<P> Rebecca Ann Staab (born July 27, 1961) is an American actress and former beauty queen who competed in the Miss USA pageant . </P> <P> Staab was born in Hays, Kansas and grew up in Ralston, Nebraska . She graduated from Ralston Senior High School in 1979 . In 1980, she won the Miss Nebraska USA title and competed in the Miss USA 1980 pageant held in Biloxi, Mississippi in May of the same year . She placed in the top twelve of the nationally televised event . </P> <P> On January 11, 2008, Staab made her debut on The Young and the Restless as April Stevens, Paul Williams' former wife and mother of his daughter, Heather Stevens . </P> <P> Before becoming an actress, Staab worked as a model for the Ford Agency . She has appeared in numerous television shows: </P>

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