Gena Lee Nolin is an American model and actress. She was born in Duluth, Minnesota on November 29, 1971. Growing up on her family's farm, she was a tomboy and very into sports. Once she was in high school her physical attributes were much more visible. During her senior year, her family moved to Las Vegas. Her girlfriends persuaded her to enter the Miss Las Vegascontest, which she ended up winning. It was at this time that she attracted the attention on numerous modeling and talent agencies going on to later win the Miss Barbizon USA national title and the Elitagency and Ford agency Look of the Yearcontest.

Nolin had breast enhancement surgery in 1993, going from an "A" to a "B" cup, because she thought it would give her better proportions. In 1994 she beat out 1200 other women and got the job of a showcase model on the game show "The Price Is Right". Also played a model named Sandy in the daytime soap The Young and the Restless. In 1995 Nolin got the part of bad- girl Neely Capshaw in the sixth season of the hugely popular TV series "Baywatch". The show's seventh season Nolin had an unexpected pregnancy and had to take time off from filming.

In 1998 Nolin quit Baywatchand started a show of her own titled Sheenawhich lasted on the air from 2000-2002. In late 2001 she posed nude for Playboy.

Has been married a total of 3 times, her first marriage to David Feiler lasting only a month and a day. Her second husband was Greg Fahlman with whom she has a son named Spencer. Her third husband, to whom she is still married, Cale Hulse is a professional hockey player and they have two children, a boy and a girl.