Bridget Marquardt, born on September 25, 1973 in Tillamook, Oregon, is an American television personality, model, and actress. She holds a BA in Communications from California State University, Sacramento, and an MA in Communications from the University of the Pacific. Marquardt became widely known as one of Hugh Hefner’s girlfriends on the reality show The Girls Next Door (2005–2009), although she was never officially a Playboy Playmate.

After leaving the Playboy Mansion, she hosted Bridget’s Sexiest Beaches on the Travel Channel in 2009 and made appearances in productions such as Curb Your Enthusiasm, Entourage, and Scary Movie 4. Since 2019, she has hosted the podcast Ghost Magnet with Bridget Marquardt, focused on paranormal topics. She is engaged to filmmaker Nicholas Carpenter and was previously married to Chad Marquardt from 1997 to 2008.