She has also made guest appearances on American television series including NCIS, Power Rangers Lost Galaxy, Silk Stalkings, and Touched by an Angel.
While a student at Baker High School, in Mobile County, Wimmer was chosen as Alabama's Junior Miss for 1989.
[9][10] Entering the state pageant as one of 45 finalists, Wimmer's preliminary competition talent for Miss Alabama was singing "Hold On" from the musical The Secret Garden.
[11][12] Wimmer won the competition on Saturday, June 20, 1992, when she received her crown from outgoing Miss Alabama titleholder Wendy Neuendorf.
She was not one of the finalists for the national title but she did win the Quality of Life Award and a $10,000 scholarship for her community service efforts.
[6] She earned a bachelor's degree in musical theater with a minor in psychology, graduating cum laude from Birmingham–Southern College in August 1993.