Sibyl Nin won Savvy's "Is She Hot?" contest with her sensual looks, tomboyish charm, audacious personality, and her unabashed affection for Jagermeister and Brett Favre.

"I was unbelievably happy when I won the contest," she said. "What was even better, it was during my birthday! It was definitely a Hail Mary chance in hell that I was going to win, but I went for broke and luckily everyone pulled through. I have awesome online friends!"

Sibyl is working on an all new website and promises "all sorts of cool things" when it goes online June 2007.

She came from a dirt-poor immigrant family in a working class neighborhood of Hell's Kitchen in New York City. It was there she learned the value of hard work and earning one's place rather than sliding by based on your looks or connections. She's the first to admit that her ambitions drive who she is...

Savvy: Why is modeling harder work than it looks like?

Sibyl: All of my free time goes into my career, but in order to be successful, you have to give up something in return. It's hard to explain to a boyfriend that you're going to be away for so many weeks or you can't go to the club with your girlfriends because you have a shoot early the next morning. But if you want this bad enough, that's the price you pay.

Savvy: So sacrificing your time is the only tough part of it?

Sibyl: I don't want to sound like I am complaining, but you asked. There's the pressure to be perfect and the daily reminders that you're just not good enough - too old, too ethnic, too skinny, too fat, flat-chested, too much booty... (Laughs) It is enough to drive your self-esteem down the toilet. Then there are the diva attitudes of photographers and other models, the hours, the back climbers, and the "I'm-going-to-make-you-a-star" people who latch onto you just to suck you dry.

Savvy: Any nightmare photo shoot stories?

Sibyl: I am the queen of the photo shoot from hell! (Laughs) There was the "go-see" where the photographer came out in a gold lame thong.

Savvy: (Burst out laughing) Holy Shit! No way!

Sibyl: True story! Then there was the bait-and-switch photo shoot that I went to believing it was for fashion modeling, then the photographer laughed at me because I was still clothed and he threw a box of whips and nasty used leather thongs at me. And there was the photo shoot that ended with a photographer asking me out on a date while holding the CD of my images hostage. I have lots of stories that are funny now but weren't at the time.

Savvy: I trust none of those were Rick Hughes, who did your Savvy photo shoot... (Laughs)

Sibyl: (Laughs) No! Everyone was super nice. Rick is funny and upbeat. I loved Jodi the make-up artist. She got me hooked on white chocolate mocha latte from Starbucks! We shot at a bed & breakfast inn, very comfy and quaint.

Savvy: Moving along, how would you describe your romantic life?

Sibyl: I'm most comfortable in a one-to-one relationship. I will be your lady in public and your whore in bed, but you must be 100% faithful to me. I'm only truly happy in a trusting, monogamous relationship. My lovers have all been passionate, unique and special to me, but I would trade all of them in for my one true love. (Laughs) How cheesy am I?!

Savvy: You posted a blog about pressure from family to get married.

Sibyl: I think most people are super-selfish and get married for all the wrong reasons. We should take the time to really get to know a person first and stop thinking that it's going to be a piece of cake. I'm only doing it once. If it falls apart, I will not make a mockery of marriage. After two marriages, you're not a naive lovesick girl anymore - you're co-dependent and like going to weddings. (Laughs)

Savvy: Do you think marriage should wait for other things?

Sibyl: I think a girl should live her life and try to reach all of her goals before settling down. That way you enjoy your life and can be selfish before you give yourself over to someone else without reservation.

Savvy: You were a Catholic schoolgirl. Grrrrrrrrrr.

Sibyl: (Laughs) Yeah. Sex was always a big mystery to me. Thank God for romance novels at the Salvation Army store. I wanted that white knight in shining armor who would give me triple orgasms. (Laughs) Sort of unrealistic.

Savvy: What can men do to become that knight in shining armor for you?

Sibyl: Men, please do not do foreplay half-assed. Put some real time and effort into it. You will not be sorry. Think magic circles. Hint... Hint...

Savvy: In a lot of ways, you seem like one of the guys.

Sibyl: I date like a guy. I used to run through men like tissues and was able to completely separate my feelings from sex, but like any person, that gets tiresome. I love men. I love how they feel and smell and act. Everything about them! I was very boy-crazy in college. I've calmed down a lot. I guess I sowed my wild oats. The bad boys served a purpose, but it's all out of my system now, and it is the quality of the man that counts.

Savvy: Describe that man.

Sibyl: I really like a guy who is a man in bed but must be in tune to my needs and able to switch off his aggressive side. I'm picky about looks, but more forgiving than I used to be. I like them thin with dark hair and light eyes, nice small, angular features, about 5'10" to 6'2". Men who are into art, film or music, intelligent, and have some uber-dork quality like being into Star Wars or comic books.

Savvy: Could you be a little more specific? (Laughs)

Sibyl: Jake Gyllenhaal is my perfect man. He has it all.

Savvy: To be really sexy for Jake, so he wants you instead of that gay cowboy, what do you do to set the mood?

Sibyl: I'm a sucker for a guy who is comfortable with his feminine side and doesn't care what others think of him, like wearing eyeliner or having piercings. Clean cut is just not my style. (Laughs) To be sexy, I surprise my man by letting him find me wearing my favorite panties and lip gloss, plus my high heels. I can't forget to bring a towel to catch his drool! (Laughs) I can go until he drops from exhaustion. Lucky guy, eh?

Savvy: Does he, um, need to bring some power tools to your shed?

Sibyl: (Laughs) What a way to put it! I'm not a size queen, but it does matter. Everything else is just a girl being nice. If you're talented at foreplay, I'll settle for average.

Savvy: You love sports, drinking and sex. You're hot-looking. What are we overlooking?

Sibyl: I can be bossy and super nit-pickly. Damn Virgos! (Laughs) I'm really low maintenance, though. I don't need to be wined and dined, picked up in a Lexus and all of that. I'm happy just spending time with you. I'm the total opposite of a princess. Just treat me good and I'll treat you better.

Savvy: Where do you want to be in 5 years?

Sibyl: Living in a beach house, financially comfortable enough to do what I really love, which is art and writing, and to do these things for the rest of my life. I'd like to be in a committed relationship with at least one kid of my own and two adopted children. I'm going to be such a MILF!

Savvy: (Laughs) You said it, not me. You're a painter?

Sibyl: I do low-brow cartoons and large surreal paintings. Yeah, I'm a lil' deeper than a shallow puddle.

Savvy: What can a guy do on a first date to ruin any chance of a second date with you?

Sibyl: Throw a condom on the table nonchalantly, say you like women's underwear and you want me to wear a strap-on. Last all of 30 seconds in bed and then laugh about it. When the check comes, mumble some crap about women's rights. These are all true stories.

Savvy: Your life sounds more interesting than most.

Sibyl: Well, these are professional assholes. Don't try this at home or you could get a 6-inch stiletto heel to the face.

Savvy: Ouch.

Sibyl: If you wanna get slapped by a girl, ask her if she has a mirror in her pants and then explain that you can see yourself in them.

Savvy: (Laughs)

Sibyl: That's NOT the way to get panties dropping, gentlemen. Just pick out something nice on the girl you're eyeing and compliment her on it, then be polite and walk off. If she likes you, she'll come to you and you won't lose face.

Savvy: We bet your panties would drop if Brett Favre used that mirror in your pants line on ya! (Laughs)

Sibyl: I'm a big Packer fan. Brett is my definition of a hero. He's everything that legends are made of and his sincerity shines. He's made me see that even though you may doubt yourself, you should give it the best you've got anyway. He totally influenced me to work harder. Plus, that kind of star quality is rare.

Savvy: If doctors told you today that you've got just five days to live...

Sibyl: I'd try to do everything I ever wanted to do but was too afraid. I'd be that crazy girl running down the street naked singing show tunes.

Savvy: Now that's a show tune we can sit through.

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Credits: Photography by Rick Hughes; videography by Frank Roberts; make-up & hair by Jodi Gross of Joditothemax.com; article by Steven Stiefel.