Angelina Iyamah was born in Toronto, Canada, to a Nigerian father, Chief Dr. Joseph Davidson Iyamah, and Bajan-born mother, Elaine Sutherland. Raised in Toronto, she moved to Los Angeles when she was 11 years old. She attended Hamilton High School Humanities Magnet then went on to obtain a Bachelor of Liberal Studies degree from Mount St. Mary's College. In 2007, she was selected to participate in the reality TV show Married Away. During the show, she reunited with her father whom she had not seen in over 20 years.