Brittney Palmer

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Brittney Palmer
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Palmer with her paintings
Born (1987-06-24) June 24, 1987 (age 35)
San Diego, California [1] [2] [3]
Occupation(s)Model, UFC Octagon Girl
Years active2005–present
Modeling information
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) [2] [3]
Hair color Brown [3]
Website brittneypalmer.com

Brittney Palmer (born June 24, 1987) is an American ring girl, model and artist. She is best known for her work as an octagon girl for the UFC, being awarded Ringcard Girl of the Year at the World MMA Awards in 2012, [4] 2013, 2019, and 2022.

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Early life

Palmer started her performing arts career dancing professionally for the shows "Jubilee" at Bally's Las Vegas and “X Burlesque” at Flamingo Las Vegas. After a car accident left Brittney bed-ridden she started working on her art before moving to Los Angeles and studying art history and classic portraiture working with acrylics, oils, and aerosols at the University of California, Los Angeles. Various exhibits have featured her work at institutions and galleries in Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Hong Kong and Milan.[ citation needed ]

Career

On April 19, 2011, Palmer appeared on YouTube opposite model Jo Garcia, in a Mortal Kombat themed video, which has, as of September 2013, garnered over 600,000 hits. [5] In 2012 Palmer appeared on the cover of the March issue of Playboy , [6] making her the third ring girl to do so, preceded by Rachelle Leah and Arianny Celeste. [6] At the 2012 World MMA Awards, Palmer was awarded Ring Card Girl of the Year, [4] prevailing over Arianny Celeste for the 2012 award while simultaneously ending Celeste's winning streak. [7]

Philanthropy

Palmer has raised over $100,000 in donations through her paintings with some of the biggest organizations, charities, and auctions in the World, most notably the AMFAR Galas in Milan, Hong Kong, NYC and Sardinia. She has been an artist ambassador with UNICEF, Steven Tyler of Aerosmith‘s Janie’s Fund, Generation Cure, and Lady Gaga‘s Born This Way Foundation. Palmer has exhibited her paintings alongside influential artists including Pablo Picasso, Damien Hirst, Kaws, Ai Weiwei, Mr Brainwash, Ellen Von Unwerth and Andy Warhol. [8]

Personal life

As of 2019, she is dating visual artist Gregory Siff. [9]

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  4. 1 2 "World MMA Awards 2012 Results". MMAFighting.com. 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  5. ↑ "Sexy Girl Fight in Mortal Kombat: Jo Garcia vs. Brittney Palmer". YouTube. 2011-04-19. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
  6. 1 2 "Brittney Palmer Lands Playboy Cover" . Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  7. ↑ "STUNNING UFC ring girl duo join forces to start seductive OnlyFans account". Yardbarker. 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  8. ↑ "अखाड़े में रंग जमाने वाली ये बाला, सोशल मीडिया पर अपने ग्लैमर से लगाती है आग". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  9. ↑ Iole, Kevin. "UFC's Brittney Palmer paints baseball cards as part of Topps' anniversary". Yahoo Sports.
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