She was born on April 1, 1987 in Reading, Pennsylvania. She grew up in Mohnton, Pennsylvania. A graduate from Twin Valley High School in Elverson, Pennsylvania in 2005, she first worked at the tanning saloon the Baja Beach Tanning Club in Pennsylvania. Eventually she moved to California to pursue a modeling career. Her modeling breakthrough came when she was discovered by Holly Madison on MySpace. The Playmate of the Month in the August 2008 issue of “Playboy”, she was highlighted in a number of episodes of the reality TV series “The Girls Next Door.”