Bridget Marquardt

Bridget Marquardt ( Bridget born September 25, 1973 as Christina Meier sand in Tillamook, Oregon) is an American model and actress. Larger notoriety she gained as one of the girlfriends of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner. Together with him and his other girlfriends Kendra Wilkinson and Holly Madison from 2005 to 2009 she appeared in the reality show The Girls Next Door in a leading role on.

Life

Bridget Marquardt was born in Tillamook (Oregon ) after her family previously lived in Lodi. After her birth, she moved back to California, where Marquardt finally grew up. They first visited the Galt High School, but then switched to the Lodi High School, graduating in 1990. Then they visited the San Joaquin Delta Junior College and graduated from with an associate degree. She then studied at the Sacramento State Communication Sciences with a focus on public relations and graduated with a bachelor's degree. At the age of 25 years, while still a student, she took in 1998 successfully doing a photo shoot part and was invited for further recordings in the Playboy Mansion.

Marquardt moved to Los Angeles in 2001, after they had made at the University of the Pacific in Stockton the Master in Communication Sciences. In LA, she worked on her modeling and acting career and appeared in small television roles. After two unsuccessful attempts for Playboy soon after she became a regular guest at the Playboy house. After over a year, in October 2002, she moved permanently to the Playboy house and became an official of Hefner's girlfriends. In early 2009 Bridget moved out of the Playboy Mansion. Since February 2009, she is in a relationship with director Nicholas Carpenter, whom she met during the filming of her role in The Telling.