Laetitia Casta was born on 11th of May 1978 at Pont-Audeme, France to the couple of Dominique (a Corsican father) and Line (a Norman mother). She has an elder brother Jean Baptiste and a younger sister Marie Ange. In Latin 'joy' is the meaning of her name. As her father Dominique hailed from Corsica she spent her early life in Corsica. Then she moved to Normandy, where she lived with her family. Her body was matured early and it caused her to feel awkward about her appearance. As a child she was very shy but after the birth of her sister Marie Ange she changed herself and later projected herself as a role model for her sister.