 Samaha was born on July 25, 1972 in Beirut to Antoine Samaha from Khenchara, Matn direct relative of Lebanese politician Shafik Mebarak Samaha and Nouhad Hawi from Dhour El Choueir, Matn.She has two brothers.Her parents supported different political factions, according to Samaha that fact made her become "more open" to the different views of people and she learned a lot from that experience, is a direct relative of Lebanese politician Shafik Mebarak Samaha who left Zahlé, Lebanon for Colombia at the beginning of the 20th century.