She moved to Daytona Beach, Florida after high school and became a bikini model. She modeled for Florida Bikinis, Hawaiian Tropic, Stare Magazine, Tropic Beauty, Monster Tower and was a member of the USA National Bikini Team. She currently lives in Miami, Florida. She was a Playboy Cyber Girl of the Week for the first week of January 2007. She was previously Playboy's Coed of the Month for the month of October 2006. Jillian later was Playboy's Cyber Girl of the Month for the month of May 2007.