Sonam Bajwa was born in Nanakmatta, Rudrapur Uttarakhand, India. Her family's consists of, her brother, Gursimran Singh Bajwa, 15, her sister, Seerat Kaur, 8, And her mother and father. She is a joint Indian-Australian citizen where she comes to visit her family year round. She resides in India due to her career requirements. She completed her schooling from Jaycees Public School, Rudrapur. She studied at Delhi University and became an air hostess. In 2012 she contested the Femina Miss India contest.