Education
Columbia College Chicago.
Columbia College Chicago.
She began her career in Chicago, before moving to Miami, New York City, and finally, her current home in Los Angeles, California. series (the Kentucky Derby episode). She was also a Spring Break VJ in Lake Havasu and Panama City Beach. She has also done Three to Tango, the NPPL Super 7 World Series Paintball Tournaments on PBTV, segments for TVG, and OLN"s Wakeboarding Power Hour.
She also appeared in television commercials for Coors Light, Old Navy, Bally Total Fitness, Kohl"s, Ericsson mobile phones, and most recently in spots for V8 and Edison Power.
She made countless television appearances on television shows such as MADtv, Las Vegas, All of Us, Passions, and Beverly Hills, 90210. She has also appeared in video games such as MechCommander 2.
Kara"s modeling career includes print advertisements for American Telephone & Telegraph Company, Federal Express , Venus Swimwear, Body Wrappers dancewear, Disney, Suave, Swiffer, 24 Hour Fitness, Mitsubishi Motors, Lexus, Nesquik, Reebok, and Snickers. She has appeared in magazines as Stuff, Maxim, Forbes magazine, Sports Illustrated, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Redbook, Shape, Fitness, Bride, Day Spa, Women"s Fitness, Muscle & Fitness, Fitness Rx, Let"s Live, Endless Vacation, and the cover of Brad Schoenfeld"s book Sculpting Her Body Perfect.
Kara guest starred in a 2000 episode of MADtv, in which she starred in a music video parody, playing the girl in a sketch called "Girl, Why Can"t You Love Maine?" with guest stars 98 Degrees.
In 2005, she was chosen to be a model on National Broadcasting Company"s game show Deal or Number Deal, and holds case #9. She also substituted at 4, 5, and 10. Foreign the 2008-2009 season, she and Tameka Jacobs were the assistants used on the new daytime version.
She will continue in that role as the show moves to Connecticut in 2009-2010.
Kara appeared on a Celebrity Edition of the GSN gameshow Catch 21, playing for charity alongside fellow DOND models Leyla Milani and Marisa Petroro.