About
Brook Power is a California-born, Hawaiian-raised model, surfer, and visual artist who brings a laid-back island attitude to everything she does. Born on September 14 1989 in Inglewood, she spent much of her childhood on Oʻahu’s North Shore, where saltwater, sand, and a steady supply of rolling waves shaped her outlook on life. Her breakout came in Playboy: first as Playmate of the Month for May 2016, then as the 2017 Playmate of the Year, a title that put her firmly in pop-culture headlines. Away from the camera she pours creative energy into Bushbaby Art, a collage project that lets her splice vintage photos, botanical fragments, and bursts of color into dreamy, surf-soaked scenes. Fans love the fact that she handles career, motherhood, and art with the same easy grin that flashes in her magazine spreads.
Before Fame
Power’s earliest memories involve board wax and shoreline sunburns. Her parents moved to Hawaiʻi when she was young, and she grew up paddling out at local breaks instead of hanging around shopping malls. The ocean not only toughened her body but also sparked a fascination with fluid shapes and shifting palettes—a fascination that would later surface in her collage work. Back on the mainland in her late teens, she paid rent with part-time jobs while sketching, surfing when she could, and posing for friends’ photo projects. One of those casual shoots caught the eye of casting directors, and soon the 5’8” surfer-artist found herself in proper studio lights. When Playboy called, she was in her first trimester with her oldest son; the magazine booked her anyway, intrigued by her confident aura and unfiltered approach to beauty.
Trivia
- Trailblazer: Power is the first Playmate of the Year with Native American heritage (Chippewa on her father’s side), broadening representation inside the storied franchise.
- Art over algorithms: She still hand-cuts most of her collage elements rather than relying solely on digital tools, insisting the physical process “keeps the magic unpredictable.”
- Nature junkie: Horses roam her little ranch outside Los Angeles, and she credits mucking stalls and dawn patrol surf sessions with keeping her grounded when work races ahead.
- Pregnancy on set: During her May 2016 shoot she hid a tiny baby bump under retro swimwear—a detail fans learned only months later when Playboy announced her annual title.
- DIY rider: Power enjoys vintage dirt bikes almost as much as surfboards; friends joke that the quickest way to find her is to listen for either two-stroke engines or crashing waves.
Family Life
Power shares life with partner and fellow model Zac Taylor. Their first son, Ozzie, arrived in November 2016, followed later by Benicio, turning the couple’s beach-to-studio routine into a joyful family shuffle. Weekdays often begin at sunrise: bottles warmed, boards strapped to the roof, and everyone piling into the car for an hour of saltwater therapy before school or castings. She has spoken candidly about juggling photo deadlines with preschool pickups, saying that surfing at twilight with her boys riding tandem feels like a superpower in itself. Her Instagram feed doubles as a scrapbook—one post shows toddlers chasing chickens across their yard, another captures finger-painted collages drying beside her own elaborate pieces. For fans, those glimpses prove that creativity and caregiving can thrive side by side.
Associated With
Within the Playboy lineage, Power follows 2016 Playmate of the Year Eugena Washington, who later interviewed her for the magazine’s digital channels. She has also collaborated with brands tied to surf and art culture: wrapping Slowtide towels around sandy shoulders, designing capsule collections for Afends, and starring in short films for RVCA that celebrate women’s surf style. During her reign as Playmate of the Year she attended clubhouse soirées at the Playboy Mansion, sharing casual conversations with founder Hugh Hefner shortly before his passing—an experience she later described as “surreal but surprisingly relaxed.” Today, whether she’s photographing for LA Models, painting new collages, or supporting conservation causes alongside fellow ocean lovers, Brook Power remains a vibrant link between surf culture, fine art, and mainstream fashion.
