At 15, Bennett moved to New York, where she was educated at St. Mary's School in Peekskill. She went on to work as a secretary at a slipper company in New York City's Garment District.
At 15, Bennett relocated to New York, where she was educated at St. Mary's School in Peekskill. She then found employment as a secretary at a slipper company in the Garment District of New York City.