Cyl'Nita，Native San Francisco Bay Arean, Cyl`Nita was born in Oakland, California, as Sylvia Danita Young, on June 7, 1960. She won three (3) Queen contests before she was 5-years old, and was given the nickname "Queenie." She lived up to that nickname and was crowned Queen in yet another contest/pageant in 1993 at the age of 33.