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.
Bennett, aged fifteen, moved to New York and attended school at St. Mary's School in Peekskill. Later, she secured a position as a secretary for a slipper company situated in the Garment District of New York City.