Katie Vernola

About Katie Vernola

Professional Off-Road Racer, entrepreneur, influencer, business marketing major

Katie’s journey starts in High school, where she was booking modeling jobs which quickly lead to her dream at the time, being a centerfold in the Playboy magazine. Three months after her 18th birthday Mr. Hugh Hefner picked her to be Miss June 2010 centerfold of the month. She was then recognized as the youngest playmate to be featured in Playboy. Shortly after Playboy, her modeling career took off, being featured in print publications and a few acting roles on the big screen.

Katie has always had a passion for cars and off-roading. After saving up some money, she purchased her first RZR, a Polaris RZR 900 which then was built into a race spec for the Lucas Oil Regional series, where she was one of the few women in the sport and in the racing RZR 900 class.

Fast forward a few years, and Katie now races a Prolite in the Lucas Oil Championship Off-Road Series/Great American Off-Road Series, and continues to race a UTV in long distance off-road events. Katie lives and breathes racing, owning a fabrication/shop building where they build and preps her race vehicles. When she isn’t racing or working at the shop, she is training and bettering herself to be sure she can always perform at peak level.