Additional info: "I always knew that I wanted to model: even at the age of 4 I
was striking a pose. I was born in Austin, Texas on December
12th, 1975. I moved from there to Richardson, Texas and then
on to Mission Viejo, California. As a child, I was made fun
of. They called me "monkey lips" and I really never fit in.
My mother told me not to worry and that my full lips would be
on the cover of Vogue someday. Well, maybe not Vogue, but
they did make the cover of Minitruckin' Magazine. I first
started modeling at the age of 12. My parents thought that
maybe modeling school would improve my self-esteem. When you
are teased so much, sometimes you start to believe the
insults because part of your self image comes from the
feedback you receive from others. I always felt like a total
outcast amongst the kids at school, however I loved being in
front of the camera and got a lot of experience early on.
Success is definitely the best revenge as long as it
motivates you to do something positive for yourself. So
that's how I got started in this business. I think it is
really important to like what you do for a living and I
absolutely love modeling.
At 19, I got my first paying modeling job. It was a poster
for Jones Performance Fuel Systems. For this job, I had to
hold this carburetor made by Holley. It was called the
Dominator, and I remember that thing was sooo... heavy and I
had to hold it still for practically forever. And they say
modeling isn't work... The finished product was me (just my
body) wearing a patent leather bikini holding the Dominator
carburetor and the caption read, "Injection is nice, but I'd
rather be dominated!". I made an appearance at the Super
Chevy Show in Pomona and signed autographs at the Jones
Performance Fuel Systems booth. I was a celebrity for a day.
I knew then that this was what I wanted to do.
Nevertheless, I always thought that someone was going to find
me and wave their magic wand and make me famous. I know now
that that is not how it works. The photographer from the
poster, Jeff Tinnion, recommended me to McMullen Argus
Publishing Company and I showed them my pictures. I got the
job to be on the cover of Minitruckin' Magazine in August
1998 and from that I got to be in the Hot Bike and Street
Rodder 1999 Calendars. It pretty much snowballed from there.
I've been in an ad for Dragonfly, which ran in Surfing
Magazine for 2 months, and I was in Playboy Magazine (Sept.
99 issue, page 177). Now I am appearing on the boob tube too
(LOL!). You might have seen me on the Howard Stern
Productions t.v. show "Son of the Beach" which airs on FX
Networks. I filmed a commercial for Diet Dr. Pepper which
should be airing soon. You can also watch me regularly on WOW
Women of Wrestling. I play Summer of the Beach Patrol. So not
only do I model and act... I kick butt too! I still keep
getting great job offers everyday."
Bobbi Billard
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