Layla Voss was born in Monterey, California, to a well-off family, with her mother a lawyer and her father a doctor. She is the sibling and is often babied by her parents while actively tormented by her brother, who is 3 years older than her. She always fights her brother to prove she isn't the "sweet, cute baby sister" he always claimed she was to all his friends. Layla grew up having fights and arguments with her brother, but deep down, she knew that he genuinely cared about her and loved doing the usual older sibling duties of picking on their younger sibling.
Layla grew up doing her own thing throughout school. She was a part of the basketball team due to her height but also was involved in the student council team where she was rewarded for all her work during high school. Due to being a part of the basketball team and on the student council, she was known in the school by most students and was one of the first contacts for new students. She was voted prom queen, and to her surprise, even her best friends, who were all (in her opinion) a lot prettier than her, also other runners for prom queen were happy for her. She flew through her classes with As and a few Bs because she was a bit of a nerd when studying and trying her best to get into a good college. She didn't know what she wanted to do for her life until she was a senior in high school, when she wanted to go study Criminal Justice.
She traveled a bit after getting out of high school to visit different colleges and see a few other countries as a graduation gift from her parents. She came back and moved in with Ava, one of her best friends from high school, where she applied to all the colleges that piqued her interest, while her roommate signed her up on a dating app, wanting her to get out there and date someone since she avoided dating anyone after her first boyfriend in high school. She matched with a few people and was forced to go on a few dates with some of them. One of them was someone she wanted a second date with, until she matched with one person who was 7 years older than her, but also seemed like he was a decent guy. She went on a date with the person, which led to her and the individual having a fun time after the awkwardness of the beginning part of the date passed. More dates were scheduled with the male, which led to them dating.
They dated for a bit, and while dating, Layla got a response from Michigan State University who accepted her into their college. The excited Layla told both her partner and Ava, and Ava's boyfriend Henry that both of them were happy for her and her partner also informed her that he got into a college. Layla was incredibly happy for her partner, and all of them went out to celebrate. While getting ready for college, Layla and her boyfriend spoke about how the distance could hinder their relationship and friendship, which neither wanted. They mutually agreed to break up, and if in the future both were single and with less stress going on in their lives, they would try again. They agreed to the breakup; it hurt Layla, but she knew it was only right for them.
4 years later, Layla graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice and continued to live her life. She worked as a cop for Michigan State for a little while before being transferred to Los Santos and working within the Blaine County Sheriff's Office.