160:, Caucasian, and Native American descent. She is the daughter of Cecilia "Cissy" Cenizal Vernimo (died 2023) and Arlen Vernimo. She has two younger siblings, Max (born in 1991) and Alyssa (born in 1998). She had earned a degree in English at
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