Gena Lee Nolin was born on November 29, 1971 at Duluth, Minnesota, USA. Due to her high school career she and her family moved to Las Vegas. At that time her friends wanted her to appear in the Miss Las Vegas contest. No points for guessing she entered and won the contest.
After this she won the Elite Agency and Ford Agency 'Miss Barbizon USA' national title and regional 'Look of the Year' contests. When she finished her graduation she went to Los Angeles to pursue acting. There she attended Santa Monica college and studied interior design.
Gena then saw the advertisement in the paper for 'The Price Is Right' in the year of 1994. She went for the audition with other people but to her credit she was chosen for the game show. She had to work three days a week and got a ten day break every two weeks. Thus she got enough time to continue with her studies and auditions.
