Moving to Hollywood from New South Wales Australia, Kelly made the transition to fulfill her lifelong passion for acting and filmmaking. She started gaining experience in the industry through high profile music video and commercial projects working with artists such as Avril Lavigne, Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa. Along with becoming a spokesmodel for GUESS and a Bebe ‘It Girl’ finalist, she competed in the 2011 Miss California USA Pageant, and won the ‘Best swimsuit body’ the following year.