Patricia Ford
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Alternate Names: Brandi Davis, Patricia Pualani Ford, Brandi Peterson, Patricia Waialae
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Born on March 17, 1969, in Honolulu, Hawaii, Patricia Ford is an American model and actress of mixed German, Irish, Chinese, Hawaiian, and Portuguese descent. She spent her early years in Honolulu and Waianae, graduating from Waianae High School in 1987. While her birth name is generally cited as Patricia Ford, she has also used professional names such as Brandi, Brandi Davis, and Patricia Pualani Ford throughout her career.
Ford first entered the spotlight as a teenager after being discovered at a Tropical Teen pageant, which led to a successful modeling career in Japan. She rose to significant fame in the 1990s as one of the era's most popular internet and pin-up models. Her career was largely defined by her work with Playboy, where she appeared in numerous special edition newsstand magazines and was voted Playboy’s Lingerie Supermodel of the Year in 1996. In addition to modeling, she appeared in films like Play It to the Bone (1999) and the television series Black Scorpion (2001). She officially retired from modeling in the early 2000s following her marriage.
