Valerie Elizabeth Wyndham was born in March 27, 1986 in Beverly Hills, California. She is an American professional wrestling valet, better known by her ring name, SoCal Val. She is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. After she was "discovered" while attending a local wrestling event, SoCal Val debuted on March 30, 2002 for the Golden State Championship Wrestling independent promotion as the manager of Pinoy Boy, who she promptly betrayed by berating him after he was defeated by Scott Lost and then leaving with Lost.

SoCal Val appeared for several other promotions in Southern California before her family moved across the country to Orlando, Florida when she was sixteen. SoCal Val developed the character of SoCal Val, a wealthy, petulant, ruthless heel.

In addition to working for multiple independent promotions, SoCal Val has appeared with World Wrestling Entertainment, modelling a John Cena t-shirt on WWE.com and appearing on WWE SmackDown as part of a vignette featuring Luther Reigns. SoCal Val regularly appears with the Orlando based promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling; working variously as a ring girl, spokes model, merchandise model and interviewer.

SoCal Val appeared at the TNA No Surrender 2005 pay-per-view on July 17, 2005 alongside ring announcer Jeremy Borash, and is currently an interviewer on TNA Global. SoCal Val continues to work for promotions throughout Southern California, most prominently Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, where she was the commissioner at one point. It was there, when Joey Ryan Super kicked her in the face, she developed a fear of feet (kayfabe).