Ashley was born with American nationality and white ethnicity. She met her husband Peyton in Memphis where he was introduced to her by her neighbor. Then they both started dating in their college days while Peyton was attending the University of Tennessee. After being in relation for few years they got married on 17th March 2001 at St. Patrick's Day. She gave birth to twin, son Marshall Williams Manning and daughter Mosley Thompson Manning on 31st March 2011.
Ashley Had won Mid-South Fair Youth Talent Show in Memphis which led her to an audition for CBS in Hollywood and she was cast immediately as Ashley Fitgerald. Later she took Participation In the Miss Mississippi Pageant where she became First Runner Up, It was the preliminary stage of Miss US competition. In 2003 she beat 50,000 contestants to become the winner of Colgate Country Showdown and won the cash prize 100,000 Dollar. Besides this, she has won a number of local, regional and national singing contests.
Ashley Thompson's Net Worth is about 20 Million Dollar as of sources.