From my Playmate pictorial!

From my Playmate pictorial!

I grew up an only child in Jacksonville, Florida and come from a conservative Christian background. My dad is a real estate developer and my mother, who owned a women's center (a combination of a dress salon, spa and restaurant) while I was growing up, now teaches religious philosophy in Greek, Hebrew and English. Since I didn't have any siblings, my childhood was uneventful except for a trip that we took each December to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. I usually hung out by the pool, walked on the beach or played volleyball with other kids that I met -- I also drank pina coladas when my parents weren't around, but that was the extent of my mischief.

During the rest of the year, I assisted my mother with her women's center or dedicated time to studying and participating in school activities such as ballet, tap, jazz and gymnastics. I realized that I had a passion for sports and that love for athletics continued throughout high school. I was involved in volleyball, basketball and football and went on skiing trips every year with classmates to Keystone or Breckenridge, Colorado. I challenged myself on an academic level as well by taking advanced courses and graduating when I was 16. Shortly thereafter, I attended Arizona State University for psychology, but only enrolled for a year because I needed a break from scholastics.