Tảo's father was Thuận and her mother was Vẽn thị Nguyễn. Her paternal grandparents were Hào and Đoan thị Nghiêm. She had three brothers and four sisters, named Tôn, Kim-Liên, Trung Thành, Tân, Hào, Nhiên and Nhu. She was the fourth oldest of the eight children. She had a half-brother and two half-sisters, named Thích, Mão and Sinh. She died at the age of 6.