Tahan comes from a big multicultural family. Her background or genetic makeup is made up of Aboriginal, Chinese, Malay and English. She is the eldest of seven siblings and has 3 younger brothers and 3 younger sisters. She grew up in Darwin in the Northern Territory so spent a lot of my time outdoors and calls herself a tomboy at heart and a girly girl sometimes. She has a university degree in Bachelors of Business Majoring in Marketing and is currently working part-time for the government and also does part-time modelling.