Angela Lindvall was Born in Midwest City, Oklahoma to Randall Lindvall, a pharmacist, and Laura Rasdall, a medical technologist and massage therapist. She was raised in Lee's Summit, Missouri and attended Lee's Summit High School. She grew 3 inches (7.6 cm) from 13 to 14, and her friends suggested that she try modeling. Her sister, Michelle, was the one who wanted to be a model; Angela was a tomboy, climbing trees and playing with frogs, but went with Michelle. While doing a local Kansas City fashion show for Hoffman International, at age 14, a talent scout spotted her and she signed with IMG. Kim Hoffman, head of Hoffman International, was instrumental in getting Angela into a modeling career, she gave her father Randall a discount on modeling classes because of what she saw in Angela. As a young teenager she was a big fan of Marilyn Monroe.
