Canadian beauty Jayde Nicole went from small-town girl to big-time Playboy model to overwhelming fan favorite and now the 2008 Playmate of the Year. Here’s what Jayde had to say just before accepting her new title at the Playmate of the Year Luncheon at the Mansion.

On Being a Canadian PMOY: “It’s crazy. Everyone’s been saying ‘I hope you win,’ but I’ve said, ‘You know what? I’m Canadian, so there’s no way; We haven’t won Playmate of the Year in 30 years.’ So, it made it a much greater shock. And I feel it’s a little bit more responsibility, because I’m not just representing Playboy here in the U.S., but I’m going to be representing my whole country.”