Born in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, Destini Huston was raised by a single mother, Kim Huston, a visual artist. Beginning at three years old- when Destini expressed a passion for acting- she began auditioning. From then on, her mother only enrolled her in schools with a strong emphasis on the art (visual, performance, and interdisciplinary).Huston began taking dance classes in elementary school, and starred in school plays and musicals nearly every year throughout middle school. In high school, while majoring in dance studies, she finally tried her hand in film and commercial work- all performing in professional productions at The Children's Theater Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Huston went on to attend Columbia College Chicago, graduating with a bachelors in Film & Television studies with an emphasis in screenwriting.