Jena Sims

Jena Sims, also known as Jena Sims Koepka, is an American model and actress. Born Jena Michelle Sims on December 30, 1988, she first gained public attention through beauty pageantry and has since appeared in various television projects and films, notably featured in several made-for-television and B-movies.

Sims grew up in Winder, Georgia, where she attended and graduated from Winder-Barrow High School in 2007. Following high school, she briefly attended Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, where she studied marketing.

Her career in pageantry began in 2004 when she was crowned Miss Georgia Junior National Teenager, subsequently winning the Miss Junior National Teenager title in 2005. On November 11, 2006, Sims won the Miss Georgia Teen USA 2007 title in Newnan. She represented Georgia at the Miss Teen USA 2007 pageant held in Pasadena, California, in August 2007, becoming the first representative from Georgia not to place in the national competition since 2003.

Alongside her pageant work, Sims founded and runs the Pageant of Hope, a non-profit organization that hosts beauty pageants for children facing cancer and other disadvantages. The organization has hosted pageant events across multiple states, including Georgia, Tennessee, New York, Michigan, Wisconsin, and California.

As an actress, Sims has appeared in several film and television projects. Her screen credits include roles in films such as Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader (2012), 3-Headed Shark Attack (2015), and Sharknado 5: Global Swarming (2017). Additionally, she made an appearance in an episode of the television series Entourage.

In her personal life, Sims married professional golfer Brooks Koepka on June 4, 2022. The couple welcomed their first child, a son, on July 27, 2023.