Jennifer Lynne is an American actress and former beauty queen. Gareis competed in her first beauty pageant in 1992 when she placed second runner-up at Miss Pennsylvania USA. She later competed in New York, winning the Miss New York USA 1994 title, and representing New York in the Miss USA 1994 pageant held in South Padre Island, Texas on February 11, 1994. Gareis placed in the top six of the nationally televised pageant, which was won by Lu Parker of South Carolina.Gareis later began an acting career and landed the role of Grace Turner on CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, which she played from 1997 to 2000 and again in 2001, 2002 and 2004. She is best known for her current role as Donna Logan Forrester on Y&R's sister show, The Bold and the Beautiful, a role she has held since July 2006. She was ranked #90 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2002 .
