Her father is of Panamanian (Afro-Panamanian) ancestry. Tessa's maternal grandfather is of Mexican descent, and Tessa's maternal grandmother, whose parents were from Indiana, has English, German, Irish and Scottish ancestry.
As a kid, I loved going to lots of thrift stores with my parents. There was a period where I thought it was embarrassing, and then I started to get older - I realized they were really cool.
