Rawson was born in Adelaide, Australia. He got her break in to a modeling career at age 16, when he was a finalist in the Australian “Dolly” Journal cover contest. This opened up modeling opportunities on the catwalk, in print ads, magazines, & on television. In 1999 as an amateur golfer in Australia Rawson was the South Australian & Victoria Junior Champion and the winner of the Jack Newton International Junior Classic.She was the leading qualifier for the 1999 & 2000 Australian Amateur Championship & was a member of the 1999 Australian National Squad.
She played collegiate golf at the University of Southern California. She was named All-Pac-10 honorable mention in 2001, 2002 and 2004. She also went to Immanuel College in Novar Gardens South Australia.
