Cindy Burbridge is a Thai model

Model (person)

A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....

 and actress. She represented Thailand in the Miss World 1996

Miss World 1996

Miss World 1996, the 46th Miss World pageant took place on November 23, 1996 in the city of Bangalore, India. 88 contestants from all over the world took part in the prestigious pageant...

 pageant.

Biography

Burbridge was raised in Pattaya

Pattaya

Pattaya is a city in Thailand, located on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, about 165 km southeast of Bangkok located within but not part of Amphoe Bang Lamung in the province of Chonburi....

 by her American father, William Burbridge and Thai-Indian-British mother, Patricia. She was taught how to dive

Scuba diving

Scuba diving is a form of underwater diving in which a diver uses a scuba set to breathe underwater....

 at an early age by her father.

She graduated from Bangkok University

Bangkok University

Bangkok University is the oldest and largest private university in Thailand, established 1962. Located in the central business district of Bangkok, the university expanded its operation to Rangsit campus in Pathumthani province to accommodate its rapid growth....

 majoring in public relations

Public relations

Public relations is the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc....

. She has opened a Japanese restaurant in Bangkok, Ikkyu-an with her long-time boyfriend, actor Byron Bishop, whom she married in July 2005.

Miss Thailand World and career as entertainer

Burbridge's first modelling assignment was for a commercial shot in water for an acquaintance of her father, who owned a diving equipment shop.

In 1996, she represented Thailand in Miss World

Miss World

The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...

 pageant.

After the pageant, she entered the entertainment business, becoming a model for such brands a Chanel

Chanel

Chanel S.A. is a French fashion house founded by the couturier Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, well established in haute couture, specializing in luxury goods . She gained the name "Coco" while maintaining a career as a singer at a café in France...

, Celine

Celine (brand)

Céline is a French luxury house founded in 1945 by Céline Vipiana. Today, it is an international luxury goods brand owned by LVMH, purchased in 1996 for 2.7 billion French francs ....

, Lux

Lux

The lux is the SI unit of illuminance and luminous emittance, measuring luminous flux per unit area. It is used in photometry as a measure of the intensity, as perceived by the human eye, of light that hits or passes through a surface...

, Lavenus, Gucci

Gucci

The House of Gucci, better known simply as Gucci , is an Italian fashion and leather goods label, part of the Gucci Group, which is owned by French company PPR...

, Fendi

Fendi

Fendi is an Italian high fashion house best known for its "baguette" handbags. It was launched in 1925 as a fur and leather shop in Rome, but today is a multinational luxury goods brand owned by LVMH...

, Mazda

Mazda

is a Japanese automotive manufacturer based in Fuchū, Aki District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.In 2007, Mazda produced almost 1.3 million vehicles for global sales...

, Omega Watches

Omega Watches

Omega SA is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. Omega is one of the most well-known and recognized watches in the world. Omega watch was the choice of NASA and the first watch on the Moon in 1969. Omega was the official timekeeping device of the Olympic Games. James Bond...

 and Nescafé

Nescafé

Nescafé is a brand of instant coffee made by Nestlé. It comes in the form of many different products. The name is a portmanteau of the words "Nestlé" and "café". Nestlé's flagship powdered coffee product was introduced in Switzerland on April 1, 1938 after being developed for seven or eight years...

. She also worked as a VJ for Channel V

Channel V

Channel [V] is the brand name for multiple international music television networks owned by STAR TV and Fox International Channels, fully owned subsidiaries of News Corporation.-Channel [V] International:...

 International.

Her work in films includes the 2005 film, The King Maker

The King Maker

The King Maker The King Maker The King Maker (Thai: กบฎท้าวศรีสุดาจันทร์ , or The Rebellion of Queen Sudachan, is a 2005 Thai historical drama film set during the Ayutthaya kingdom. With a storyline that shares many similarities to 2001's The Legend of Suriyothai, The King Maker's plot focuses on a...

, playing romantic interest for the hero, portrayed by Gary Stretch

Gary Stretch

Gary Stretch is a British boxer, male model, and an actor.-Early life:Gary Stretch was brought up in the Haresfinch area of St. Helens, the son of a plumber...

. She was one of three hosts in the unaired pilot episode of the travel-adventure series, Nautical Angels, with fellow hosts Sarah Backhouse and Janelle Pierzina

Janelle Pierzina

Janelle Marie Pierzina is an American reality show participant and was a contestant on the Sixth and All-Star seasons of the American version of the CBS reality show Big Brother.- Biography :...

. The show is yet to be picked up for broadcast.

External links

• Mydans, Seth, "Oh Blue-Eyed Thais, Flaunt Your Western Genes!", Thai Sunday
• Nautical Angels