Celebrated for her unique blend of high glamour and daring performance. She was discovered by (the late) Franco Dragone who she considered a friend and mentor - "I never set out to be a sword swallower. Hell, I never really set out to be anything. I grew up a little outside the norm and very much inside the system. I lost both my parents just before my early teens, bounced around... but considering what some orphans go through, I consider myself really lucky there."