Her father is from an Ashkenazi Jewish family (from Poland, Russia, and Hungary). Her mother is of Greek, Italian, and Ashkenazi Jewish (from her own maternal grandmother) ancestry.
Singing since age 11, she has won several national vocal competitions
including The L.A. Philharmonic's Award Vocal Opera, The National Date
Festival and America's Showcase Starlet.
At 17 she was the youngest singer ever to headline Las Vegas when she
debuted in "Viva Las Vegas" at the Sands Hotel.
Lindsay moved to Las Vegas as a teen-ager. She attended high school
there and went to UNLV. Her parents own a shop in Las Vegas
specializing in Mexican imports. When Lindsay was a teen-ager she
appeared in commercials for her parents' shop and finally got a job at
the (no longer there) Sands Hotel in a show called "Viva Las Vegas."
Gave birth to her 1st child at age 26, daughter Isabella Hartley (Isabella Justice Hartley), on July 3, 2004. Child's father is her ex-husband, Justin Hartley.
Has competed in pageants and won several titles including "Young Miss
America."