Los Angeles, CA – With much excitement and anticipation, Juliland.com founder Juli Ashton names Heather Vandeven their February 2008 jGrrl.

Ashton explains “I’m just thrilled to have a performer of Heather’s caliber as our latest jGrrl. She personifies everything I look for in a jGrrl: an open and healthy attitude towards sex, a powerful on-camera presence, and of course a killer body.”

Heather becomes the 26th jGrrl when she makes her Juliland.com debut today with two sets of photos and a short video entitled HEAT, all shot by the highly acclaimed photographer/director Richard Avery. More content will be added as the week progresses, and by month’s end, six exclusive photo sets and four original solo videos of Vandeven will be released on the site and available to Juliland.com members. In addition to the galleries on the consumer site, two galleries are also available to Juliland Cash affiliate members.

Vandeven, no stranger to getting undressed in front of the camera, was the 2007 Penthouse Pet of The Year and a former Ninn Worx contract girl. Explaining her motivation to become a jGrrl, Heather said, “After my contract with Penthouse ended, I knew the very first photographer I wanted to shoot with was Richard Avery. He shot my Penthouse layout and it was so much fun that I wanted to do a real cutting edge Juliland-style shoot with him.”

Avery was more than eager to shoot Vandeven; “It’s a great thrill for me personally to be the first one to shoot Heather after her contract ended, and equally thrilling to have those exclusive photos and videos appear on Juliland.com.” Vandeven joins the ranks of previous Avery-photographed jGrrls which include: Darenzia, Eva Angelina, Nautica Thorn, Audrey Bitoni and most recently, Karlie Montana.

Heather Vandeven, a self-proclaimed bad-ass, was raised in Northern California before enlisting in the U.S. Army where she mastered the art of hand-to-hand combat and machine gun proficiency all while working toward earning both her teaching and art degrees. Upon completion of her military service, Heather traveled the world, visiting and working in lush places before deciding to fulfill her childhood dream of modeling and acting in Los Angeles.

“I am very fortunate to have had the opportunity to model, act and land roles on television, in movies and in videos. But once I got taste of the adult world, it consistently whet my appetite leaving me always wanting more,” said Vandeven.

“It’s really fantastic to be working with, and spotlighting Heather on Juliland.com, I know our members will love the work she did with Richard Avery,” says Ashton. “Heather is truly a star and understands the vision of Juliland. She is the perfect girl to be our face of February and we’re overjoyed to welcome her into the Juliland family.”