- Is fluent in English, Spanish, German, French, Arabic, Hindi, & Japanese.
- She taught Britney Spears belly dancing moves for her music video "Slave 4 U" and her memorable live performance at the MTV Video Music Awards.
- Possesses the ability to balance a saber (type of sword) on her head. She can be seen doing it in Prince's music video for his song "Seven".
- Son Ahmiir, with Prince, born with the rare skull disease Pfeiffer's syndrome, and unable to breathe without a ventilator. The child was taken off life support on 23 October and died. (October 16, 1996)
- Has an adopted daughter, Gia Garcia (b.November 12, 2011). She was born on her 38th birthday.
- Her favorite activities include Bellydancing, Kickboxing, Acting, & rescuing & sheltering lost animals.
- Was considered for the role of Nina Holliday on Rizzoli & Isles (2010) when the character was originally named Nina Hernandez.
- Was Rachid Bouchareb's first choice for the role of Marilyn In Just Like A Woman (2012) but Sienna Miller was cast instead. She was even offered a chance to choreograph the belly dancing sequences of the film.
- Engaged to rocker Tommy Lee. (2002)
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