Diaz was born in San Diego, California. Her mother, Billie (née Early), is an import-export agent, and her father, Emilio Diaz (1949–2008), worked for the California oil company UNOCAL for more than 20 years as a field gauger.[1][2] She has an older sister, Chimene.[3] Her father's family came from Spain via Cuba (her paternal grandparents settled in Tampa's Ybor City and her father was born in Los Angeles County).[4] Her mother is of English, German, Native American, and Dutch descent.[5][6][7] Diaz was raised in Long Beach, California and attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School
