Jaime Elizabeth Pressly (born July 30, 1977) is an American model and actress.

Pressly was born in Kinston, North Carolina, USA to James Liston Pressly and Brenda Sue Smith. Her mother was a classical dance instructor which lead to Pressly's studying of gymnastics and dancing in her youth which continued for 11 years. By the time she was 14, she was already the spokesperson for her modeling agency, International Cover Model Search and had begun to gain recognition for modeling in the United States as well as in Italy and Japan. Pressly had herself legally emancipated from her parents at the age of 15.