Julieanna James

Julieanna Mary James is an American television personality. She was a cast member on The Real World: New York, the first season of The Real World.

Life
James was born on July 18 in x|American Fork, Utah to parents Jeremiah and Therese James (née Thomas). Her father works in advertising, while her mother is a homemaker and part-time religious educator. She was raised as a member of x|The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and her family comes from an x|English background. James is the eldest of six children; her younger siblings include Mykenna, Lakynn, Dakota, Lark, and Raylee.

James attended public schooling in American Fork, graduating from x|American Fork High School. She then enrolled in x|Brigham Young University, where she graduated with a degree in communications. After graduating, James served as a missionary for the LDS church, being sent to x|Jakarta in Indonesia. Five months into her mission trip, James was diagnosed with melanoma and forced to return home for treatment. Within a year of treatment, she went into remission, and has since begun working as a social media coordinator.

Biography
''Julieanna was born to a conservative Mormon family in Utah, as the eldest of six children. Devoted to her faith, Julieanna spent her whole life abstaining from alcohol, drugs, and pre-marital sex, and additionally served as a missionary in Indonesia after graduating from Brigham Young University. While on her mission trip, Julieanna was diagnosed with skin cancer and forced to return home early. While she's now been in remission for over a year, the experience has made her realize that she has to live her life with no more regrets, and stop holding herself back from new experiences. ''