Lived with her parents in Colorado, until her parents divorced. Her dad moved to Laguna Beach, California with her brother, and she moved to Illinois with her mother. She also has a step-father and step-brother there. She acted out while there to get attention, and after her mother couldn't handle it anymore she moved to Laguna to be with her dad and brother. Her freshman year she attended a Catholic school with the uniforms to boot. But that year she took Driver's Ed at Laguna high.. where she met Alex M. and soon the rest of the Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County crew. She convinced her Dad to let her switch to the public school starting her sophomore year.


She is a freshman at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California. [2006] Has two siblings, one a biological brother and one a step-brother. Aspires to be either a talk show hostess or a news anchorwoman. Has an older brother, Mike. She was on the cover of Seventeen, had sexy photos in Rolling Stone and has appeared on numerous television talk shows. Has a shih tzu named Bru. Recently had Lasik eye surgery and documented it for realitylasik.com. Auditioned for the role of Alison Scott in Knocked Up (2007) that later went to Katherine Heigl.