Biography
After high school Combs turned down a scholarship to attend a prestigious interior design school. In 2004, she graduated from WyoTech in the Collision & Refinishing Core Program at the top of her class. She also took the Street Rod Fabrication and Custom Fabrication and High Performance Powertrain programs.
In February 2008, Combs announced that she would leave Xtreme 4x4 to pursue a career in TV "hosting".
On July 31, 2009, Discovery Channel announced the addition of Combs to the cast of MythBusters while co-host Kari Byron went on maternity leave after giving birth to her first child. Byron returned to the show on the episode "Dive To Survive" and Jessi has left the show.
In December of 2011 Jessi began filming an AOL Autoblog Show : The List 1001 Car Things To Do Before You Die an automotive based adventure series which is now also re-showing on the Speed Channel.
Combs is now serving as one of the hosts of All Girls Garage on Velocity. The basis of the show is female mechanics repairing and upgrading classic automobiles.
On October 2, 2012, Combs became a co-host with Chris Jacobs for the new sixth season of Overhaulin' on the Discovery Channel.
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