Gabrielle Richens is a
British model and
TV presenter. She was born in
Kent of British, Indian and Chinese extraction although her parents are from
South Africa. Richens has worked as a model since she was fifteen when she signed with the
Elite modeling agency. She was nicknamed "The Pleasure Machine" after an airline commercial she appeared in although she has said she does not care for the name. She has risen to fame in particular in
Australia.