[6] She attended the Las Vegas Academy of Performing Arts for her freshman and sophomore years but graduated from the public Eldorado High School in 2004, where she became active in theater.

[7] At the age of 18, Dizon relocated to Los Angeles, California and attended college as a film major for her freshman year.

It was reported that there were 2 million Google hits within an entire year, with the majority of the viewers being located in China and Japan.

[8] She was asked by many Japanese fans—who had seen her photographs—to work in their country, which eventually prompted her to submit several demo tapes and dance videos to Victor Entertainment.

She made a guest appearance on the show as Naomi, the prom queen from the previous year, through photos and video snippets.

[17] In February 2008, Dizon began dating her stylist Bun (born 1979), whom she had met while shooting the music video for "Love Paradox".

[21] On October 31, 2010, she announced that she and Bun had separated and filed for divorce earlier that month, and she was seeking full custody of their child.

Dizon subsequently attended the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York City, where she graduated in December 2012.

[29] On December 14, 2012, Dizon announced that she had signed a contract with a talent agency in the US, and would also be accepting any offers for Japanese work if she were to receive any.

[31][32] As of 2018, Dizon was a senior at Nevada State University, majoring in social psychology, was a McNair Scholar,[33] and had plans to attend graduate school.