Cristina Mineo was born to Puerto Rican parents and raised in New York City and its surrounding areas. She graduated from Hunter College in New York City with a bachelor’s degree in sociology and a minor in religion. During college, she served as a leader in Hunter’s Intervarsity chapter as the Outreach Coordinator. Currently, she serves in her church as the Ministry Coordinator and tours the country representing World Vision on her husband’s, Andy Mineo, hip-hop tour.