Roselyn Sanchez was born on March 14, 1970 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Moved to New York City at age 21 to take dance, acting, and singing classes. She was a model for the Puerto Rican comedy show Que Vacilon! in the mid 1990s. She was Miss Puerto Rico Petite 1993 and 1994 won the international title of Miss America Petite. Studied marketing at the University of Puerto Rico, but did not finish.