She is born in Antony, then in the Seine department of France, in a family coming from the overseas department Martinique. Her mother, Annie Ramin, is a former director of the Fort-de-France regional university hospital (CHU). She lived in France until 1991, after which she finally settled in Norway with her Norwegian husband. She received a law-degree from the Panthéon-Assas University specializing in European Union law and is a lawyer of the Paris Bar association. She later received a degree in Special Education from the Oslo University College.
