▁born ▁in ▁Blo oms burg , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Gar ry ▁Ritter ▁and ▁Kath i ▁Taylor . ▁She ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁rural ▁Sh ick sh in ny , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁where ▁her ▁mother , ▁step father ▁and ▁sister ▁live ; ▁her ▁father ▁lives ▁in ▁nearby ▁Bent on . ▁Hyper active , ▁she ▁was ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁AD HD ▁in ▁first ▁grade ; ▁she ▁uses ▁the ▁medic ation ▁R ital in ▁to ▁help ▁co pe ▁with ▁the ▁disease . ▁She ▁graduated ▁from ▁North west ▁Area ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁She ▁is ▁of ▁German , ▁Scottish ▁and ▁English ▁descent . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Model ing ▁Ritter ▁was ▁sc out ed ▁by ▁a ▁model ing ▁agent ▁at ▁her ▁local ▁sho pping ▁m all , ▁the ▁Wy oming ▁Valley ▁Mall , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 5 , ▁at ▁a ▁model ing ▁event . ▁Ritter ▁says ▁she ▁was ▁" t all , ▁g aw ky , ▁awk ward , ▁and ▁really , ▁really ▁skin ny " ▁to ▁Philadelphia ▁Style ▁magazine . ▁While ▁in ▁high ▁school , ▁she ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁city , ▁model ing ▁there ▁and ▁in ▁Philadelphia . ▁She ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁El ite ▁Model ▁Management ▁ag ency ▁and ▁Wilhelm ina ▁Mod els . ▁Ritter ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁city , ▁and ▁established ▁an ▁international - model ing ▁career ▁in ▁print ▁ad s ▁and ▁on ▁television . ▁She ▁did ▁magazine , ▁catalog , ▁and ▁run way ▁work ▁in ▁Milan , ▁New ▁York , ▁Paris ,