Rose to fame competing for the heart of Chris Soules on the hit ABC series The Bachelor, season nineteen. She has also gained a substantial following on her beauty and lifestyle blog Duchess Kimberly.
She graduated from James Madison University with a degree in media arts and design. She then pursued her master's in broadcasting and digital journalism at Syracuse University.
She owns a video production company called E & S Media Creations dedicated to wedding, sports, and corporate videography.
She is from Great Falls, Virginia. She has a sister named Lauren. She got engaged to Jared Haibon on Bachelor in Paradise in June 2018 and they married in August 2019. In July 2021 the couple announced that they were expecting their first child together.
She competed with Kentuckian Whitney Bischoff during her stint on the Bachelor.