Layla Harvest Roberts was born on October 22, 1974 in Kealakekua Kona, Hawaii. Her father is Italian and her mother is a Native American from the Cherokee nation. Roberts began her modeling career in Paris, France, but got homesick and moved back to Los Angeles, California. She was rediscovered in a grocery store by a scout from Elite Models. Roberts was the Playmate of the Month in the October, 1997 issue of "Playboy." She has acted in several movies that include "Red Letters," "Beowulf," and "Armageddon."