Jade Cargill was born on June 3, 1992 in
Gifford, Florida. She is of
Jamaican descent and her father was a
first generation immigrant from Jamaica. She began playing
basketball at the age of six. She attended
Sebastian River High School,
Florida Air Academy, and
Vero Beach High School, helping her teams to two basketball district championships. In 2009, Cargill played
Amateur Athletic Union basketball for the
Orlando Comets. Cargill attended
Jacksonville University, where she played basketball for the
Jacksonville Dolphins as a
forward/
guard. In her sophomore year, she was named
Atlantic Sun Player of the Week. In her senior year, she led the Jacksonville Dolphins in
rebounds and
steals, and was named to the Atlantic Sun Preseason First Team. While at Jacksonville University, Cargill joined the Omicron Delta chapter of the
Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. After graduating from Jacksonville University with a
social science degree, Cargill spent time in France, where she played basketball and modelled. Cargill later attained a
master's degree in
child psychology and worked with
foster children as a child psychologist until 2019. == Professional wrestling career ==