Ashley Carnes is from Canton, Ohio and graduated from the University of Kentucky with a degree in Communication and Informational Studies and a Philosophy minor. She has 15 years of experience as a cheerleader, including making the varsity team at UK and cheering them to the Final 4. Her work history includes jobs at Domino's Pizza, a tanning salon where she was a manager, and Abercrombie & Fitch where she currently models. Her future plans are to attend the police academy and then law school to become a divorce attorney.