To be in the fashion industry and become a name to reckon with was never in the dreams of Brooke Burke. She was definitely born with a charm and exotic looks due to the family's heritage, which blends her French/Irish father with her Portuguese/Irish mother but she wanted to be a a drummer in a rock band. However modelling came to her life as a matter of chance. She went with a high school friend to a modeling agency in Scottsdale, Arizona, where she was discovered by a talent scout who happened to be there. She pursued modeling near her hometown and went on to win an acting scholarship.

She then headed to los Angeles, and began her broadcast journalism studies at UCLA. In her extra time, she worked as a model and gained considerable experience while posing for the Frederick's of Hollywood catalogs. Becoming a high-profile model was not difficult after having signed with modeling and talent agencies such as Ford, Wilhelmina and Cunningham Escott Dipene. Brooke was ready to add up to a dozen magazine covers to her resume, not to mention several television commercials, namely the Bally Total Fitness commercials (as the "beautiful body"), Discover Card commercials (as Derek Jeter's dream date), and commercials for Coca-Cola, Anheuser-Busch and M Professional Cosmetics. 

When E! Entertainment Television was searching for a replacement for its show Wild On in 1999, a swimwear company that Brooke worked for recommended her to the entertainment channel. After the encouragement of a friend, Brooke went for a casual meeting and interview with E!, which led to a trial show in Spain. E! was looking for a spontaneous, personable and down-to-earth person, and since Brooke fit the bill perfectly, she was signed to a three-year contract with the network as host of the travel show, Wild On. Her job has taken her to the most exotic spots in the world, from Australia and Bali to Belize. Known as an "experienced traveler," she even enjoyed a stint as a spokesperson for the Norwegian Cruise Line. 

With this Brooke's exposure increased exponentially, and a Play..boy appearance in May 2001 certainly didn't hurt. Once her run on Wild On ended, she stayed on E!, but this time as host of the popular countdown show, Rank. In the meantime, Burke kept busy with appearances on The Weakest Link and That's Life, and by starting her own women's swimwear line called Barely Brooke, based on her designs and experience as a swimsuit model and extensive traveler. She also proved how good she could look in bikinis with her own calendars in 2003 and 2004. 

Brooke left her hosting duties on Rank in 2003, but the sexy brunette is still keeping busy, this time with acting. She made guest appearances on shows like Monk and Less Than Perfect in 2004, and has three movies in the pipeline: The Hazing, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (starring Vince Vaughn and Ben Stiller), and Knuckle Sandwich, all set for release in 2004. 

Brooke Burke also lends her voice to the "People and Places" category of Atari's Trivial Pursuit video game. When not working, Brooke enjoys staying home with her husband, plastic surgeon Garth Fisher, and their daughters Neriah (born March 2000) and Sierra Sky (born April 2002). During the fifteen days a month she spends at home in Los Angeles, Brooke enjoys doing pilots and yoga, taking long walks, horseback riding, reading psychology books, cooking holiday meals and going to see movies and plays. She also regularly volunteers her time to work with such charitable organizations as Athletes & Entertainers for Kids and the Entertainment Industry Foundation. Despite her hectic schedule, Brooke is obviously not adverse to new challenges