Berry grew up in Oakwood, Ohio and graduated from Bedford High School where she was a cheerleader, honor student, editor of the school newspaper and prom queen. She studied at Cuyahoga Community College.
Berry was ranked No. 1 on People’s “50 Most Beautiful People in the World” list in 2003 after making the top 10 seven times and appeared No. 1 on FHM’s “100 Sexiest Women in the World” the same year. She was named Esquire magazine’s “Sexiest Woman Alive” in October 2008.