Jana Ina was born in Petropolis,[2] a city of the state of Rio de Janeiro, where she took up a number of dancing classes including salsa, mambo, ballet, jazz and samba.

She took singing classes for eleven years and sang in a choir as a backup singer.

After completing school in 1994, she began studying journalism at the State University of Rio de Janeiro.

She performed at numerous beauty pageants and international events, such as the Miss Intercontinental contest, in which she served as a juror as well.

From August 2006, she hosted the Games of the World League eSport Bundesliga.