Lauderdale first rose to prominence as a castaway on the Fox reality series Temptation Island in 2001, which led to appearances on various talk shows [2] and magazines around that same time.

Subsequently, she was a VJ for MTV in 2001 for the Summer in the Keys, in addition to hosting Hot Zone and TRL, co-hosting Carmen Electra’s Hypermix and judging Sink or Swim and Say What?

Lauderdale also worked on-camera with Dave Holmes, Usher, Mandy Moore, Alicia Keys, Backstreet Boys, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ashton Kutcher, Good Charlotte, Molly Sims and Rehab.

Lauderdale was one of the headliners on the Dos Equis "Most Interesting Show in the World" tour in 2010, where she debuted her alter egos Bella Morningstar and Leipchen Chantilly.

Lauderdale has been featured in two books: 400 Years Of Music, Entertainment and Showbiz and The Cabaret World and Who's Who from 1730 to the Present, both written by Maximillien De Lafayette.