Abigail Ratchford
Abigail "Abi" Ratchford (born September 12) is an American glamour model, social media personality and actress. She has modeled for multiple magazines and has appeared in multiple television series.
Early life
Ratchford was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania and is the fifth of seven children. She is of Irish, German and French descent. Growing up, she attended Catholic grade school, Catholic high school, and a Jesuit University briefly before beginning her modeling career.
Career
Modeling
Ratchford has been featured multiple times on the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit website. She has appeared in a six page print spread in a popular Australian men's magazine, and also Zoo Weekly, Nuts, Esquire, Maxim and Playboy.
In 2014, Abigail relocated to Los Angeles to further expand her career in modeling and acting. Since moving, she has been featured in numerous billboard campaigns on Sunset BLVD., and TMZ has coined her βThe Sweetheart" after appearing on their show multiple times.
As well as modeling Ratchford is also involved in the fashion industry as a featured model for designers including Michael Costello and walked in his Stello Spring Collection show during the 2016 LA Fashion Week. Also in 2016 she launched of her first calendar available on-line and in stores nation wide.
Acting
Abigail has also made a name for herself on the small screen with multiple guest roles on ABC, E! and most recently, NBC's Parks and Recreation. She was also in the running in multiple roles in Modern Family, Wild On E!, Maxim TV. She has multiple other shows not yet announced that she will be starring in 2016.
Filmography
Television
Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
2014 |
Access Hollywood |
Herself |
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2015 |
Parks and Recreation |
N/A |
episode 8 |
2015 |
8th Annual Babes in Toyland |
Herself |
Christmas special with Lindsey Pelas |