Kristen Zang, a model and actress, was discovered at the young age of fourteen. She spent her summers working in popular cities, and left her home of Michigan as she turned seventeen. It is said that Kristen and Leo dated on and off for more than a year, around the time that movies such as Titanic popularized Leo and brought him international recognition. It is even said that Leo would fly her to the Titanic set in Mexico while he was filming. Kristen was seen at Leo’s side for the 1997 premiere of his film Romeo & Juliet. Nearing the end of the Titanic filming, Kristen reportedly broke off the relationship because she foreshadowed Leo’s popularity and she didn’t want the hassle of being in the limelight.