breaking Celebrity News exclusively revealed that there was a new Kendra sex tape that had surfaced, involving another woman.