She was born Tilly Tholly in Sierra Leone but was adopted when she was 4 and renamed Nathalie Beckley. Her mother is Staneala Beckley and she worked in the UN in the education sector. Nathalie's entire childhood was spent traveling to different parts of the world and in her late teens, she resided in San Francisco, California to study Fashion Design as a Bachelors Degree and moved to New York in 2011 to get Masters Degree in Business. She has worked for different Brands such as Luca Luca, Tommy Hilfiger, WANT Les essentials de la vie, etc.