Warm weather and the beach are must-haves for Ashley Menendez, a native Floridian who credits her parents, Denise and Oscar for an incredible and loving upbringing. After high school, Ashley moved to New York to pursue dance and after suffering an injury that put her dancing ambitions on hold, she has returned to Miami to be close to her parents, brother Kevin, and huge extended family
Ashley attended private Catholic school from kindergarten through middle school and it was during these private school days that she met Brooke Hogan. For the past fifteen years Ashley and Brooke have remained close friends and now the two live together, sharing a Miami apartment with roommate Glenn Douglas Packard.
Ashley dreams of one day returning to New York to study fashion advertising and marketing, in hopes of pursuing a career in fashion journalism. Until then, she is soaking up the Miami sun, enjoying the beach, practicing yoga and perfecting her Spanish language skills.
