Cosmo Cover Girl

US Cosmopolitan July 1989


Hometown:

"I was brought up in San Diego and have been living here again, but I'll be moving to the San Francisco area. I want to be near a happening city but in a really private place. Maybe a cabin in the woods with beautiful views."

Height and weight:

5'10", 125 lbs. "Definitely not skinny - and my hips are big. I went on the Pill, don't eat superhealthy. ... I have to start working out."

Beauty Beat:

"My skin is a problem. Stress and makeup cause breakouts, and right now, because I'm looking for a new place to live, I am a little stressed. I use scrubs and cleansers a local girl makes up for me - real natural stuff. My hair is so damaged I have to condition it constantly, sometimes with rosemary oil. I put peroxide in it myself to make it blond, but now it's pretty much back to the natural color. I know God definitely meant for me to be a deep brunette."

Family Affairs:

"Dad's a contractor; my mother used to be a hairdresser, but now she's just a mom. I have a sister who works at a bank and recently had her second baby. My brother, a student at the University of Arizona, is an aspiring golfer and a supersmart kid."

Modeling start:

"I entered the Elite agency's Look of the Year contest with some pictures of me in my eighth-grade-graduation dress. A contest is the best way to start. You have people taking care of you. I went first to Paris to model for the summer, then talked my parents into letting me move to New York.&quot

Modeling end?

"The process of dropping out of modeling has been happening since I left New York. I don't want to drop out completely. I have friends in the industry, and the money is good. After five years, you get to a point, though, where it's not so fun anymore. You get sick of people always judging you on how you look that day. Mentally, it's not very satisfying or inspiring. I want to study acting. And take courses - history, sociology ... broaden my education!"