#11. Kathleen Bradley

The Ultimate 50

11. Kathleen Bradley

2008 Update

Kathleen has a MySpace page nowadays, in which she mentions her main attention is on her family. Perhaps she was at home when she recorded this image, endorsing a marketing idea of some kind. You can see nearly three minutes of her pitch on YouTube, but she doesn't move much beyond this shot -- with hair still on the long side of medium, and perhaps a bit of layering around the crown. It's loose, but still as good and strong as ever.

A YouTube search also brought us face-to-face with perhaps Bradley's toughest on-camera challenge. She had a small role in the 1995 movie Friday, as a woman tempting two young men while watering the lawn. Of course, we ignored the skimpy top and noticed pinned-up hair which was not quite pinned precisely. A breeze from Bradley's right to left pushed a small section of hair across! It's almost at her mouth - and are those loose bangs above the right eye? Could this be doom for our Super-Hair supermodel?

Apparently not. Bradley lowers her head a bit, perhaps to avoid being seen with hair in her eyes on camera -- and it works, as the stray strands stop at the brink of collapse. It's the sort of "great escape" an Ultimate style should make, and Bradley found a way to do it.

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2006 Update

Kathleen sadly seems to be in retirement, but she still can impress us with her hair when she comes out of hiding. Daily Celeb posted this picture from an April awards show -- with her shoulder-length hair pulled back well away from the forehead, and a bit of wave making it look marvelous. (Other pictures with a straighter look seemed flat and uninspiring to us.)

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2004 Update

After an extended absence, Kathleen is making occasional public appearances these days. We thank Wireimage for this photo from early 2004. This "dress-up" event showed hair completely off the forehead, seemingly combed back and sprayed down -- but as perfect as ever.

Beyond a Wireimage or celebrity news search, the best place to find historic Bradley photos these days seems to be a web site of a Price is Right fan. This one is more into swimsuits than hair, so we hope you don't mind that.

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2002 Update

She had a historic job, a blossoming web site (check her intro page below) and a solid place on our Top Ten list. But Kathleen's career was abruptly cut when "The Price is Right" fired her. Now she's practically disappeared from sight, which we consider a crying shame -- and we've never quite forgiven the show for that.

From KathleenBradley.com

So what's a Hair Fan to do? Only scattered photos of Kathleen seem to remain on the Internet, mostly at web sites honoring her old game show. The best one may be "The Price is Right Site," with a couple of "vid-caps" from typical shows. May this woman return to public view soon, for many of us miss her.

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