Who is Bridget Marquardt?
Born on September 25, 1973, Bridget Marquardt is an American television personality and model who is best known for her role in the reality TV series The Girls Next Door, which depicted her life as one of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner’s girlfriends. Although not a Playboy Playmate, Marquardt has appeared in nude pictorials with her Girls Next Door co-stars and fellow Hefner girlfriends Holly Madison and Kendra Wilkinson.
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Bridget Marquardt Parent / Siblings
Marquardt was born in Tillamook, Oregon. Shortly after her birth, Bridget’s mother moved the family back to California; where she was raised. Her parents divorced when Bridget was in the fifth grade. Her mother remarried, and Marquardt and her younger brother Edward moved to their stepfather’s ranch, where they later gained a half-sister, Anastasia. Bridget attended Galt High School for her freshman and sophomore years and then transferred to Lodi High School, from which she graduated in 1990.
Marquardt graduated from San Joaquin Delta College with an associate degree. She matriculated at California State University, Sacramento, and graduated in 1998 with a B.A. in communications and an emphasis on public relations. In 2001, she earned her Master’s Degree in Communications from the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California.
Bridget Marquardt Husband / Boyfriend / Affairs / Children
In the September 17, 2007 issue of Star magazine, Marquardt stated that she was married but separated and had been living in the Playboy mansion since October 2002.
In late 2008, Marquardt began dating director Nicholas Carpenter, son of original Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter. They started living together in a house Marquardt purchased in Sherman Oaks. The pair became engaged in the fall of 2015.
Personal Information
- Full Name: Bridget Christina Sandmeier
- Nick Names: Bridget Marquardt
- Birthday: September 25, 1973
- Age in 2022: 49
- Birth Place: Tillamook, Oregon, United States
- School: Lodi High School
- College/University: San Joaquin Delta College, University of California
- Education: N/A
- Profession: Television personality, model
- Nationality: America
- Ethnicity/Race:
- Religion: N/A
- Zodiac: N/A
- Net Worth: $2 million
Body Measurement
- Height: 5 feet 5 inches
- Weight: 58 kg
- Feet/Shoe Size: N/A
- Dress Size: N/A
- Body Measurement: 34-26-35
- Bra Size: 34 D
- Hip Size: 35 inch
- Waist Size: 26 inch
- Body Type: Slim
- Hair Color: Brown
- Eye Color: Blue
Family
- Father: N/A
- Mother: Judy Case
- Siblings: Anastasia Case, Edward Sandmeier
- Husband / Boyfriend / Spouse: Chad Marquardt (m. 1997–2008)
- Partner: Hugh Hefner (2002–2009), Nick Carpenter (2009–)
- Children: N/A
Facts / Trivia
- She poses for Playboy magazine.
- After unsuccessfully testing twice for Playboy, she was invited to the Playboy Mansion and soon became a regular there.
- February 2009 was Marquardt’s final appearance in Playboy, in a nude photo spread shot with Madison and Wilkinson that was touted as a farewell to The Girls Next Door.
- In 2012, she worked as a contributor to Yahoo’s Animal Nation series, writing articles and shooting related short documentary pieces.