Ashley Juergens
General Information
Gender:	Female
Age:	17
Hair Color:	Brown
Eye Color:	Blue
Birthday:	1994
Address:	California (former); Florida (current)
Occupation(s):	Student (former); Former sign-holder for condos
Family & Friends
Family:	Anne Juergens (mother) George Juergens (father) Amy Juergens (sister) Robert Scott Juergens (brother) John Juergens (nephew) Mimsy (maternal grandmother) Robert Scott (maternal grandfather; deceased) Eugene (step grandfather)
Relationships:	Toby (boyfriend) Grant Volberg (ex-boyfriend) Mark (fling) Thomas (ex-boyfriend)
Friends:	Griffin Adrian Lee
Pet(s):	Moose
Other Informations
Interests:	Ballet, Sarcasm
Education:	GED University of Florida
Talent:	Ballet
Vulnerabilities:	Showing too much emotion
Series Information
First appearance:	"Falling In Love"
Portrayer:	India Eisley

Ashley Juergens (India Eisley) is the young, sarcastic, and misunderstood sister of Amy Juergens. She is known for being edgy and dressing like, as her father would say, a street walker or a pole dancer. When she first figures out Amy is pregnant, her attitude changes a little, as her life changes with it.

Contents 1 History 2 Season 1 3 Season 2 4 Season 3 5 Season 4 6 Comments

HistoryEdit

Ashley was conceived on a grave at midnight and born late in the year either around Labor Day or Thanksgiving, since the California school cutoff date is either December 2 or December 3 and Ashley told Grant that her birthday was "over the holiday," meaning she could not have meant Winter Break. According to The Secret Diary of Ashley Juergens, the day Ashley was born, Anne and George arrived at the hospital too early, so to kill time they drove up the coast while Anne was in labour. However, the drive turned into a police chase at 90 MPR, which then turned into a police escort back to the hospital, where Ashley was delivered just in time and barely missed being born in the backseat of her parents' car.

Season 1Edit

During the first season, Ashley keeps a secret journal that she is forced to write in by Principal Miller as a way to express herself, which does not involve violating the middle school dress code, which is what initially landed her in Principal Miller's office in the first place. The diary chronicles the entire first season of The Secret Life of the American Teenager, plus some of the summer between Amy and Ricky, the events that happened between Grace and Jason at the Young Healers Camp, some of the activities Ben did while he was working at his uncle's hotel in Italy, and the awkward moment Ashley witnesses between Jack and Madison on her first day of high school. The Secret Diary of Ashley Juergens was published on June 15, just after the start of the third season, and alludes at the end that there may be a sequel in the future.

Ashley is first seen at dinner with Amy and their parents. Her parents get onto her about violating school dress code, but she does not seem to care. Ashley is shown to get very annoyed with her sister for being the more sensible child, but know her very well. By the third episode, Ashley is very aware of the changes Amy is undergoing and asks her if she is pregnant. When Amy says yes, Ashley begins to cry quietly and promises to help her sister. The next day, she distracts her parents from Amy by pretending to be having sex herself. Ashley is also shown to be very upset when her father leaves, knowing very well that he's seeing someone else and is not just going on a business trip.

Later on, when Amy's parents know the truth and Anne suggests adoption, Ashley strongly objects. She even gets a job as a cocktail waitress to try to earn money for the baby (however, she soon loses it due to her age). She is the one who ultimately convinces Amy to keep the baby. When the baby does come, Amy gives Ashley the honors of naming him and she chooses John ("goes well with Juergens").

Season 2Edit

In the second season, after John takes over her room, Ashley gets her own room in the garage. Ashley also befriends a gay boy named Griffin. Ashley seems to be the glue holding her family together at this point, as she convinces Anne to come back home and Amy to change her attitude.

After Griffin realizes Ashley needs a boyfriend, he sets her up with his cousin, Grant. Although Grant's intentions seem honorable, Ashley believes he only wants to sleep with her. However, in the season 2 finale, Ashley wishes to take her relationship with him to the next level, despite her parents' wishes. Ashley also knows Adrian could be pregnant by Ben.

At Mr. Boykewich's wedding, she tells Grant that she is only going to say "hi" to Ricky. But Grant see them and is angry because it seems as if Ashley is flirting with Ricky.

In season 2, Ashley tells her dad about Adrian's pregnancy. Ashley also asks her dad if she can be on birth control pills.

Season 3Edit

In season 3 episode 1, Adrian tells Ashley she is not pregnant after all and asks Ashley if she told anyone. Ashley tells Adrian that she told her dad so she could get birth control pills. Adrian gets mad and tells her not to tell anyone else. Ricky comes to talk to Ashley after Adrian was done talking to her. Later on in the episode Ashley dad take her to get birth control pills and they lie to Anne, Ashley's mother, and tell her Ashley trying put for track. Anne tells Amy that Ashley went to try out for track, Amy says that's a lie, and think that their dad took Ashley to get birth control. Ashley comes home with her dad and lies and says she made the track team. Ricky come over to see his son John and brings Ben along with him to speaks with Amy. Ricky comes to talk to Ashley after he was don't seeing John. Ricky and Ashley talk bout her boyfriend Grant, Ricky tells Ashley she shouldn't have sex in high school like everyone else. After Ricky went home ,Anne comes to talk to Ashley. Ashley tells her mom she's on the pill and Anne gets mad. Ashley also tells her parents that Amy's on the pill too . In the second episode of season three, Amy and Ashley aren't speaking to each other because she told her parent she's on birth control. Ashley tells her dad shes going over to Adrian's to get a ride to school. When Ashley arrives at Adrian's house she smells vomit and Adrian tells her she threw up. Ashley stays home with Adrian to help out with her. Ashley knows knows Adrian's pregnant and was lying to her. Ricky calls Ashley while she at Adrian house. On the phone, Ricky tells Ashley her boyfriend, Grant ,is at their high school. Ashley and Adrian start to talk about Adrian's pregnancy. Adrian tells Ashley she plans to get a abortion. Ashley asks Adrian if she going to tell Ben. Ricky comes knocking on Adrian's door. Ashley goes to Adrian's room to let Adrian and Ricky talk. When Ashley comes home from Adrian's house Anne tells her she saw her over at Adrians. Ben come over to there house for dinner.

Ashley doesn't tell Ben she knows about Adrian's pregnancy. Amy tells Ashley she got into a music school in New York for 4 weeks, Ashley tells Amy she should go.

In Season 3, Episode 14 ,Ashley run away from home and when Ricky came home and discovering Ashley is in his bed, She attempt to persuade Ricky to sleep with her. but Ricky won't do it with her because he has son with Amy.

In the season 3 episode Or Not To Be, Ashley and Toby are told that they pass their G.E.D. and wanted to travel the country which George disagrees with since Ashley wants to be empanicipated now.

Season 4Edit

In the season 4 premiere, Ashley leaves to travel the U.S. With Toby and checking in with her parents.

It is revealed in the spring premiere "Smokin' Like a Virgin" that Ashley returns home with Toby, though we have yet to see him (it is presumed that he went to see his parents) and we don't know if they're still a couple. Ashley goes to see Amy, Anne, and John, although she doesn't interact much with John, and goes to hug Anne. Amy gets excited and tells Ashley that Ricky proposed to her and that she said yes, and slightly disappointed that Ashley wasn't there to see it.

Ashley tells Amy that she thinks that how Ricky proposed to her is embarressing, and Anne gives her a look, and says her name slightly warningly. Ashley turns the conversation onto her when she tells Anne and Amy that she got into college with Toby in Florida. Amy meanly says that therefore, based on the location, Ashley and Toby have gotten into clown school, whereupon Ashley and Amy get into a heated discussion about marriage and their future lives, whereupon Ricky comes into the room and tells Ashley that it's good to see her. It is awkward between them, and Ashley doesn't talk to Ricky or even look at him.

The conversation ends with Amy telling Ashley that their dad rented out her room to Nora, Ricky's mother. Ashley walks out of the room, and later is seen talking to Nora, telling her that she doesn't mind that Nora is living in her room. Amy comes to tell Ashley that Nora can take her room and Ashley can have her old room back. Ashley claims that Nora wouldn't want Amy's bedroom because it's full of bad luck.