Bessie Bardot is one of Sydney’s well known fashion and business celebrities. Bessie appears regularly in the media and is the author   of several top selling books. Recently, Bessie and her husband Geoff, took on a 'Life Changing Experiment' of giving away all their possessions and travelled around Australia raising money for charity. Bessie is now back living in Sydney and is a proud ambassador for Coast to Coast for Kids.

 

 

Bessie was Born in the Australian Blue Mountains. She was raised in the laid back, free spirited town of Mullumbimby not far from the famous Byron Bay. Her parents named her "Little-wing" but thought better of it when she was two, renaming her after both the famous jazz and blues singers Bessie Smith and Mahalia Jackson.

After her father's mysterious disappearance when she was 7, her mother remarried a preacher and became very religious. The free spirited life she had become accustomed to was replaced with strict religious discipline, bible studies and church rules. At 14 she landed her first modelling job for girlfriend magazine although due to her religious beliefs she did very little to follow this up.

At 21 she had a dead end job as a receptionist answering phones, was bored, distraught and had very little to her name. She decided not to be a victim of her past and instantly made a new start pursuing her dreams to break stereotypes, become a success and inspire the people around her.

Within 2 years she was married to author and TV personality Geoff Baker, started her first company, and changed the course of her life for the better.