“I feel like it is such a gift to be alive, and I want to enjoy that gift to the fullest,” says Mia Valentine on set before hopping on horseback as the photographer, Madeline Northway, captures her. On a ranch just outside of Los Angeles, California, Mia spends the afternoon basking in an altern ate reality. “My passion? Travel” gushes Mia, who has done quite a bit of it. “When I was growing up in Guatemala, I used to lay on my back looking up at night, watching all the planes go by, and I would say to myself, ‘one day I’m going to be in one of those planes traveling the world.’ Now I’m doing it!” Mia lets us in on what she looks for when dating, too. “I’m not impressed with cocky or flashy men,” she says bluntly. “I look for a partner with a unique sense of style and world outlook. I know this is cliché, but a sense of humor attracts me more than any physical trait. Keep me laughing, and my panties will be dropping,” she adds with a laugh. As for the first outing, Mia is all about something simple. “I’m an easy date — tacos, beer, and great conversation,” she says. Make sure to check out all of Mia Valentine’s pictorials right here on Playboy Plus!