- Is a reformed heroin addict who went sober in 1997 after her boyfriend, fashion photographer David Sorrenti (younger brother of Mario Sorrenti), died after overdosing on heroin.
- Was undiagnosed with Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) & endometriosis for 8 years. Eventually, 9 doctors, including Dr. Randy Harris, diagnosed her, saving her life from a severe ectopic pregnancy. She later suffered 5 miscarriages, 5 rounds of in-vitro fertilization (IVF), 26 intrauterine inseminations (IUI), most with no outcome, and 4½ years of trying to conceive. After finally succeeding in carrying her baby to term, she underwent twenty-six hours of brutal labor and early delivery because of sudden pre-eclampsia.
- Was 6 months pregnant with her son James when she completed filming the 3rd season of Hart of Dixie (2011).
- Topher Grace and Jessica Alba are godparents of her son James.
- Mother, with her estranged husband Kyle Newman, of sons James Knight Newman (b. October 6, 2013) and Leo Thames Newman (b. July 16, 2015).
- Taylor Swift is the godmother of her son Leo.
- Was named after Jaime Sommers, the character in the television series The Bionic Woman (1976).
- Her alternate name James King was given as a joke to distinguish her from Jaime Rishar who worked at the same modeling agency.
- Was a top model at age 16, appearing as cover girl for "The New York Time Magazine" and other elite fashion magazines.
- Close friends with singers Lana Del Rey and Taylor Swift.
- First found out her youngest son Leo had transposition of the great vessels, which is a very serious heart defect, while she was 33 weeks pregnant. Leo went on to undergo heart surgery at 20 weeks old at the Cedars-Sinai.
- With her Fanboys (2009) director, Kyle Newman, she created a "Mighty Muggs" figure of "Han Solo" in Carbonite, from Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), for a Lucasfilm/Make-a-Wish Foundation auction.
- One of the world's top fashion models.
- Has several tattoos including a diamond on one wrist, a spade on the other, two fairies on her lower back, her last name between her shoulders and a symbol on her abdomen.
- Returned to work 1 month after giving birth to her son James to begin filming Barely Lethal (2015).
- (May 30, 2007) Engaged to director Kyle Newman.
- (November 23, 2007) Married her boyfriend of 2 years Kyle Newman in an "intimate and relaxed" ceremony in Los Angeles at Greystone Mansion, where Newman had proposed this past spring.
- (May 18, 2020) Has filed for divorce from her husband of 12 years Kyle Newman.
- Estranged sister-in-law of Kevin M. Newman.
- Ranked #16 in Maxim magazine's "50 Sexiest Women" (1999).
- Ranked #20 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" (2002).
- Ranked #36 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.
- Ranked #23 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.
- Named #28 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.
- Ranked #30 in Loaded magazine's "Hot 100 Babes" (2002).
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