Ilyssa Levy

Levy was born and raised in the U.S. state of North Carolina. She attended Franklinton High School. When she was in her teens, she worked for Chick-fil-A and an ice cream shop. At the age of 13, she entered into a relationship with a man named Haris, who was four years her senior. According to her, he was abusive and he would pressure her to send underage nude pictures.

Illy had a desire to go to East Carolina University, which was in her state, but due to pressure from her boyfriend, she moved to California for higher education. She would attend the Laguna College of Art and Design, studying animation, with initial expectations of working in an animation studio. Around this time, she and Haris would continue to date, but after continuing abuse, she broke up with him. But the damage had already been done: “…it’s hard for me to fall in love again. It’s hard for me to trust people. It’s hard for me to understand what relationships even are.”