Ashley Tesoro

Ashley Tesoro (born Ashley Lyn Cafagna; February 15, 1983) is an American actress and singer. She is known for Mrs. Universe 23-24 and Mrs. Nevada Universe 2023. Tesoro is also known for her starring roles in NBC's Saved by the Bell: The New Class (as Liz Miller) and CBS's The Bold and the Beautiful (as Kimberly Fairchild). In 2007, she released a self-titled country music EP. In 2010 she released a country gospel EP titled Oh You Angel. In 2012, she released a gospel EP titled Simply Worship.

Early life Ashley Lyn Cafagna was born in Iowa City, Iowa, the first of three children. She was raised in Escondido, California. At the age of six, she began entering beauty pageants, and won several local pageants from ages six through eight. She was crowned "Little Miss California" at the age of eight. She then started acting in a theater company called Christian Youth Theater. At the age of ten she entered a local talent contest in San Diego, California. After a long process of acting, modeling, and interviews, she took first place out of three hundred contestants. Her win placed her with an acting agent and manager.

Career Acting As a television actress Ashley Tesoro has appeared in NBC's Saved by the Bell: The New Class (as Liz Miller) for three seasons and CBS's The Bold and the Beautiful (as Kimberly Fairchild) for three years. She has had other roles in 7th Heaven, Valley of the Dolls, Hey Arnold!, CBS Morning News, and has been a guest host for E!. She has presented the Daytime Emmy Awards, the Soap Opera Digest Awards, and was awarded "Best Newcomer on a Daytime Television Show" in Australia. She was also named one of the "Fifty most Beautiful People" on television by Soap Opera Digest and Soap Opera Weekly. She has also starred in eight films during her career, including; The Skulls II, Lord of Illusions playing Famke Janssen's younger self, and Mr. Murder with Stephen Baldwin, Thomas Haden Church, and James Coburn.

Personal life

Tesoro graduated "with honors" from the University of Phoenix. She earned degrees in psychology and communication/culture & communication. She is the co-writer of Life Is For Living; a Christian ministry and lifestyle blog, and the co-host of Life Is For Living TV a Christian ministry and lifestyle web series.

Ashley enjoys training in the martial arts and has earned red belts in Combat Karate and American Tang Soo Do from her husband Anthony Tesoro who is a lifelong martial artist and former karate instructor. She has trained in boxing, kickboxing, Karate, Tang Soo Do, and grappling.

Marriage and family On September 30, 2001, Ashley Cafagna married Anthony Tesoro, a Christian minister. Anthony formerly worked on Wall Street for Paine Webber and then Jones Institutional Trading Services before entering the non-profit sector and founding ministry/charity organization the Tesoro Ministry Foundation, Inc. in 2000. In 2005, Ashley and her husband Anthony founded Tesoro Entertainment, a production company; and in 2007, they launched Tesoro Entertainment's music label division, Tesoro Records; with the Christian music sub-label Sacred Music launching in 2012. Their daughter, Gabriella Lyn, was born on November 18, 2013; and their son Anthony John, was born December 24, 2015.

Discography Albums Year Name Label Producer Executive producer 2012 Simply Worship EP Tesoro Records Ron AnielloAnthony Tesoro 2010 Oh You Angel EP Tesoro Records Ron AnielloAnthony Tesoro 2007 Ashley Tesoro EP Tesoro Records Ron AnielloAnthony Tesoro

Singles Year Name Label Producer Executive producer Other info 1999 Evermore No Limit Erik Hicks Bradley Bell Debuted on KIIS-FM 7/16/99

Music videos Year Song name Label Location Video producer Other info 2012 I'll Stand By You Tesoro Records Santa Barbara, CAAnthony Tesoro 2012 Blessed Assurance Tesoro Records Santa Barbara, CAAnthony Tesoro 2012 Come Just as You Are Tesoro Records Santa Barbara, CAAnthony Tesoro 2012 I'd Rather Have Jesus Tesoro Records Santa Barbara, CAAnthony Tesoro 2012 As the Deer Tesoro Records Santa Barbara, CAAnthony Tesoro 2012 Amazing Grace Tesoro Records Santa Barbara, CAAnthony Tesoro 1999 Evermore No Limit Los Angeles; CABell-Phillips/CBS Debuted on the Bold & Beautiful Friday, 7/16/99