Grew up in Long Beach, CaliforniaWas a member of the International Children's Choir for six years where she performed for world leaders such as President Ronald Reagan and Chaim Herzog, the President of Israel. She performed with the choir in the opening ceremonies of the 1984 Olympics, traveled with them to Mexico and Israel as "Little Ambassadors of Peace", sang for the opening of the Citicorp building in New York and on the steps of the Capital Building in Washington DC.Modeled in Japan as a teen.Earned her BA in Speech Communications from California State University Northridge