 Like many of Genoa City's privileged youth, Traci Abbott attended boarding school until her return home in 1982.She had low self-esteem because she was overweight, and her older sister, Ashley Abbott, was more glamorous and successful than she was.Traci became the president of rocker Danny Romalotti's (Michael Damian) fan club, and she decided to attend college locally at Genoa City University to be near him.