I was attending college and working in a charming gourmet restaurant in Banner Elk NC in 1989. Michele Pommier had a summer house in the area and was a regular in Morels restaurant and friends with the owners Dean and Donna Mitchell. They strongly suggested that I give modeling a shot and introduced me to Michele Pommier who encouraged me to come to Miami and see where things led. About a year later I ended up signing on with Irene Marie agency in Miami and my second job I booked was for the upcoming Calvin Klein Escape perfume launch campaign with the new Guess girl, Shanna Zadrick. Shot the print with the legendary photographer Bruce Webber and TV commercials with one of the greatest, Herb Ritts. The rest, as they say, is history!