Caprice Bourret (born October 24, 1971) is an American businesswoman, singer, model, actress, and television personality. She lives in

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where she runs her company, By Caprice.

Early life and education

Bourret attended the co-ed

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, and graduated class of 1989.

Modelling

Bourret has appeared on more than 250 magazine covers including ''

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'', '' GQ'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'',

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, and the ''Swimsuit Issue'' of ''

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''. She was named the world's sexiest woman by the ''

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'', ''GQ''s Woman of the Year, and ''Maxim''s International Woman of the Year in three consecutive years. She has been featured in television ad campaigns for

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and

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Business

In 2000, Bourret entered into a licensing agreement with one of the UK's leading department stores,

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, for the use of her name on a lingerie range. Six years later, she bought back the licence and subsequently founded ''By Caprice Products'', selling internationally to retailers and department stores. She designs, models, and markets lingerie, swimwear, and sleepwear. In 2010, Bourret launched ''Bedding By Caprice''. Bourret has given speeches at business events about the development of her own business, and on topics of general business interest.

Film and television

Caprice starred in the films ''Hollywood Flies'', ''Nailing Vienna'' and ''Jinxed In Love'', all produced for HBO. She also appeared in the British soap operas ''

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'' and ''

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'' and the comedy series ''Hospital''. In 1998, Bourret hosted another British television series, ''Caprice's Travels''. The show followed Bourret's tour through several major holiday destinations. Bourret has appeared on ''Friday Night's All Wright'' and several award shows, including the European

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awards and the

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, the British National Television Awards in 1996, 1997, and 1998, and several series for the television channels

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and

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. In 2000, she featured in the

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documentary ''Being Caprice'', in which a hidden camera recorded her life for ten days. Also that year, she hosted an evening at

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and the red carpet event for the

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both of which were broadcast live on ABC Network. Bourret was set to take part in the second season of ''

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'', but pulled out. She later appeared on the third season of ''Celebrity Big Brother''. She continued to make appearances on its companion series ''

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'' until 2010. Bourret was a cast member on the fifth season of the VH1 reality series ''

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'' and appeared in other reality shows including ''Celebrities Under Pressure'', ''Celebrities Disfigured'', ''Three Celebrities and a Baby'', and ''

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''. In June 2006, she starred in the British independent film ''Perfect Woman''. This followed an earlier appearance in the film ''

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'' alongside

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. In 2007, Bourret was a judge on

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's ''

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'' and ''

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''. Three years later she was head judge on

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's show ''Style Wars'' in Ireland. On November 13, 2008, she came joint second with

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in a '' Celebrity Come Dine with Me'' episode that also featured

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and Nancy Sorrell. In 2017, Bourret competed in series 4 of Channel 4's '' The Jump''. In 2014, Caprice starred in the reality show '' Ladies of London''. In September 2019, Bourret competed in the second season of the

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reality series ''

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'', in which she finished as a runner-up. In January 2020, Bourret competed in the twelfth season of ''

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'' with professional partner

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later replaced Gaman as Bourret's partner before they withdrew from the competition a week later.

Theatre

Bourret played Maureen in the musical ''

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'' at

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. She also performed in ''

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'' at the

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in London's West End. In 2007, Bourret produced and played the lead role of Lisa, in the off-Broadway production '' Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical'' at the Tesson Theatre in Johannesburg.

Music

In 1999, Bourret was signed to

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and subsequently released her first single, "Oh Yeah" ( UK No. 24), and the 2001 follow-up single, "Once Around the Sun" (also UK No. 24).

References

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