janson was born and raised in minnesota, where she moved around often throughout small towns in the minneapolis metropolitan area. janson is of swedish descent. at age 14, janson got her first job as a cashier at a mcdonald's to help support herself and her family. janson worked there for only a couple of months and she worked at a retail store afterwards. at age 16, janson was a beauty advisor at walgreens and she also worked as a magazine telemarketer for a year when she was 17 years old. at age 18, janson was a waitress and hostess for marie callender's.