Medalion Rahimi was born in Los Angeles, California. She is a first generation Iranian-American with Russian ancestry. Medalion began modeling at age four, but begged her mother to instead enroll her in dance classes and in the performing arts. She started playing the piano and acting in local theatre. In 2005, she landed the role of Cha Cha de Gregorio in the Showboat Theater Company’s production of “Grease: The Musical”. She went on to land roles in plays like Elmer Rice’s “Street Scene” (2009) and “Working” (2010), based on the book by Studs Terkel.