Samantha Gayle Stewart was born in Myrtle Beach, SC, but moved to the Nashville, TN area as a baby, where she was raised. While her family was decidedly more athletic, Samantha always gravitated towards the Arts, fighting for solos in her church choir, and dragging her Mom to community theatre auditions, where it became clear she was made for the spotlight. In Nashville, she appeared in numerous regional and school plays and musicals, local TV gigs, and, due to her tall and lanky frame, a lucrative modeling career, especially on the runway.