Kỳ Duyên was born in Saigon, South Vietnam and was almost ten years old during the "fall of Saigon" on April 30, 1975, when her family left for the United States. Her father, Nguyễn Cao Kỳ, was a former South Vietnamese Prime Minister, Vice President, and Air-Force General.
Kỳ Duyên grew up in Fairfax, Virginia, before the family moved to Huntington Beach, California where she graduated from Westminster High School. She completed her undergraduate education at California State Polytechnic University before receiving her law degree with honors from Western State University College of Law.
Kỳ Duyên currently works as a star Master of Ceremonies for Thuy Nga"s Paris By Night production alongside Military Cross Nguyen Ngoc Ngan.
