Bella Blue was born on January 25, 1982, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Barbara Leopold and Pedro Bendaña.

[5][6] Blue later quit her day job as a dental assistant and began dancing full-time.

[7] She produces and directs the Dirty Dime Peepshow, Whiskey and Rhinestones, The New Orleans School of Burlesque Student Showcase, Strip Roulette, Legs and Eggs Burlesque Brunch, and several other large scale shows in New Orleans and the across the United States.

[8][6][9] Along with burlesque, Blue has also previously worked as an exotic dancer and in 2017 became a certified yoga teacher.

[13] In 2008, Blue hosted a burlesque workshop in a dance studio on the West Bank of New Orleans.

[6] After one of her dancers, Ruby Rage, was dismissed from performing at the club reportedly due to her body type and appearance,[17] Blue decided to cancel the show and leave Lucky Pierre's.