Brittny Gastineau

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Brittny Gastineau (born November 11, 1982) is an American model, socialite, and reality television personality. She is of French ancestry hence her French surname. She is the daughter of former New York Jets defensive end football player Mark Gastineau, and Lisa Gastineau, with whom she starred on E!'s reality TV show Gastineau Girls. Gastineau also starred in another E! reality series, Filthy Rich: Cattle Drive.

After graduating high school , she went to Tuscaloosa to attend the University of Alabama, following in the footsteps of her mother. She intended to study event planning, but went back to New York City to model.

Gastineau is currently pursuing a career in acting and modeling. She has received some work, such as a photo spread in Stuff magazine that she attained weeks after she began to pursue modeling. During an interview conducted with the magazine, Gastineau expressed her desire to film a reality television show with her mother Lisa. Networks immediately began a bidding war,[citation needed] eventually won by the E! Network. "Gastineau Girls" went into production shortly thereafter.

Following the success of the show, opportunities for Gastineau increased. She walked runways for Anne Bowen and Anna Sui during NYC fashion week, and signed an endorsement deal with L'Oreal Paris, which led to a European advertising campaign. She also became the face of high end casual wear designer Ed Hardy. She appeared on the cover of Steppin' Out, Hamptons and Lucire magazines. In 2005, she appeared on Maxim magazine's Hot 100 list, ranking at number 60.

Following the success of Gastineau Girls, Gastineau signed onto another E! Network reality show, Filthy Rich: Cattle Drive. Produced by Joe Simpson (father of Jessica & Ashlee Simpson), cameras followed the privileged children of celebrities working on a Colorado cattle ranch. The show wasn't as successful as Gastineau Girls, but it did keep Gastineau's name and image in the public eye.

The second season of "Gastineau Girls", which proved to be even more popular than the first. Gastineau became the spokesperson for AOL, and became the first celebrity to create a podcast for iTunes. Again teaming with her mother Lisa, the ladies were offered opportunities to write articles for OK! magazine, and also landed a book deal.

Gastineau appeared as a guest host on The View. She appeared as one of the 12 "strangers" on NBC's game show Identity on December 19, 2006. She guest hosted the Montell Williams show and Issac Mizrahi show.

Today, Gastineau lives in Los Angeles. She is currently signed to the Elite Modeling Agency where she is a celebrity model and actress.

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