Joy was born on April 25, 1986, in Orange County, California, to an Italian-Argentine father, Reverend Joseph Villa, and African-American mother, gospel singer Mildred Angela Pierce Villa.

Joy Villa was born in April 1986 in Orange County, California. She grew up with an Italian-Argentinian father, the Reverend Joseph Mario Villa, and an African-American mother, Angela Villa.

Born to an African-American mother and an Italian Argentinian father, Joy Villa grew up with Christian beliefs and took lessons in "spiritual and religious philosophies". According to Joy's ...