Shannon Elizabeth

NAME: Shannon Elizabeth NATIONALITY: American HEIGHT: 5'9" HAIR: Auburn EYES: Brown BORN: September 7, 1976 in Houston, Texas. Grew up in Waco, Texas.

DISCOVERED: In Shannon's own words: "During my senior year I had the opportunity to be in a video for a local band. The producer of the project thought that I should be in New York modeling and proceeded to pitch the idea to my parents. That Christmas my family and I ended up going to New York to have some pictures taken and meet with some agencies. I was soooo nervous! By the end of our trip I had an agent who was waiting for me to graduate and move to the Big Apple. That was the beginning of me working with various magazines and doing a bit of traveling. Amongst my travels I hit such places as Japan, Paris, Milan, Australia, Taiwan and Hong Kong."

AGENCY: Started out with the Ford Modeling Agency and has since moved to Elite Model Management.

RÉSUMÉ: Appears in the August 1999 issue of Playboy magazine with a 10 page photo spread. Her first job in LA was a Taco Bell commercial. Her role in American Pie is what has established her as an up-and-coming star with an amazing body.

HOME: Waco, Texas and Los Angeles.

KNOWN FOR: Being the girl who bares all in American Pie.

SWEETIE: Got engaged to actor Joseph D. Reitman in November 1999, plans to marry him in Summer 2001. They both acted in the movie Tomcats.

OTHER: Her father is of Syrian/Lebanese decent and her mother is of French/English/American Indian decent.