The middle child of seven siblings (with three older sisters and three younger brothers), brooke burke wanted to pursue an atypical career -- but never dreamed of becoming an entertainment media figure.

brooke burke models for frederick's
The aspiring rock band drummer got her start in entertainment after she was noticed for her stunning good looks. She was accompanying a friend to a modeling agency and was immediately noticed by a talent scout.

After dabbling in modeling while in Arizona, brooke burke won an acting scholarship, headed to Los Angeles, and began her broadcast journalism studies at UCLA. In her extra time, she worked as a model and gained considerable experience while posing for the Frederick's of Hollywood catalogs.

brooke burke does e! entertainment
Becoming a high-profile model was not difficult after having signed with modeling and talent agencies such as Ford, Wilhelmina and Cunningham Escott Dipene. brooke burke was ready to add up to a dozen magazine covers to her resume, not to mention several television commercials, namely the Bally Total Fitness commercials (as the "beautiful body"), Discover Card commercials (as Derek Jeter's dream date), and commercials for Coca-Cola, Anheuser-Busch and M Professional Cosmetics.

When E! Entertainment Television was searching for a replacement for its show Wild On in 1999, a swimwear company that brooke burke worked for recommended her to the entertainment channel. After the encouragement of a friend, brooke burke went for a casual meeting and interview with E!, which led to a trial show in Spain.

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E! was looking for a spontaneous, personable and down-to-earth person, and since brooke burke fit the bill perfectly, she was signed to a three-year contract with the network as host of the travel show, Wild On . Her job has taken her to the most exotic spots in the world, from Australia and Bali to Belize. Known as an "experienced traveler," she even enjoyed a stint as a spokesperson for the Norwegian Cruise Line.

brooke moves on to rank
Thanks to the success of Wild On , brooke burke's exposure increased exponentially, and a Play .. boy appearance in May 2001 certainly didn't hurt. Once her run on Wild On ended, she stayed on E!, but this time as host of the popular countdown show, Rank . In the meantime, brooke burke kept busy with appearances on The Weakest Link and That's Life , and by starting her own women's swimwear line called Barely Brooke, based on her designs and experience as a swimsuit model and extensive traveler. She also proved how good she could look in bikinis with her own calendars in 2003 and 2004.

brooke burke in movies
brooke burke left her hosting duties on Rank in 2003, but the sexy brunette is still keeping busy, this time with acting. She made guest appearances on shows like Monk and Less Than Perfect in 2004, and has three movies in the pipeline: The Hazing , Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (starring Vince Vaughn and Ben Stiller ), and Knuckle Sandwich , all set for release in 2004.

brooke burke also lends her voice to the "People and Places" category of Atari's Trivial Pursuit video game .

brooke burke married to garth fisher
When not working, brooke burke enjoys staying home with her husband, plastic surgeon Garth Fisher, and their daughters Neriah (born March 2000) and Sierra Sky (born April 2002). While at her Los Angeles home, the jet setter stays fit by practicing yoga, kickboxing and pilates, scuba diving, taking long walks, and relaxes by cooking and reading.

"I was sunbathing topless in Ibiza, and my friend wanted to eat at this café where everybody goes without putting on their tops or bottoms. He assured me, 'No, it's cool. Don't dress up.' I went into the café and sat down with him when all of a sudden I hear, 'Brooke!' It was my dentist. I just played it cool, but needless to say, I changed dentists."
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brooke burke was E! Entertainment Television's fastest rising star. Needless to say, brooke burke has gone from "that girl" we'd see in Bally's Total Fitness ads to the hot host of E!'s travel show, Wild On . Anyone who has seen the beautiful brunette knows that she is the prime reason the show was such a hit -- oh, forget that show, they should launch a show called Wild On Brooke .

brooke burke might not be recognized as a model, but modeling is where she got her start. And it surely came in handy, as she wore (mostly) swimsuits while hosting Wild On and now stars in her very own calendar -- posing in swimsuits.

She's got a pretty face, but don't assume that's all she has going for her. brooke burke studied broadcast journalism at UCLA, and still wants to complete her business degree. But intelligence isn't the only attractive facet of her personality -- the woman oozes charm. We can't help but smile when we see her onscreen (and that goes for the men and women on the voting panel).

brooke burke's smile is so mesmerizing that we need sunglasses to shield ourselves from its wattage. It's refreshing to see a model that lacks the Euro-trash mentality that once plagued the fashion industry.

As is usually the case, women of mixed ethnicity often have very unique looks. brooke burke is no different. The sum of her Irish, French and Portuguese genes is very simple: ultra-sexy.

It's almost impossible to imagine that brooke burke was originally a tomboy who played football as a teenager. She has come a long way since, and the only running she's doing now is from the crowds of male fanatics (we said fanatics, not weirdoes -- all right, maybe one or two weirdoes).

It's strange how the world works, after all, it took a friend of brooke burke's to get her to a talent agency, which eventually led to her being signed by some of the biggest modeling agencies in the world, including Ford.

After over a dozen magazine covers, tons of commercials, and a stint as a Frederick's of Hollywood model, brooke burke settled into the comfortable role of resident host on E!'s Wild On , where she remained from 1999 to 2002. After seeing the world, thanks to the popular TV travelogue, brooke burke moved on as host of another E! show, Rank , which "ranks" different aspects of pop culture .

But brooke burke's days on the show were numbered when she decided to leave in 2003, and work on different aspects of her career, namely acting . With guest spots on shows like Less Than Perfect and Monk in 2004, as well as roles in the 2004 movies The Hazing and Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (starring Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn ), brooke burke is on the right path.

And if acting doesn't work out for her, she can always fall back on the women's beachwear line she created, called Barely Brooke. She even continues to model, and released her own calendars in 2003 and 2004.

This is where she scores big points: without exaggeration, she is one of the most beautiful women in the world. But unlike many models, brooke burke's real beauty shines from inside out (and the other way around).

And the fact that she's the mother of two daughters, Neriah and Sierra Sky, is astonishing. The pilates, yoga and kickboxing she practices definitely helped whip her into amazing shape; besides, if she did need any outside assistance, she could rely on the help of her husband, plastic surgeon Garth Fisher. What a lucky guy...

Let's be frank; does it really matter? We'll give her this much; on one episode of Wild On that took place in Hollywood, she tried on a hippie outfit that would best suit a horse, and she pulled it off beautifully and left us drooling.

Between the modeling she did for the lingerie company Frederick's of Hollywood, as well as several swimwear lines, we know brooke burke has picked up a tip or two in the undergarment category. We don't care about her clothes because she induces X-ray vision in men worldwide.