I was born in Austin, Texas on December 12, 1975. I lived there for 2 years, then moved to Richardson, Texas. I moved to Mission Viejo, Ca. when I was 7 years old. I started modeling when I was 12. I was teased when I was growing up, so I had low self esteem. My parents put me in modeling school to help me to feel better about myself. My mom always told me that my "monkey lips" (as the kids called them) would be on the cover of Vogue one day. Ok, maybe not Vogue, but they did make the cover of Minitruckin'. Success is definitely the best revenge. So any way, that's how I got started in this business. I really think it is important to like what you do for a living. I got my first paying job when I was 19. It was a poster for Jones Performance Fuel Systems. For this job, I had to hold this carburetor made by Holley. It was called the Dominator, and that thing was sooooo... heavy and I had to hold it for the longest time. And they say modeling isn't work... The finished product was me (just my body) wearing a patent leather bikini holding the Dominator carburetor and the caption read, "Injection is nice, but I'd rather be dominated!". I made an "appearance" at the Super Chevy Show in Pomona and signed autographs at the Jones Performance Fuel Systems booth. I was a celebrity for a day. It was a lot of fun! This was what I wanted to do. Nevertheless, I always thought that someone was going to find me and wave their magic wand and make me famous. I know now that that is not how it works. The photographer from the poster, Jeff Tinnion, recommended me to Minitruckin' Magazine this year. I showed them my pictures and got the job to be on the cover in August 1998. Around the same time, I was putting my pictures on every virtual modeling agency I could find on the internet. I figured, it couldn't hurt. The rest is history. I have to thank, Jeff Tinnion, for getting the ball rolling, the guys at Jones Performance Fuel Systems, for being so cool to me, and all of my internet fans, for showing their support of meyet