Raised in Moorestown in southern New Jersey and graduated from the Bishop Eustace Preparatory School.
Her father served on the Miss America national pageant's board of directors when she won the title, but he was on a leave of absence during the time of the pageant. The judges, none of whom had ever met her father, stood firm on their decision.
She has two kittens, Howark Roark and Vivvie.
Miss America 1998.
Is playing the part of Vivienne Thelma Kensington in the upcoming
Broadway musical "Legally Blonde: The Musical", opening on Broadway
April 29, 2007.