Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
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Rough and Ready, Crystal M. Craven’s hometown in California – need we say more? Originally a gold mining town, when Crystal was born Rough and Ready was a town of 1500. At sixteen, Crystal moved to Glendale, Arizona and graduated from Cactus High School - Go Cobras!

Cancer Survivor. Crystal was diagnosed with Leukemia at age 3, she beat the big C! Crystal is grateful that her mom has the same determination after just surviving Breast Cancer.

Geek at Heart. Crystal has always been a bit geeky. JROTC in High School was surely not a ticket to the cool crowd! Crystal was the Captian of the Girls' Diving Team and was the first girl to letter in Varsity Wrestling in her high school; she wrestled to get in shape for basic training. Crystal always had a knack for computers and instantly became the go-to person for all of her parents' computer questions. Her first computer has a whopping 128MB of RAM. Crystal thanks her Step Dad for teaching her how to break stuff and put it back together.

A Woman Who Knows What She Wants. Crystal grew up hearing stories from her Grandmother, who drove convoy for the Army in WWII, Grandfather who was a LT Commander in the Navy and a Pearl Harbor survivor. When Crystal was a child she used to jump off the front porch with a sheet tied above her head like she was jumping out of airplanes. Her mother worried that she was too much of a tom boy and entered her in beauty pageants where she earned the title of Little Miss Nevada County, Junior Miss California and Royalty Miss Overall Beauty Queen. Crystal always knew the military was in her future. After graduating from High School she left twelve days later for Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division. Airborne All the Way! Crystal was the only female in her platoon during Airborne School at Fort Benning, Georgia. Fort Bragg, North Carolina was home for Crystal for the next 4.5 years. After leaving Active Duty, Crystal worked as a Network Engineer for the US Army Dental Command while continuing to serve in the Army Reserves. War Veteran. Crystal served a tour in Iraq from August of 2003 through April of 2004. While she was protecting our Country in Iraq, her youngest child went from a bottle to walking and talking.

Dreamer, Veteran, Entrepreneur. Currently, Crystal is working as a Project Manager at Xcentric. Crystal aspires to launch TeraBiteDental, LLC. The hosted technology solution that doesn't bite. For dentists. From May of 2008 until May 2010, Crystal served as the President of ITPA (Information Technology Professionals Association) and President of the IT Connection. Crystal served on the board for the Rape Crisis Center and the Industrial Advisory Board for Armstrong Atlantic State University's Computer Science Department.

Acting/Modeling. Crystal has been in several film commercials, movies, and the Host of South Magazine's South TV! With guests like Diane Von Furstenberg, Andre Leon Talley and Zac Posen. Crystal is also the Creative Partner and Co-Author of the Cybil Raven Chronicles, a new Action-Thriller novel series with aspirations for film production. Crystal has the poise and confidence to participate in live film, editorial or lifestyle shoots with class and professionalism. If you feel Crystal fits the look you want for your next project, please contact Lu Anne Bernier at Monarch Talent Agency.

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