Taylor grew up on the North Fork of Eastern Long Island in wine country. She grew up modeling for various charities. She was a member of the Varsity Tennis and Cheer leading teams and was the President of her class in her early high school years. Throughout high school she worked with various charities such as "Make a Wish Foundation", "Teens Against Cancer", Cardinal McCloskey Services, and she was an aid to students in her school district with disabilities. She was the Student Representative to the School Board on her school's "Shared Decision Making Team", was an AP scholar, a member of the National Honors Society, and graduated in the top of her class. Taylor began acting professionally at the age of thirteen. Shortly after, she booked her first major role on the Soap Opera, "All My Children" and remained on contract with the show from 2005-06 in 38 episodes. She credits her work on the soap to be the best training she ever could have imagined. She believes that the fast-paced nature of soaps taught her "countless lessons, a great deal about the rewards of dedication, and how to be a serious actress." The following summer, Taylor performed in a play called the "Travel Dance" at in NYC. Taylor credits the director and her acting coach, Anthony Abeson to be one of the most influential people in her life. After training with Anthony Abeson, "master acting coach" to various award winning actors (such as Jennifer Aniston, Ellen Pompeo, Ian Somerhalden, James Wolk), Taylor feels he has "sparked a passion for acting in her that she will always cherish". He has taught her that as actor's we "have the universe inside us" and has given her the tools and confidence to continue pursuing her dreams. She has appeared on NBC's Law and Order in the role of Lauren Claiborne, has shot independent films such a "Recess" directed by Davyde Wachell in which she played troubled teen Victoria, has appeared in national TV commercial s and print work, and TV pilots. She has also filmed NBC's "30 Rock" in the role of Archeria, has booked a recurring role on ABC's "One Life to Live" in the role of Leah and can be seen on teen.com in Alloy Entertainments and UTA's LG web series "Haute and Bothered" as one of the leads, Clare Shanley. She also recently landed a role on the CW's "Gossip Girl" playing the role of Tiffani. She will be seen in the upcoming feature films, "Ass Backwards"/"Sister Spirit", which will be coming out next summer, and has booked a role on CBS's new show, "Blue Bloods". She has also done hosting work on the show "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon". Taylor continues to pursue both her passion for acting with Anthony Abeson as a private coach and her passion for dancing while training at Broadway Dance Center in NYC. She recently performed in a dance performance showcase at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in NYC and claims both acting and dancing to be her favorite outlets. Taylor came to love the world of pageantry as well and feels extremely grateful to have been crowned the two state titles of Miss Teen New York USA 2009 and Miss Teen Connecticut World 2010! She has competed nationally in the Miss Teen USA 2009 Pageant as well as the Miss Teen United States World 2010 Pageant! She is a student at Columbia University.