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| - After graduating with honors from preparatory school, Brooks studied at Tulane University in New Orleans where she graduated with honors with a B.A. in Communication/Broadcast Journalism. Paige was always on the move. She has lived and modeled all around the world from Los Angeles to New York City to Miami to New Orleans to Philadelphia to Milan to Italy to Montreal to Athens Greece. and France. She is represented by agencies worldwide including: Wilhelmina (New York), Riccardo Gay (Milano), Michele Pommier/Wilhelmina (Miami), T.H.E. (Washington, D.C.), and San Diego Model Management (San Diego).
- Brooks was born in Mobile, Alabama. She graduated with honors from the Newcomb College of Tulane University with a BA in Communication/Broadcast Journalism and traveled around the world after graduation. She is a Wilhelmina Model Search Winner and has appeared in the pages of Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, and has worked as a model for print ads, international magazines, commercials, and runway fashion events. Brooks is also a Miss USA Finalist and "Barker's Beauty" from The Price Is Right. She has worked as an actress, host, news anchor/reporter, and spokesperson for various Internet shows, television programs, and radio shows. As a singer she can also be heard in several Los Angeles clubs as a member of "The Swank Pharaoh's Jazz Band".
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| - Brooks was born in Mobile, Alabama. She graduated with honors from the Newcomb College of Tulane University with a BA in Communication/Broadcast Journalism and traveled around the world after graduation. She is a Wilhelmina Model Search Winner and has appeared in the pages of Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, and has worked as a model for print ads, international magazines, commercials, and runway fashion events. Brooks is also a Miss USA Finalist and "Barker's Beauty" from The Price Is Right. She has worked as an actress, host, news anchor/reporter, and spokesperson for various Internet shows, television programs, and radio shows. As a singer she can also be heard in several Los Angeles clubs as a member of "The Swank Pharaoh's Jazz Band". Brooks' acting debut was in Joel Schumacher's thriller The Client (1994), followed by appearances in the television series The Love Boat: The Next Wave (1998, episode All Aboard, with Phil Morris), Martial Law (1998, episode Funny Money, with Tom Wright, Jon David Weigand, Dan Gauthier, and Jeff Wolfe), Baywatch (1999, episode "Double Jeopardy", with Gregory J. Barnett), Charmed (2000, episode "Ex Libris", with Jeremy Roberts and Scott Lincoln), Crossing Jordan (2002, episode "Wrong Place, Wrong Time", with Miguel Ferrer, K Callan, and Mark Kiely), and The Guardian (2003, episode "Back in the Ring", with Raphael Sbarge and Michael Ensign). In 2002, she was cast in the role of Princess Lauranna in the blockbuster Men in Black II, which also featured Jack Kehler, Michael Bailey Smith, Mary Stein, Kevin Grevioux, Derek Mears, and Gene LeBell. This role earned her several nominations, titles and international renown. She was even honored with the title "Top Hollywood Blonde" at the movie industry's premiere website, the Internet Movie Database. Previously, she appeared in roles in films such as Charlie's Angels (2000) and Runners (2001). Brooks continues to appear in blockbusters, including a role as a yoga pro in the action comedy Hollywood Homicide (2003, with Bruce Greenwood, Clyde Kusatsu, and Tyana Parr).
- After graduating with honors from preparatory school, Brooks studied at Tulane University in New Orleans where she graduated with honors with a B.A. in Communication/Broadcast Journalism. Paige was always on the move. She has lived and modeled all around the world from Los Angeles to New York City to Miami to New Orleans to Philadelphia to Milan to Italy to Montreal to Athens Greece. and France. She is represented by agencies worldwide including: Wilhelmina (New York), Riccardo Gay (Milano), Michele Pommier/Wilhelmina (Miami), T.H.E. (Washington, D.C.), and San Diego Model Management (San Diego). Paige is also a Wilhelmina Model Search Winner as well as an international print and runway model and has graced the cover of numerous magazines including Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Modern Bride, Seventeen and many more. She has also walked the runways of famous designers such as Oscar de la Renta, St. John, Nicole Miller, Betsey Johnson, Halston, Badgley Mischka, Carolina Herrera and Ralph Lauren. Aside from all the International Modeling gigs and Fashion shows, Brooks also impressed on the Beauty Pageantry scene. In 1997, she competed for and won the Miss Alabama USA 1998 title as well as winning the Swimsuit competition category. Paige represented Alabama in the Miss USA 1998 pageant broadcast live from Shreveport, Louisiana in February 1998, which was won by future Price is Right rotating model Shawnae Jebbia of Massachusetts. She became ill right before the preliminary competition as the chaperones and producers became concerned about her being able to perform. Paige was allowed to forgo activities in order to rest and heal but she was still ill during the competition and did not place in the Top 10, as she was expected to do. However, Paige did place in the Top 20 finalists. Other honors that she received during the Miss USA 1998 pageant were being chosen as lead dancer during the opening number and also as a spokesperson for Shreveport, Louisiana during the city’s promo portion of the show. After the Miss USA pageantry, Paige continued to book other modeling gigs and she soon began auditioning for TV gigs and successfully landed a short term gig as a Barker's Beauty of The Price is Right during model tryouts. Her tryouts episodes ran from February 26 to March 2, 2001 for a total of five appearances. Paige also landed supporting roles in various movies and her best known movie role is Princess Lauranna in the 2002 movie Men in Black II as this pivotal role garnered international fame on the worldwide silver screen and as a result, she was voted "Top Hollywood Blonde" by Internet Movie Database. Paige also has a talent for music as she performs in various music clubs throughout Los Angeles singing with The Swank Pharaohs Jazz Band. She also enjoys ballroom dancing, salsa, aerobics, and gourmet cooking.
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