Lesa Wilson was born in Rome, GA to Robert and Belinda Wilson and raised there with her two brothers and one sister. She is an American actress, model and tv personality who is known for her roles on Necessary Roughness, Drop Dead Diva, Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse and her appearances on American Idol, the Miss USA pageant and MTV's MADE.She started working as a model in her teenage years and then expanded into hosting and acting. She studied radio and television broadcasting but after working as a radio dj and production assistant at a local news station, she decided she preferred the entertainment side of media. Her first break onto the national scene was in 2003 when she made the semi finals of American Idol. Two years later, she won the title of Miss Georgia USA and went on to place 2nd runner up at Miss USA. After this, she relocated to Atlanta and began working through talent agents for commercial, modeling and acting work.