Biography on Bridget Marquardt
Bridget Christina Marquardt born September 25th in 1973 in Tillamook, Oregon
she is an American TV personality,
model, and actress and all round hottie. Marquardt is mostly known for starring in the
popular TV show The Girls Next Door, which features Hugh Hefner's
three girlfriends Holly Madison, Kendra Wilkinson and herself.
Bridget Marquardt was born on September 25, 1973 in the town of
Tillamook, Oregon. The family moved there after living in Lodi,
California. Shortly after her birth,
Bridget's mother moved the
family back to California. Her parents would eventually divorce, but
her mother would get married again. Marquardt lived with her mother,
sister Anastasia and younger brother Eddie at their stepfather's
ranch.
Marquardt attended Galt High School for her freshman and sophomore
years. She then transferred to Lodi High School. Marquardt graduated
from high school in 1990, two months after her 17th birthday.
Some of her male friends thought that she should pose for Playboy
magazine. Marquardt sent a letter to Playboy inquiring how to become a
Playmate.
Then, Marquardt enrolled at San Joaquin Delta Junior College. After
graduating with an A., Marquardt transferred to California State
University, Sacramento. In 1998 at the age of 25, Marquardt entered
Playboy's Millennium Playmate search. She had a successful photo shoot
and was sent to the Playboy Mansion for another test shoot. Later,
Marquardt graduated from CSU Sacramento with a B.A. in Communications
and an emphasis on Public Relations.
In 2001, Marquardt moved to Los Angeles after earning her Master's
Degree in Communications from the University of the Pacific in
Stockton, California. She immediately attracted the attention of
modelling and acting agents and began appearing in small roles for
movies, soap operas and graduate films. She also found herself
attending parties at the Playboy Mansion, where she became friends
with a number of Hugh Hefner's girlfriends. In March 2002, Bridget
went on her first date with Hugh Hefner, and moved into the mansion
and became one of Hefner's girlfriends late that same year.
Marquardt was featured on the E! TV show The Girls Next Door, and
appeared in a pictorial in Playboy magazine's November 2005 issue as
well as the September 2006 issue. She has appeared in several films as
well including the horror/comedy Cottontail in which she portrays a
scientist doing genetic research on rabbits.
She appeared in an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm as herself along
with Holly Madison and Hefner in 2005.
She also appeared in an episode of Celebrity Paranormal Project which
aired on November 19, 2006. In the episode, she had the strongest
connection with ghosts of anyone else in the group. She also claimed
to have taken an online paranormal course because of her interests in
paranormal activity.
