She encountered some trouble with the law when, in the year 2000, she purchased some materials with counterfeit money from two stores in Fayetville, Arkansas. Three years later, she graduated from the University of Arkansas and went on to pursue a career in modeling. When she was 24 years old, she became a finalist on America's Next Top Model, Cycle 6. She stands at 5 feet, 11 inches, and among her favorite supermodels are Tyra Banks, Naomi Campbell, Heidi Klum, Gisele Bundchen and Beverly Peele. She also enjoyed watching The Color Purple, Pretty Woman, City of God, Boomerang, Harlem Nights, Crooklyn, Dead Presidents, King Kong, The Mack, Friday, There's Something About Mary, Flowers in the Attic and Poetic Justice.