Background
Bobbie was born October 23, 1974, in Providence, Rhode Island, and raised bi-coastal between New England and Los Los Angeles
Bobbie was born October 23, 1974, in Providence, Rhode Island, and raised bi-coastal between New England and Los Los Angeles
Bobbie received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Idaho.
She has been considered a beauty and fashion expert for over a decade, and has appeared on television shows including East! Red Carpet coverage, Style Network"s Fashion Police, The View and Wendy Williams. Her national column, "the Buzz" appeared in In Touch Weekly Magazine. Now, "Bobbie"s Buzz" airs weekly on TODAY with Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb.
During three years of graduate studies, Bobbie volunteered as an advocate and counselor at the Valley Trauma Center, a rape crisis treatment facility.
From FOX and Cable News Network to Video Hits One and Music Television, Bobbie has shared tips, tricks and Hollywood secrets with a wide audience. She has appeared on a variety of East! Entertainment specials, including their annual red-carpet Emmy, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, and Academy Awards coverage.
She also co-hosted Fashion Police on the Style Network with Robert Verdi. As the Style Editor of National Broadcasting Company’s Today Show, her weekly TodayShow.com Style Buzz articles have become a popular fixture for the Fashion & Beauty section, and are often pulled to also appear on Master of Science in Nursing.com and Master of Science in Nursing messenger, as well as Microsoft and National Broadcasting Company.com’s home page.
Her work with national clothing retailers has included fashion commentary for both the youth and adult market and presently she serves as Simon Property Group"s Style Expert, visiting malls across the United States and hosting events.
In the fall of 2009, Thomas launched Bobbie.com. The blog features a variety of Thomas" styling ideas, Do-lieutenant-Yourself projects and houses an archive of her Today Show segments. In 2010, Thomas signed on to lead a team of women in the "Latisse Wishes Challenge" benefitting the Make-a-Wish foundation.