She debuted in two television adverts for the famous detergent brand Omo. Kemi Adetiba was introduced into the entertainment industry by her father at a tender age. After that, she gained admission to the prestigious University of Lagos, where she studied Law. She had her secondary school education at Atlantic Hall High School. She is from Ekiti state, but her mother is Efik.
Her mother, Mayen Adetiba, is a civil engineer who was the first female engineer to be elected to the Executive Committee of the Nigerian Society of Engineers. Her father, Dele Adetiba, is an advertising and broadcasting icon whose path she followed. Kemi Adetiba was born on January 8 1980, in Lagos, Nigeria.