I grew up in a small town called Eldridge, that had a population of around 1,400 people at that time. One cow, one stoplight, you get the idea. I have one older sibling, Tiffany, that helped guide me through my childhood. Well, that is if pouring flour all over me when I was two counts as guidance. The town we lived in was so small, they probably had to go out and change the sign when our family packed up everything and moved to Arizona in 1984

We lived in Chandler, Az until I graduated High School in 1992. I enjoyed playing basketball as well as being on Varsity Cheer and Pom. I won the title of Miss Arizona Teen USA in 1992, and went to compete for the title of Miss Teen USA. That was an extra-special summer...because I also competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain as a member of Dance Team USA. I had about a two week interim between the two events. It was insane!

After High School we moved to Scottsdale, Az. and I have been in here ever since. I graduated with honors from Arizona State University in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition and Dietetics. I enjoyed school, and have considered going back to get a PhD so I can teach nutrition at the collegiate level.

In 1999 I competed for and won the title of Miss Arizona USA 2000, and competed in the 2000 Miss USA Pageant. In the fall of 2000 I gave up my title as Miss Arizona, and have been doing fitness modeling since. I can't even explain to you all how much I enjoy what I do!