Pamela Sitton was born October 27, 1948. In 1963, her family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada where her father worked at the Nevada Test Site. She attended the original Las Vegas High School and then the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV), where she earned a degree in English literature. Sitton worked a series of part-time jobs from cocktail waitress to post office worker, and got married to Stanford Lee Sitton II in October 7, 1973.

Janie (Tobman) Moore is a native of Las Vegas, Nevada and the daughter of small business owners Herb and Jean Tobman. Janie Moore attended West Charleston Elementary, Hyde Park Junior High School, and Clark High School. After a semester at Arizona State University, Moore worked at the Stardust Hotel for many years, both as a cashier in Freddie's clothing store and for the chief of security.

Stella Parson was born November 18, 1929 in Mississippi. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1942 when she was in the fifth grade and was always involved in the Church of God in Christ. After graduating from Las Vegas High School, she went to college at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). Parson became the first African-American to graduate from UNR.