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Bridget Marquardt Biography

Birth Name:Bridget Christina Sandmeier

Birth Place:Tillamook, Oregon, United States

Profession Actress, Producer

Fast Facts

  • Graduated from California State University with a degree in Communications and Public Relations in 1998 and earned her Master's in Communications from the University of the Pacific
  • Entered Playboy's Millennium Playmate Search in 1998 but didn't become a regular at the mansion until a few years later
  • Started out doing modeling jobs and small roles in films and TV series in 2001
  • Appeared in Playboy magazine three times with fellow Playmates Holly Madison and Kendra Wilkinson, and all three also had roles in the 2008 film "The House Bunny․"
  • Best known as one of Hugh Hefner's girlfriends on "The Girls Next Door" and as the host of "Bridget's Sexiest Beaches․"
  • Among her many Playboy appearances are the video game "Playboy: The Mansion," the "Celebrity Paranormal Project," and the music video for Nickelback's "Rockstar․"
  • Created her own Halloween costume line in 2011 with Roma Costumes called "Bridget by Roma․"