Perfection

with Playboy New Zealand September 2024 cover star Bambi Barton / @iambambibarton

Photographer Anthony Wright / @yesishootmodels

Location YISM Studios, Tampa, Fl.

We’re happy to have you featured. Can you give us a bit of background on your career as a model and where it all started? When I was a little girl I wanted to be a runway supermodel. Over the years as I grew up, I realized there are so many different forms of modeling! As I became an adult I realized there was this feeling I got seeing myself nude or in lingerie and it was like.. BOOM “I want to always feel this pretty and empowered” Thus began the ‘boudoir-esque’ modeling era. And I love it so much. Wouldn’t change it for the world.

How do you usually begin your day? I’d love to tell you it starts with chia seeds and a 5k but it definitely doesn’t. I’m a BIG fan of slow starts to the day- the alarm goes off, and I just lay there for a few minutes and really allow my eyes to open. Coffee, Errands (or whatever), back home for laundry and then catching up on some work.

If you could spend a day doing anything you wanted, what would it be and why? A screen-free day would really be a blessing, go on a hike or lay on the beach (or even my couch is fine and just enjoy the silence and zone out. That’d be nice.

What are your favorite ways to unwind and relax when you’re not working or traveling? Sometimes I play video games, and sometimes I play golf (although I’m terrible). I really enjoy a huge variety of activities or sometimes a lack of activities and take a nap.

Do you have any hidden talent, if so what is it? Maybe not so much a talent these days but I did Motocross for a long time as a kid and going into adulthood. I miss it every day and swear to myself when I’m ready to really settle down I’ll buy a big piece of land to build a track on.

What’s the best place you have ever been to in the world? Disney! Cliché but I love Disney. It really is the most magical place on earth.

What are some of your biggest dreams you hope to achieve? So simple for me- BIG land and a BIG family.

3 things that you can’t go a day without. Coffee, my books, and banana bread.

Looking back, what advice would you give to younger yourself? “The time will pass anyway.” Not sure who the quote is by, but I live up to it every day.

That said, what advice would you give to all the women out there when it comes to love and relationships? “The Red String Theory” Is a theory I love to invest myself in. I tend not to listen to it too well and fail to take my own advice. But the idea of The Red String Theory is that you and your partner have an invisible red string tied to each other and that as time passes your string tightens until you meet.

Are there any qualities or traits you find particularly attractive in a partner and what do you value the most? A man. Which sounds vague- But I mean there’s nothing more attractive than a Man. More specifically a blue-collar man. Hard-working, selfless, protective, strong, etc…

Thanks so much for your time, Where can our readers follow you on social to stay up to date on what you’re up to? No! Thank you! I’m just happy to be here! My Instagram is @iambambibarton as well as my X (the artist formally known as Twitter.