17歲時搬到洛杉磯,希望進入演藝圈。為了在試鏡期間賺錢,在蓋璞兼職;成為盖尔斯的模特兒前,曾在兒童派對上當過小丑、餐飲服務商、服務生和學前教師。[1]隨著登上《花花公子》雜誌2005年8月封面,貝爾德的曝光率大增[2][3]。她與邁阿密的Elite模特兒經紀公司(英语:Elite Model Management)簽約[4]。
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^Someone FINALLY decided to make his grand entrance into the world.... Diora Baird official Twitter. 2012-12-12 [2021-08-15]. (原始内容于2020-08-06).
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