Diana Davenport was born and raised in Laguna Beach, California, and attended the University of Southern California, where she received her Master’s degree in Professional Writing and her Bachelor’s degree in International Relations and Journalism. She is a freelance writer, the former Founder and Editor-In-Chief of Mélange Magazine (a California multicultural publication) and has produced two documentaries. She presently lives with her husband, a finance executive, in New York City.

Family background: Diana's father is a Russian-Italian artist whose focus is reproductions of the Old Masters. Her mother is a politically active Executive Director of a non-profit in Los Angeles and a close relative of the late former President of Liberia, Africa, William Tolbert, Jr. Other notable relatives include: Jeff Stetson, an internationally acclaimed award-winning playwright and screenwriter, and Welterweight Champion Boxer, Sugar Shane Mosley.

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