Khalifa was born in Beirut, Lebanon and moved with her family to the United States in 2000. She moved to Montgomery County, Maryland as a teenager and attended Northwest High School. A few years later she graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history.Her family is Catholic, although she is no longer practicing.
Khalifa entered the adult film industry in October 2014.She had been working at a local fast food restaurant when she was approached by a customer and asked if she ever wanted to be in p0rnography.