Was the first actress to play a live-action "Ariel" in the Disney-MGM's "Little Mermaid" stage show at Walt Disney World Resort in 1991.
Miss Florida 1992
Married Mark Steines in 1995 on the island of Kauai in the state of Hawaii.
Was a member of the Contemporary Christian music group, "Area Code", which released their single album, "One Big World", before Leanza's big break as Miss America.