Claudia Schiffer

One of the most famous models ever, Schiffer has appeared on over 500 magazine covers and has pitched a wide variety of products, from Pepsi to Chanel.

Dita Von Teese

Born in a small town in Michigan and raised in a historic antique-filled home, Dita Von Teese's longtime fascination with 1940s cinema and classic retro style has made her name and image synonymous with classic vintage glamour. As a very young girl, Dita became enchanted by the films and stars of Hollywood's Golden Age and spent her childhood dreaming of the high pastiche elegance of 1940s glamour and it's stars like Hedy Lamarr, Rita Hayworth and Betty Grable.
It's no wonder that her childhood fondness for the beauty of yesteryear led her to be revered as not only the most celebrated vintage pinup model and burlesque star, but as one of Hollywood's most glamorous women. At age twelve, she moved out west from Michigan to Orange County, California with her parents and two sisters. Her teen years were spent continuing the classical ballet training she has studied since the age of four, and at age thirteen, she danced as a soloist with a local ballet company.
She idolized Cyd Charisse, a well known film star during the 1950s who was famous for using her classical ballet training for risqu� dance numbers, epitomizing the classic femme fatale...an image Dita longed to grow up to be. For Dita, the appeal of mid nineteenth century glamour carried on into her adulthood, and she began collecting vintage clothes from the 1920s through the 1950s and learned about the details of dressing vintage from head to toe. She soon discovered that not only were women impeccably dressed, but that the underpinnings of the era were divine! In fact, her interest in elegant lingerie led her to pursue her first job at age 15 at a luxury lingerie boutique where she went on to become not only an excellent salesperson, but the shop's buyer of high end lingerie.(Not to mention collector!) In college, she studied historic costuming and had aspirations to work as a stylist for period films, but eventually found a niche for her love of vintage elegance as a model specializing in cheesecake.
Her love of feminine finery, particularly of classic seamed stockings and garters soon inspired her to acquire the ultimate lingerie piece�.a Victorian corset! Having also admired the look of corsets in the films and photos set in the 1800s, she would have no idea at that time that her desire to tight-lace at age eighteen would lead her to a fetish boutique specializing in this type of exotic apparel. It was during one of her many visits to this fetish shop when she first saw an image of Bettie Page by famed artist Olivia.
In 1991, Dita set out to recreate some of Bettie's intriguing images in an effort to bring back nostalgic elegance to the pages of fetish magazines. Since then, Ms. Von Teese has often been compared to Bettie not only for her spirit and for her enduring image, but as the premiere fetish supermodel with countless magazine covers and as one of artist Olivia's favorite art muses. Her career as a glamour model skyrocketed, and it wasn't long before she gained worldwide mainstream press for popularizing retro style and vintage eroticism. Dita began one of the very first model websites ever created on the internet, and as the first retro styled pinup on the web, her site contains an extraordinary collection of over 10,000 impeccably self-styled photographs. Some of the best in the business have photographed her, including Ellen Von Unwerth, Dewey Nicks, Juergen Teller, P.R Brown, Rankin, Lionel Deluy, Sean McCall, Perou, Christophe Mourthe, Pierre et Gilles and famed artist Gottfried Helnwein. Dita has most recently been seen in major pictorials and on covers for magazines such as Maxim's Blender, GQ, Arena, The Face, Flaunt, The London Sunday Times, Women's Wear Daily, Esquire, Jane, Elle and Vogue.
Known for both her onstage elegance and off, her personal style has gained much attention in the pages of fashion and celebrity magazines Dita's career in burlesque began in 1993 as she made a hobby of collecting men's magazines from the 1930s and 40s. In these magazines, there were not only cheesecake photographs of her favorite sex goddesses, but also pages and pages of the burlesque dancers from the era. Dita first began performing her tribute to Sally Rand's feather fan dance at one of the biggest fetish events in the US in 1993, and in 1996, she tipped her hat to striptease icon Lili St Cyr by taking a champagne bath in a crystal-clear glass bathtub.
Her unsurpassed showmanship earned her the spotlight as the headlining performer at all three years of Teaseorama, the most highly publicized and attended showcase of the burlesque revival and she has since toured the United States and Europe as a solo performer. In 2002, Dita was singled out with rave reviews from Variety and The Los Angeles Times for her "girl in the glass" solo performances with Carmen Electra's Pussycat Dolls, and the film Charlie's Angels II features a nightclub scene that pays tribute and gives acknowledgment to Dita's trademark act.
During a run of performances in Hollywood, Dita caught Hugh Hefner's eye and put her on the cover of Playboy's coveted Holiday Gala issue showing off her astonishing sixteen and half inch corseted wasp-waist and a featuring a fabulously luxurious ten page pictorial of her signature 40's style. Whether she is lounging on her sparkling crescent moon, riding a brilliant rhinestone-encrusted carousel horse, bathing in a decadent jeweled clawfoot bathtub, or spinning around in a giant filigree sparkling heart, fans of the burlesque resurgence delight at the sophisticated and lavish spectacles that reflect her devotion to details and dedication to the time honored tradition of classic striptease. Dita regularly performs at The Playboy Mansion's special events, and toured the country for their 50th Anniversary tour. She regularly travels worldwide, and has captivated audiences at some of the most exclusive affairs on the planet for clients such as Louis Vuitton, In Style Magazine, Spike TV, Maxim Magazine, MTV, and at the televised New Years Eve and wedding party for The Osbournes. In Fall 2003, she made news with her risqu� burlesque performances for the fashion set while draped in priceless jewels for a performance at London fashion week's most exclusive party for Garrard Diamonds, the British Crown Jewelers. Aside from continuing to make personal appearances worldwide and creating images for her website, Dita spends her free time collecting vintage couture hats, art deco era clothing and rare antique books about the history of burlesque and her favorite stars.
She drives a restored original 1939 Chrysler New Yorker and is an accomplished ballet, swing and argentine tango dancer. She spends her time off from traveling to relax at home in Hollywood with her fianc� Marilyn Manson, their two Devonshire Rex cats Lily and Aleister, and two dachshunds Greta and Eva.
The year 2004 brings many new ventures for Dita. The Erotic Museum on Hollywood Boulevard currently features a special exhibit of Dita's stage costumes and her famous pink ostrich feather fans. Her first book "Burlesque and The Art of the Teese" published by Harpers Collins is due out November 2004, and the second, a vintage style cookbook will be released in January 2005. Also available are her signature brand of authentic 1940's seamed stockings and a line of couture stiletto shoes and a cosmetics are to be launched late 2004.

Malisia

Malisia grew up in small town outside of Chico, California. Her mother was a farmer�s daughter who inherited flood zone property and an old, run down ranch house. The large family grew crops of wheat and barley. The farm was also home to several wild cats as well as chickens, horses and cows that frequently escaped their rickety pens. On the farm there were always chores to be done.
Everyone had to pitch in. Being the second of five children, for several years Malisia shared a bedroom with three of her siblings. She tells stories of two bunk beds stacked next to each other - talk about never having any privacy!
Malisia�s exotic looks can be attributed to both her parents being of American Indian heritage. They separated and then divorced when she was in the first grade, and she barely knows her father. In the fourth grade Malisia�s family relocated to Australia she lived there for five years. Malisia�s youngest brother and sister still live in Melbourne, and she still keeps in touch with her best friend from elementary school. Malisia wanted to be a model and she started competing in beauty pageants at fifteen years old, while still in high school.
She attended Princeton High School and graduated at age sixteen out of a class of just nine students. It was then that she entered her first bikini contest, and won.
One of the many prizes that day was a free photo shoot.
Modeling was what she was dreaming of and this opened the door for her. Hoping for her big break, Malisia modeled for local clothing stores, alcohol distributors and even the fast food restaurant where she worked by day.
She continued to dream of the day when she would hit it big. During those fast-paced days of modeling jobs and while attending her first year of college, Malisia was devastated when her mother was involved in a fatal car accident.
She decided to take five years off from school, but later returned to receive her Associates Degree in Computerized Business Management from Heald College in Santa Rosa, California- all the while modeling professionally part time.
Malisia is as persistent as a woman gets; she was denied fourteen times for Playboy�s Centerfold! She was eventually chosen as a Newsstand Specials Model (now known as Special Editions) and was published in the �College Girls� issue.
She was later selected as one of the Readers Choice Top 20 Models and was consistently featured in the Special Editions publications. Malisia has been featured thirteen times in Playboy publications, more times than the average Centerfold. Through persistence, patience, and a strong belief in herself, Malisia has everything she ever dreamed of and more.
Her modeling career has given her opportunities to travel the globe, see the world and experience many different cultures such as: London, Melbourne, Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia. Malisia�s goal is to continue her modeling career and most of all is committed to living each and every day to the fullest. There are no boundaries for this beauty!

Bridget Ellen

The early years
Not being camera shy was an asset for Bridget as she began her acting involvement in commercials as a child. Sailing through high school as an honor student, Bridget returned to acting after finishing school.She was cast in the CBS TV Pilot called Princesses with Fran Drescher & Twiggy. Realizing her need to broaden her comedic talent, Bridget began training at The Groundling theatre.The improvisational skills she learned there would shape her career.
My on screen appearences
For the first two years, she was one of the original co-hosts and field reporters of the Playboy TV show, Naughty Amateur Home Video�s (the #1 show as seen on Playboy TV).Bridget�s bubbly personality & humor helped to make the interviews and on location segments of the show full of energy and always spontaneous!In interviews, she was often asked, What month are you? Given the nature of the show and the fact that she had never posed nude for the show or the magazine, she says, Well, it was incredibly flattering but also entertaining to see the reactions when she had to explain the Assets she was hired for weren�t the obvious, just her personality! Believe me, she says, finding humor in odd places comes in handy when you�re being pulled into a mud wrestling match you thought you were only going to be commenting on! Her motto is Keep an open mind and never be afraid to laugh especially at yourself!
Some of her TV credits include Guest starring & co-starring roles on, "The Guardian", "The Manshow", "For Your Love", "Dharma & Greg", "Providence", "2 Guys & a girl", "Martial law", "The Pretender", "Sunset Beach", & "The Division".She�s also had re-occurring roles on several TV shows such as, "Strip Mall", "Passions" & "The X Show".Her commercial credits include NIKE, Nintendo, California Cheese, Alaska Airlines, Volvo, Tostitos, Chi Chi�s restaurants & Jolly Rancher candy.
Bridget has been modeling for many years and has been The Trashy Lingerie Spokesperson for Trashy Lingerie & Trashy.com since 1999. She still gets hired to work on camera, like hosting a special Trashy edition of "Wild On E!" in Vegas at the Palms Hotel & casino, going live on the "Fox & Friends" morning show in NY & Good Day LA.She�s been a guest commentator on Lingerie for VH1, MTV, Livin� Large and ESPN�s Best Damn Sports show period. Many local news shows in LA like, KTLA, KTTV & Nine on the town request her annually to host special segments, like Swimwear, Christmas, Halloween & Valentines day.Internationally, she�s worked with the BBC, Korean TV, Japanese TV, Italian TV and many Telemundo & Univision shows.
What I'm doing now
Because of her experience in TV, Bridget also handles all the TV, Filming and on camera productions for Trashy and any of the on premises shoots at the store location in Los Angeles, California.She has MC�d all the Trashygirl parties and recently hosted a special HD Net special showcasing The Palms Hotel & casino in Las Vegas during an annual party featuring The Trashygirls.In October 2002, she became the P.R. Director for Trashy Lingerie and www.Trashy.com Bridget works with stylists & photo editors for major magazines like FHM, Maxim, Stuff, KING, InStyle, Us, Tv Guide, W, Entertainment Weekly, Complex, Femme Fatale, WWD, Giant, Fuego, Loaded, Premiere, Rime, French Vouge, Interview, The Source & Vanity Fair to name a few. She oversee�s & styles all the photo shoots for Trashy Lingerie and relishes her role as resident Mother hen & friend to all her Models.

The truth is in the slogan she says "Trashy is Classy" & "Inside every Woman is a Trashy Girl!"