Christina Cindrich was born on August 26, 1981 and was raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is of Croatian/Italian decent. Her father, Ralph Cindrich, a former NFL linebacker, is listed as one of the "Top 100 Most Powerful People" in all sports, and currently is in the top echelon of NFL Agents today. Her mother, Mary Rose Cindrich, is a former Miss Beaver County Junior Miss titleholder. She has one older brother, Michael.

Christina was crowned Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA 1999 during her junior year in high school. A year later, she went on to compete in the nationally televised Miss Teen USA Pageant on CBS. After graduating from high school, Christina moved to Los Angeles to pursue her dreams of becoming an actress. She continued her scholarly education at Loyola Marymount University, majoring in communications.
Has a miniature Yorkshire Terrier named Chanel Is of Croatian/Italian Decent In the summer of 2005, Christina severely broke several bones in her left foot which caused nerve damage. This compound fracture is called the "Liz Frank" fracture and only occurs in 1 out of 50,000 people. This is the same fracture that ended former Los Angeles Laker Bill Walton's basketball career.