Caprice Bourret (born October 24, 1971) is an American lingerie model, actress, television personality and businesswoman. Much of her career has been in the United Kingdom where she is known by her first name, although she has also made a number of appearances in American television programmes such as The Surreal Life.
Bourret (pronounced Bur-Ray) was born to working class parents of French and Jewish ancestry. After growing up in Hacienda Heights, California, Caprice moved to the United Kingdom in 1996 to further her career in modelling. An appearance in a see-through dress at the 1996 British National Television Awards ceremony helped gain her public recognition.
At 25 she became one of the UK’s best known models after landing a job with Wonderbra. She has appeared on the covers of GQ, Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Maxim, FHM and the 1998 Swimsuit Issue of Sports Illustrated. She was voted GQ magazine’s Woman of the Year and Maxim’s International Woman of the Year for three consecutive years. She has been featured in television ad campaigns for Diet Coke and Pizza Hut.
In 2000, Bourret entered a licensing agreement with Debenhams, giving her name to a lingerie range. In 2006 Caprice founded By Caprice Lingerie. Since then she has expanded to swimwear, sleepwear and bedding, amongst other items.
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