Trivia: Often mistakenly thought to be Native American, but her father is half-Lebanese/half-German and her mother is Korean. First job was at an all-you-can-eat buffet. Interned at 48 Hours with Dan Rather in New York. Appeared in local television commercials for her father's Waco auto shop, Jerry Stevens Firestone prior to her HGTV debut. Her first fixer-upper was her and husband Chip's newlywed home.