Tina Q. Nguyen was born in Santa Ana, CA on June 4, 1993 to Huan and Huong Nguyen and is of the Vietnamese, Chinese, and French descent. At a young age, she had taken ballet, hip hop, cheerleading, piano, and choir. She had competed in national dance competitions in hip hop, ballet, and cheerleading at the age of 9 years to 11 years.