I have a colorful history behind me--and am merely 26 years old! I wrote my first book Not Everything I Say is Nonsense after requests from friends to compile some of the stories I've told them over the years that just seem too crazy to be true. In doing so, I checked "write a book" off my To Do List in Life. I'm influenced by the good in people on a daily basis. The reminder that when things look bleak, people won't always disappoint you. After a major travesty--they'll be there to help each other. As far as writing goes, I love to read and I've read a lot over the years to be influenced by, but I write the way I speak, so my real influences are my family and their storytelling abilities. No one has the Gift of the Gab like my family!

Ms. All American Talent 2009, Ms. Spirit American Renaissance 2008, Miss Illinois All American 2007, Miss All American Talent 2003, Most Versatile Actress 2002, Outstanding Thespian 2001