is stamped with meaningful words and phrases. In 2015, the Life is Rosey jewelry collection moved to her own site. Personal life Nelson was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. Nelson grew up singing gospel and blues music and performing in musical theater productions where she was one of the founding members of The Young Troupe at the Strauss Theater. Nelson won the title of America's Miss T.E.E.N. 1994 and moved to New York City at age 17 to pursue her career. In her free time, Nelson writes songs with incarcerated men and women in the Davidson Country Jail (Redemption Songs) and mentally ill patients in a residential mental health treatment facility in Franklin, TN. References Living people American singer-songwriters American actors Year of birth missing (living people)