While she was in high school, she was discovered during a Model Search America convention in her Ohio hometown.
Majored in psychology in college and was planning to pursue a degree in criminal justice.
Appeared in music videos for Expose's "As Long as I Can Dream," Snoop Dogg's "What's My Name" and Dr. Dre's "Let Me Ride."
In 1997, made her television debut playing the role of Vanessa Hart in the daytime soap opera Sunset Beach.
Volunteers with Kusewera, an organization that teaches children in Malawi through active and creative play.