Olivia Jordan Thomas was born on September 28, 1988, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and became renowned as an American actress, model, and television host.

She graduated from Bishop Kelley High School before studying health sciences at Boston University, where she also worked as a featured extra in films such as Ted and Here Comes the Boom, leading her to join the Screen Actors Guild and adopt the surname Jordan for her career due to another actor having the same name.

After earning her Bachelor of Science degree in 2011, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting and modeling.

Throughout her entertainment career, she appeared in multiple films and television series, including roles in Hot Tub Time Machine 2, Small Shots, NCIS: Hawai'i, Hawaii Five-0, Dollface, and Lifetime movies.

She was also featured in notable magazines such as Sports Illustrated, Cosmopolitan, and Shape. Her early successes in pageantry began when she participated in Miss California USA in 2013 and finished as first runner-up, before being crowned Miss World America 2013 and finishing in the top 20 at the Miss World pageant.

Her most prominent achievement came in 2015 when she won the title of Miss Oklahoma USA, followed by her historic victory as Miss USA 2015, making her the first woman from Oklahoma to win the title.

She went on to represent the United States at Miss Universe 2015, where she finished as the second runner-up, earning praise for her poise and grace.

Her reign was notable not only for her pageant accomplishments but also for her advocacy for gender equality, body positivity, and Alzheimer’s awareness, reflecting her commitment to various humanitarian causes.

In her personal life, she became engaged to actor Jay Hector in 2018 and married him on November 8, 2019, in Palm Springs, California, and the couple now has a daughter named Lola May Hector.