Jennifer Gareis

Jennifer Gareis (born August 1, 1970) is an American actress and former beauty queen. She is best known for her roles as Grace Turner on The Young and the Restless (1997–2000, 2002, 2004, 2014) and as Donna Logan on The Bold and the Beautiful (2006–). Gareis was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and graduated from J. P. McCaskey High School in 1988. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Franklin and Marshall College (1993) and a Master's of Business Administration degree from Pepperdine University. Gareis is of part Italian descent, and her great-grandmother Sebastiana Tringali was honored with honorary citizenship by Militello in Val di Catania, her ancestral city. She competed in beauty pageants and won the Miss New York USA 1994 title.