Madison (born Holly Cullen) was born in 1979. Her father traveled around due to work in the timber industry, and from age 2-11, Madison grew up on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, near Juneau. Her family then moved back home to St. Helens, Oregon. In 1999, Madison moved to Los Angeles, where she competed to become a Hawaiian Tropic model and worked at Hooter's. This led to invitations to the infamous parties at Hefner's mansion, at a time when Hefner had seven other girlfriends. Madison moved into the mansion in 2001. Over the years she gradually became his "#1 girlfriend", and they share a bedroom together at Hefner's home. Hefner's two other girlfriends, Bridget Marquardt and the newest one, Kendra Wilkinson, have rooms in other parts of the mansion.In 2003, Madison shot a pictorial for Cyber Girl of the Week, a feature of the Playboy website. She also appeared on the cover and inside of the November 2005 issue of Playboy magazine, along with Marquardt and Wilkinson as part of a special pictorial promoting The Girls Next Door. The girls were featured once again on the September 2006 issue of Playboy.Also in 2005, Madison appeared in an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm as herself along with Marquardt and Hefner.In an April 2006 episode of Hannity & Colmes, during an interview with Alan Colmes, Hefner stated that Madison was the true "love of his life." It was also revealed that shooting began in April for a second season of the reality show The Girls Next Door. Shooting will run for two and a half months, and will cover Hefner's 80th birthday party, Wilkinson's 21st, and a trip to Europe. New episodes began airing on July 30, 2006.A self-described animal lover, Madison in 2006 is writing articles about pets for a friend's quarterly magazine, The Coolest Little Pet Magazine. Between television appearances, her job is "mistress of the Mansion pooches".
Bridget Marquardt was born on September 25, 1973 in the town of Tillamook, Oregon. The Marquardts moved there after living in Lodi, California. Bridget's father Doug is a United States Air Force veteran. Her mother's name is Judy. Shortly after her birth, Judy moved the family back to California. Her parents would eventually divorce, but her mother would get married again. Bridget lived with her mother and younger brother Edward at their stepfather's ranch.Marquardt attended Galt High School for her freshman and sophomore years. She then transferred to Lodi High School. Some of her male friends thought that she should pose for Playboy Magazine. Marquardt sent a letter to Playboy inquiring how to become a Playmate. Bridget kept searching for ways to graduate early. Bridget got her first real job at a local video store. Bridget graduated from high school in 1990, two months after her 17th birthday.College Years and Modeling Career
Then, Bridget enrolled at San Joaquin Delta Junior College. After graduating with an A.A., Bridget transferred to CSU Sacramento. In 1998 at the age of 25, Bridget attended Playboy's Millenium Playmate. She had a successful photo shoot and was sent to the Playboy Mansion for another test shoot. Later, Bridget graduated from CSU Sacramento with a B.A. in communications and an emphasis on public relations. Unfortunately, Bridget didn't become a playmate.In 2001, Bridget moved to Los Angeles after earning her Master's Degree in Communications from the University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA. She immediately attracted the attention of modeling and acting agents and began appearing in small roles for movies, soap operas and graduate films. She also found herself attending parties at the Playboy Mansion, where she became friends with a number of Hugh Hefner's girlfriends. In March 2002, Bridget moved to the Mansion and became one of Hugh Hefner's girlfriends.Bridget was featured on the 2005 E! TV show The Girls Next Door, and appeared in a pictorial in Playboy magazine's November 2005 issue as well as the September 2006 issue. She has appeared in several films as well including the horror/comedy Kottentail in which she portrays a scientist doing genetic research on rabbits.She appeared in an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm as herself along with Holly Madison and Hefner in 2005.
Kendra Wilkinson (born June 12, 1985 in San Diego, California) is a model and television personality best known as one of the three live-in girlfriends of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner and a co-star of the E! reality television series The Girls Next Door. She met Hefner at his 78th birthday party in April 2004, where she had been hired to be one of the "painted girls" (being completely nude except for painted-on accessories).She is a self-proclaimed tomboy, noteworthy for being a sports fan and athlete. One of her trademarks on the program is her constant exercising.Her stated career goal is to become a massage therapist or sports announcer. Prior to being one of Hugh Hefner's girlfriends, she was a dancer at the Cheetah's club in San Diego. As of December 2005, she has become a regular "blogger" columnist at the website of the Philadelphia Eagles. Her mother, from Cherry Hill, New Jersey, used to be one of the professional cheerleaders for the team.She appeared in the Playboy Special Editions Sexy 100 for 2006.