Heidi Cortez (born March 11, 1981) is an American entrepreneur, model, producer, writer, and manager. In November 2005, she was hired by Howard Stern to be a radio host and co-writer on his Sirius XM satellite channel, where she read comical bedtime stories until the show was canceled in August 2006.
She released her first book, Heidi’s Bedtime Stories, on November 7, 2006, through Simon & Schuster, and it made the Barnes & Noble Best Sellers List. Her acting and modeling career included appearances in Maxim Magazine, TV commercials, music videos, and the reality show Sunset Tan on the E! Network during 2007–2008. Cortez owned Cabana Tans, one of the largest tanning salons in northern Nevada. In 2014, she wrote a second book, For Somebody Who Knows Nobody: How to Start Your Modeling Career. She currently lives in Beverly Hills, California, managing models and clients who have worked with Allure Magazine, Victoria Beckham, Power Rangers, and GUESS Jeans. She also helped abstract painter Rachel T Harris become Playboy's Miss November 2015.
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