Born in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on January 26, 1994, Brehanna Daniels studied communications at Norfolk State University while playing basketball on a full scholarship for her last two years. She also has an interest in acting. She went to a few auditions and ended up landing a main role in Norfolk State's "NSUDream" commercial. Shortly after, Daniels ended up switching over to NASCAR and made history by becoming the first African American female tire changer to pit a race in a NASCAR series on June 2, 2016.