Born on August 30, 1972 in Long Beach, California, Cameron Diaz grew
up in the typical fashion of any all-American girl. Except of course,
she was an exceptional beauty. Cameron’s dad, Emilio, a Cuban American,
was a foreman at a California Oil Company. Her mom, Billie, who’s
German, English, and Native American, was an import-export broker.
Cameron Diaz was raised in Long Beach alongside her sister Chimene. As
she was growing up, Cameron was like most girls, listening to lots of
modern music and acting wild. But by her mid-teens, Cameron began
attending Hollywood parties and staying out until the wee hours of the
morning.
It was during this party phase of her life that Cameron Diaz ended up
meeting a well connected man who would change her whole life. Jeff
Dunas spotted Cameron while she was out one night and told her that he
could sign her up with the Elite modeling agency. Although Cameron
initially thought his proposition was somewhat fishy, she took his card
and discussed it with her family and friends. After having left Long
Beach and having traveled around the world due to her modeling
contracts, and having appeared in such magazines as Mademoiselle and
Seventeen, Cameron returned to California at age 21, and although she
continued to model, she knew that she wanted more. In
