- Her father is an African-American and her mother is a Korean-American.
- Grew up in a lot of different places because her father was in the military.
- Is a Blasian celebrity similar to Tatyana Ali, Naomi Campbell, Marcus Chong, Rae Dawn Chong, Karrueche Tran, Femi Emiola, Melissa Beck, Khalil Kain, Christel Khalil, Denyce Lawton, Sharon Leal, Nicole Lyn, Asia Nitollano, Sean Paul, Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas, Tiger Woods.
- Has a younger sister named Angela Rogers who is now her lawyer.
- Attended and graduated Georgetown University with a degree in English and Fine Arts.
- Covered the '80s top 10 hit "I'm Coming Out" for the soundtrack to Maid in Manhattan (2002).
- Possesses a full lyric soprano vocal range that spans 3 octaves.
- Vanishing Tattoo's 101 Hottest Tattooed Women [2007] (Ranked: 71).
- Grown up and experienced, wanted her second album "Touch" to reflect her maturity. She was no longer happy with the so-called goody-goody image she felt like she portrayed on her first album "All I Have", and wanted to change that with her new songs.
- Had lived in Alaska, South Korea, Texas, and Virginia as a child due to her father being in the military.
- Her first single, "Why Don't We Fall in Love", was a Top 40 (peaked at #23) hit on The Billboard Hot 100. Her album, "All I Have", peaked at #9 on The Billboard 200.
- Studied dance and began to enter talent shows in the third grade which continued throughout her high school graduation.
- Is known for having an aggressive vocal delivery, incorporated with a soulful and emotive, distinct tone.
- Listed diverse musical influences in a 2014 interview, including the musical Grease, Motown era soul music, film scores, late 1960s rock and roll, heavy metal, 1980s pop and new wave, German pop music, Korean traditional music, R&B, and hip hop.
- Featured in People Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People [2006] .
- MyBrotha's 50 Hottest Sistas (Ranked: 30).
- AskMen's 99 Most Desirable Women [2006] (Ranked: 8).
- FHM-Portugal's 100 Sexiest Women [2006] (Ranked: 86).
- AskMen's 99 Most Desirable Women [2007] (Ranked: 92).
- Black Men Magazine's 50 Sexiest Women of the Year [2004] (Ranked: 19).
- Maxim's 100 Sexiest Women [2006] (Ranked: 84).
- AskMen's Top 10 Women, Men Most Want to Marry [2006] (Ranked: 8).
- Marc's List of Hottest Women [2006] (Ranked: 13).
- Gave birth to her first child, a son named River Rowe Charles L. Nicholson, on May 15, 2018. [Jun 2018].
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