Cara Zavaleta (born June 15, 1980) is an American model, actress and television personality known for her appearances on the MTV reality series ', and as the November 2004 Playboy Playmate.
Zavaleta was a cast member of MTV's reality show Road Rules during the ' season. During the season, she was voted off by her team and replaced by Tina Barta.
Zavaleta was originally cast as part of the alumni team in 2007 ', but dropped out before filming began. She was replaced by Susie Meister. She has also participated on several of Real World/Road Rules Challenges including ', which she won, ', and '.
After her stint on Road Rules, she posed for Playboy, becoming the Playboy Playmate for November 2004, after calling them to ask if they were interested in her.
On December 23, 2010, Zavaleta announced on her official YouTube page that she and her boyfriend were expecting their first child together, a boy due at the end of March 2011. To be closer to her immediate family, Cara moved back to Chicago in the Fall of 2010.