Trivia

Met her current husband John Corbett on a blind date.

Turned down the role of "Dwan" in the remake King Kong (1976), which went to Jessica Lange.

Has her own pampering pet care product company: "Bo Derek's Bless the Beasts", products in the range include numerous nourishing dog shampoos and conditioners, fragrances and fur polish.

Named envoy to Fight Animal Trafficking by the United States State Department.

Turned down Priscilla Presley's role in The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988).

Has Dutch, English, German, Irish and Welsh descent.

Bo's stepchildren, Russell Derek (1950-1999) and Sean Catherine Derek (born 1953), were older than she.

Was considered for the role of Stacey Sutton in A View to a Kill (1985), which ultimately went to Tanya Roberts.

Eldest of four children. Her father, Paul Collins, was a boat salesman and a Hobie Cat executive. Mother, Norma Collins, was a makeup artist and hairdresser to Ann-Margret.

She is a member of the California Horse Racing Board.

Photographer for the John Corbett tour. She shot his self-titled CD cover.

C.J. the Orangutan fell in love with her at first sight as they were making the movie Tarzan the Ape Man (1981).

Lives on a family horse ranch outside of Santa Ynez, California (between Santa Barbara and Santa Maria).

Member of the NRA and a regular hunter. Close friend and vocal supporter of former NRA president Charlton Heston.

Friends with Diandra Luker and Ursula Andress.

Eldest of four children: a brother and two sisters (one of whom is Kerry Perez).

Was romantically linked to Ted Turner and Kiefer Sutherland in the early '00s.

Her father, Paul Collins, was the marketing and public relations director at Kawasaki Motorcycles in the early 1970s.

Her sister, Kerry Perez, is her longtime assistant.

Shania Twain's second album, "The Woman in Me"(1995), features a back cover photograph of Shania shot by Bo. The first single, 'Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under," was directed by Bo's first husband, actor/director John Derek.

Bo and her late husband, John Derek, formed "Svengali Productions".

Has one step-granddaughter: Alyce Isadora Derek born on June 28, 1969. (Russell's daughter).

She has a Pure Portuguese mare, a champion named Gaiata, which she bought in 2000.

2014 Ambassador to the Breeders Cup (thoroughbred horseracing).

Bo Derek is the International Ambassador of the Lusitano Horse (Portuguese World Champion Horse).

Animal rights activist and supporter of the Republican Party.

Bo and John Derek were of the many celebrities who liked to make weekend visits to Ralph Helfer's "Africa U.S.A." Exotic Animal Ranch in Soledad Canyon, California to play with the animals and pitch in with the chores.

Attended the Republican National Convention in New York in 2004 to show her support for President George W. Bush and the Iraq war.

Met John Derek at 16, in relationship at 17 and married at 19.

Mentioned in the theme song of the 1980s television series The Fall Guy (1981).

Was announced as a roaster for Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe (2016) but did not appear. No explanation was given for her absence.

Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1979" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol 31.

Did fund raising work for President George W. Bush during the 2000 election.

African lion Neal was her self-appointed bodyguard while filming the movie Tarzan the Ape Man (1981).

Attended Nathaniel Narbonne High School in Harbor City, California. Did not return after completing junior year.

In order to keep the illusion that all of John Derek's wives were blonde and subject to his Svengali-like influence, Derek's first wife and mother of his children, Pati Behrs, a brunette, was omitted from the PR that was spread during Bo's peak years of fame, whereas his second and third wives, Ursula Andress and Linda Evans, were constantly mentioned whenever Bo was written about.

Stepdaughter of stuntman Bobby Bass.

Ex-stepmother-in-law of Lynette Derek, actually her senior by eight years.

At one point she was in negotiations to star in a screen adaptation of Irving Wallace's novel "The Fan Club".