Cindy Burbridge (born December 30, 1978) or Sirinya Burbridge (), better known as Cindy Bishop, is a Thai model, actress, beauty pageant titleholder, activist, and amateur artist. She is best known as the former host and judge on reality competition show ''

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''.

Early life

Bishop was born in

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and raised in

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. She is an only child born to elderly parents. Her father, William Burbridge, is American and her mother, Patricia, is half English, one-quarter Indian and one-quarter Thai. Bishop attended

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in Bangkok and graduated from Public Relations at Bangkok University In 2005, she married Byron Bishop, a Japanese American model. They have two children.

Career

Bishop started diving at the age of 5 and through this landed her first modelling contract for an underwater commercial shoot for a diving equipment store. In 1996, Bishop won the Miss Thailand World pageant and represented

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in the

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pageant in

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where she was unplaced and didn't make it to the semi-finals. Bishop's work in films include '' The King Maker'', which she was nominated for best supporting actress at the 2005 Suphanahong Awards in Thailand, and '' All I See is You'' (2016). She has also starred in numerous Thai drama series such as '' Gossip Girl: Thailand'', playing the role of Lily Wijitranukul, City Of Light (''The OC'' ''Thailand'') (Thai adaptation of the original American series), ''Clueless'' and ''From Dreams to Eternity''. In 2016, Bishop presented the fourth cycle of ''

'' and still continues her role until the sixth cycle in 2018. She also hosted 2 episodes of Britain's Next Top Model Cycle 12. In 2021, Bishop starred in '' F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers'', the Thai adaptation of the popular

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ese

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'' by Yoko Kamio. She played the role of Thyme's (Bright aka Vachirawit Chivaaree ) mother.

Activism

In 2018, Bishop launched a social-media campaign, #DontTellMeHowToDress. Later she posted a video with her message "Don’t tell women what to wear; tell men to respect women" that has taken the internet by storm. Bishop teamed up with the Thai Women and Men Progressive Movement Foundation and

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turned the campaign into an exhibition, starting Jun 25, 2018, to raise awareness of sexual harassment and victim-blaming in Thailand.

Awards

Bishop was on the list of the BBC's 100 Women announced on 23 November 2020.

Filmography

Film

Television

TV Series

TV Program

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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