bˈɔːɹn noʊvˈɛmbɚ twˈɛlv, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn, nˈɛlsən ɡɹˈuː ˌʌp ɪn ˈoʊ klˈɛɹ, wɪskˈɑːnsɪn, wˌɛɹ ʃiː ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd, wɪð ˈɑːnɚz, ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fɹʌm ˈoʊ klˈɛɹz məmˈoːɹɪəl ˈeɪtʃ.ˈɛs.
Born November 12, 1971, Nelson grew up in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, where she graduated, with honors, in 1990 from Eau Claire's Memorial H.S.