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. Had a short career in porn films and gained a huge following. At one point she was receiving death threats from the Muslim terrorist group ISIS. She eventually left the porn industry but retained her presence on social media, where she still has a large following.