Entrepreneur, military veteran, beauty queen, and media producer. She is widely recognized as a highly decorated former U.S. Army Captain who successfully transitioned into the fashion, pageantry, and entertainment industries. Within the pageantry space, she has won multiple crowns, including the historic title of First Runner-Up for Mrs. America. She leverages her executive expertise as the CEO of a global media company and her own signature performance cosmetic line. Her extensive professional career timeline officially kicked off in 1990 when she enlisted in the United States Army. After leaving active military service as an officer in 2002, she launched her first formal commercial photography business in 2000, which acted as her gateway into the modeling and entertainment industry. Her transition into pageantry and media entertainment production was officially solidified around 2010 when she took home the crown as Mrs. Maryland America.