Phillips started working at an early age. After dropping out of school in the 10th grade, she started modeling. One of her more notable model castings was for a Jordache Jeans campaign in 1984 for the company’s sponsorship of the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Phillips was selected Penthouse Pet for June 1993.

Between 1998 and 2001, Phillips was a reporter for Sexcetera on Playboy TV. In 2005, she hosted episodes of Xtreme Fakeovers. She was also a co-host of the syndicated daytime talk show Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus along with Cristina Ferrare, Bo Griffin, Drew Pinsky, and Rondell Sheridan replacing Cybill Shepherd.

In 2001 Phillips hosted Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus a national morning talk show. The concept was based on the best-seller by John Gray and set out to explore the innate differences between men and women, in front of a live audience.

Phillips hosted 97.1 The FM Talk Station/KLSX radio talk show “The Single Life,” a show about navigating and surviving dating life in Los Angeles, from 2004 to 2009. After 97.1 The FM Talk Station/KLSX switched to a Top 40 format in February 2009, Phillips and her co-host Chris Leary branched out into different media. The Single Life TV show premiered on MavTV in May 2009, focusing on candid talk about sex and dating.

In June 2009, Phillips co-created HotTalkLA.com, an internet radio station, with Jack Sullivan, Ron Escarsega, and Rich Boerner. She is Hot Talk LA’s Executive Producer and VP.

As of 2010, Phillips blogs for LA Weekly online in their After Dark LA section. Her blog The Single Life focuses on sex, dating and relationship advice. Phillips also blogs for DigN2it online.