Former Playboy model Kari Ann Peniche loses home to e-bike fire

Former Playboy model Kari Ann Peniche lost her five-bedroom family home in Troutdale, Oregon, after an e-bike battery caught fire and exploded on November 5, 2026. The New York Post reported that Peniche, her family, and their pets all escaped the blaze safely. [1]

Peniche stated on Instagram that her family noticed an unusual smell coming from the living room late at night before the fire broke out. The New York Post reported that the blaze took hold of the residence within seconds, leaving the family with nothing left of what they had built over the years. [1]

Peniche won the title of Miss Oregon Teen USA in 2002 before later working as a Playboy model. Hugh Hefner launched Playboy magazine in 1953 after creating HMH Publishing Co. in Chicago with funds raised from private investors. [1][4]