Bessie Bardot
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Bessie Bardot is an Australia
n businesswoman, author, nude model, television host, and socialite. Her career began in the 1990s, when she was discovered by former Australian Gladiator Geoff Barker, who is now her husband.
parents, she was born in the Blue Mountains, just west of Sydney
in 1974. Her original name was Bessie Wilson and she attended Covenant Christian School, located in the Sydney suburb of Belrose. Given the nickname "Little Wing Kelly", she spent her early years in Mullumbimby
in northern New South Wales
. Her father disappeared when she was seven and she later discovered he had committed suicide.
Bardot's mother married a fundamentalist Christian and introduced a strict regime at home including no Young Talent Time
or boyfriends. Voted "least popular girl" in her final year at school, by the time she was 21 she had already been married and divorced.
and Black+White
magazine, working Sydney's social scene and becoming something of a professional celebrity.
Spending much of the years 2000–2001 as a model and owner of Australia's first body model agency, Created in the Image Pty. Ltd. T/as Bardots Bodies that was placed into Administration in November, 2001.Bessie moved from modeling into business and media starting up BubbleMedia PR and Movers Shakers Australia's first celebrity contact brokers. She also hosts her own show on the Australian Arena television channel.
Bardot is an Australia Day ambassador and has completed three tours to the Middle East to entertain Australian troops. She was a national radio host with Austereo, a professional public speaker, and CEO of the Movers Shakers celebrity contact brokers firm.
She has also appeared regularly as a social commentator on various TV and radio shows, including The Late Date Show on 2Day FM
, to speak on topics such as women's issues and relationships, and has a weekly "agony aunt" segment on national radio.
Bardot lectures on personal branding, women in business, health, well-being, drive, organization, motivation and relationships.
Bardot is also an award-winning, best-selling author of three books:
In 2007, she became the host of the Erotic Star burlesque talent show TV program, alongside her husband as a judge on the show.
Orgy photos of her have circulated on the internet.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n businesswoman, author, nude model, television host, and socialite. Her career began in the 1990s, when she was discovered by former Australian Gladiator Geoff Barker, who is now her husband.
Early life
A child of hippieHippie
The hippie subculture was originally a youth movement that arose in the United States during the mid-1960s and spread to other countries around the world. The etymology of the term 'hippie' is from hipster, and was initially used to describe beatniks who had moved into San Francisco's...
parents, she was born in the Blue Mountains, just west of Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
in 1974. Her original name was Bessie Wilson and she attended Covenant Christian School, located in the Sydney suburb of Belrose. Given the nickname "Little Wing Kelly", she spent her early years in Mullumbimby
Mullumbimby, New South Wales
Mullumbimby is a town in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia in Byron Shire, and is colloquially referred to as The Biggest Little Town in Australia. It lies at the foot of Mount Chincogan in the Brunswick Valley about from the sea...
in northern New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
. Her father disappeared when she was seven and she later discovered he had committed suicide.
Bardot's mother married a fundamentalist Christian and introduced a strict regime at home including no Young Talent Time
Young Talent Time
Young Talent Time is an Australian television variety program screened on Network Ten, running from 1971 until 1988. The series features a core group of young performers in the vein of The Mickey Mouse Club, and a weekly junior talent quest. The "Young Talent Team" regularly performed popular...
or boyfriends. Voted "least popular girl" in her final year at school, by the time she was 21 she had already been married and divorced.
Career
She married Geoff Barker, formerly "Commando" from the Australian version Gladiators, and together they started a niche modelling agency. She reinvented her life, appearing nude in PlayboyAustralian Playboy
Australian Playboy was an Australian imprint of Playboy magazine that was published between February 1979 and January 2000 for a total of 252 editions.-Content:...
and Black+White
Black+White
Black+White was a bimonthly Australian magazine published by Studio Magazines that debuted in the summer of 1992. For a period it was also known as Black+White magazine....
magazine, working Sydney's social scene and becoming something of a professional celebrity.
Spending much of the years 2000–2001 as a model and owner of Australia's first body model agency, Created in the Image Pty. Ltd. T/as Bardots Bodies that was placed into Administration in November, 2001.Bessie moved from modeling into business and media starting up BubbleMedia PR and Movers Shakers Australia's first celebrity contact brokers. She also hosts her own show on the Australian Arena television channel.
Bardot is an Australia Day ambassador and has completed three tours to the Middle East to entertain Australian troops. She was a national radio host with Austereo, a professional public speaker, and CEO of the Movers Shakers celebrity contact brokers firm.
She has also appeared regularly as a social commentator on various TV and radio shows, including The Late Date Show on 2Day FM
2Day FM
Not to be mixed up with Today FM in Ireland.2Day FM is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting in Sydney, Australia, on a frequency of 104.1 MHz, and part of Austereo's Today Network.- Transmission :...
, to speak on topics such as women's issues and relationships, and has a weekly "agony aunt" segment on national radio.
Bardot lectures on personal branding, women in business, health, well-being, drive, organization, motivation and relationships.
Bardot is also an award-winning, best-selling author of three books:
- Casting Couch Confidential - an expose on the modelling industry
- Bessie's Body Secrets - a guide to weight loss and well-being for women
- Bessie's Guide For Girls Who Want More From Life - offering advice for women in business
In 2007, she became the host of the Erotic Star burlesque talent show TV program, alongside her husband as a judge on the show.
Orgy photos of her have circulated on the internet.