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Vandeven was born in Hollywood, California and attended high school in Santa Rosa, California. She was very athletic then, stating that she was able to do ten pull-ups and run the mile in seven minutes, and was always skateboarding. She was a late bloomer who did not start to develop until age 15; she has confessed to stuffing her bra before then. After graduating high school at age 17, Vandeven joined the Army for two and a half years, where she worked in food inspection. She has a degree in Education from Southern Illinois University and was working on her masters in Nutrition in fall of 2006.

She was named Penthouse Pet of the Month for January 2006, and then Pet of the Year for 2007. In August 2007, Vandeven appeared on the Fox Broadcasting reality show On the Lot in the short film Army Guy, playing "Kandee".

Vandeven was named Twistys` "Treat of the Month" for March 2008. Shortly after, she dyed her hair dark brown and was named the DanniGirl of the Month for August 2008.

Vandeven appears as a girlfriend of the player-character boxer in a speaking role in documentary-style portions of the Don King Presents: Prizefighter game from 2K Sports, released in the U.S on June 10, 2008. She has a cameo appearance as herself in the 2008 comedy College, alongside fellow Penthouse Pet Valentina Vaughn.

Heather Vandeven was part of Team Penthouse in the Drambuie Pursuit which consisted of teams of 4 racing through the Scottish Highlands.