Jena Sims

Jena Sims Koepka (born Jena Michelle Sims; December 30, 1988) is an American actress and model who has appeared in made-for-TV films and B movies such as Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader (2012), 3-Headed Shark Attack (2015), Sharknado 5: Global Swarming (2017), and American Beach House (2015). She was Miss Georgia Teen USA in 2007. She is married to professional golfer Brooks Koepka.

Early life and education
Sims grew up in Winder, Georgia, and graduated from Winder-Barrow High School in 2007. She briefly attended Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, where she studied International Business.

Pageantry
In 2004, Sims was crowned Miss Georgia Junior National Teenager and later won the Miss Junior National Teenager title 2005. A year later, Sims won the Miss Georgia Teen USA 2007 title in a state pageant held in Newnan on November 11, 2006. Sims represented Georgia in the Miss Teen USA 2007 pageant in Pasadena, California, in August 2007, but did not place. She was the first Miss Georgia Teen USA not to place in the pageant since 2003.

Acting
Sims has starred in Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader (2012), and has appeared in an episode of television series Entourage. She also appeared in Sharknado 5 in August 2017.

Pageant of Hope
Sims runs a non-profit organisation that hosts beauty pageants for children with cancer and other disadvantages called the Pageant of Hope. The pageants have been held in Georgia, Tennessee, New York, Michigan, Wisconsin, and California.

Personal life
On June 4, 2022, Sims married LIV Tour golfer Brooks Koepka.

Sims co-owns a rental vacation home, “Beach Blanket", with her mother in Exuma, Bahamas.

Jena and Brooks’ first child and son, was born on July 27, 2023.