Her father, mother, and brother have lived in Southern California for 30 years and own a restaurant called Maru Sushi & Restaurant in Valencia.
Fluent in Korean and American Sign Language.
Was crowned Ms. America 2007-2008 on October 20, 2007. She was also the Miss Asian America 1994-1995.
Came to the United States from South Korea when she was two years old.
Selected to receive Presidential Service Award for charitable work for people displaced by Katrina, as well as ongoing advocacy for various children's charities as Ms. America.
Says she has eclectic training in the arts, but studied "old-school" Meisner/Method in depth.
Black belts in Tai Kwon Do and mixed martial arts Noysing.
Was a television news reporter and fill-in news anchor in Florida.
Has a set-trained rescue dog named Rocky Bear Smith.
Jane is the youngest in a family of four.
Graduated from UCLA where she majored in Communication Studies.