Minh-Vân was born in November 1973. Minh-Vân's father is Lâm and her mother is Minh-Tài Phạm thị. Her paternal grandparents were Lan and An Lê. She had two brothers and a sister, named Mạnh-Quân, Mạnh-Tuấn and Minh-Loan. She is the youngest of the four children.