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Pop Culture Q&A
First album you bought? The Sign, Ace of Base. I bought it when I was in the first grade and listened to The Sign over and over again.
First concert you attended? My mom took me to see The Beach Boys in California when I was real little in San Diego. I really liked their song California Girls. It's so funny listening to it now.
Rock star that you know? I don't know anyone recognizable.
Rock star you want to know? It's not possible now but I wish I could have known Bob Marley. I grew up in Hawaii and reggae music is very popular there and has always been a big part of my lifestyle and it's something that I've grown up with. He's always been an idol and somebody that I've wanted to know. He's an amazing artist and my favorite musician.
Gnarls Barkley is... Two people, not one.
Britney Spears is... Country and talked about way too much!
K-Fed is... That sweaty guy on the street that inevitably says something crude and tasteless when you walk by.
When I sing karaoke... I'm probably drunk and always super happy! It's one of my favorite things to do in the whole world. You will most likely find me singing '80s rock.
Song that reminds you of your first kiss? To Be With You, Mr. Big.
Song that makes you cry? I Hope You Dance by Lee Ann Womack. My mom always said that song was made for me. Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole always makes me a little teary eyed too. I used to play the ukulele so I used to know how to play that. That was my favorite song to play in grade school.
What you wanted to be at age 10? I wanted to be a whale trainer at Sea World. I grew up in San Diego and my mom would take me there every week and I always wanted to be the person training the whales.
Athlete that you want to know? BJ Penn, of course! He's an ultimate fighter and I love watching ultimate fighting with my boyfriend. We watch it all the time. We're super into it and BJ is the best fighter out of Hawaii.
I'll spend Valentine's Day... At the SI Party or in New York City with my boyfriend, the most amazing person in the world!
What attracts you to a man? His personality. He needs to have a good sense of humor, be easy to get along with and be honest. Just someone that I can relate to and get along with well.
AGE: 20
BORN: San Diego, California (Raised in Maui, Hawaii)
DISCOVERED: When she was 11, Tori was walking through Costco in her soccer uniform with her mom when she was approached by a modeling agent for the first time.
SI RÉSUMÉ: This is Tori's first appearance in the Swimsuit Issue.
DID YOU KNOW? Tori is an avid surfer and last year followed in the footsteps of Naomi Campbell, Cladia Schiffer, Anna Nicole Smith, Drew Barrymore and Paris Hilton as the new face of GUESS?.
Due to an editing error, ultimate fighter BJ Penn was incorrectly identified as the boyfriend of model Tori Praver in the 2007 Swimsuit Issue. SI regrets the error.
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