A native of Staffordshire, England, Degg practiced
ballet and competitive dancing as a child. According to her official site, she decided to go into modeling in her late teens, after noting the attention she would attract at clubs. Degg didn't see modeling success, however, until entering
Max Power magazine's modeling competition in
1999, at the urging of her mother. She was subsequently featured topless as a
Page 3 girl for
The Sun, and in men's
magazines including
Loaded,
FHM,
GQ and
Maxim. At the age of 25, in
2003, Degg took a three-year hiatus from topless modeling, returning to Page 3 in August
2006. She has stated that she would consider doing a spread for
Playboy at the right price.