Casey Durkin was born in Boston and grew up in Massachusetts. After graduation from high school, she attended the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, where she studied Fine Art and Art History. Casey then moved to Los Angeles to continue her studies and graduated from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising.

Casey was crowned Miss Los Angeles in 2004, and was a runner-up in The Miss California USA Pageant. She has been a runway model for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, and has modeled for numerous print campaigns including Yana K and Interlude, and magazines such as Seventeen, Women's Wear Daily, and Apparel News.

Casey has played leading roles in music videos starring the Rolling Stones, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw, Christina Aguilera, and Snoop Dogg, among others. She has also worked as a Red Carpet Correspondent for Maxim Online, and as a host for "Your LA" on NBC.

Casey Durkin continues to work in both the fashion and entertainment industry. Lil' Kim helped the successful launch of Casey's clothing line "Hush Money" by her appearance in Casey's accessories at the 2009 MTV European Music Awards.