Her parents both graduated from the University of Virginia. Dagen has shared several pictures of her parents on social media, despite the fact that their names are still unknown.
McDowell revealed in a February 2021 Twitter post that her mother passed away from metastatic lung cancer. Her pelvis and backbone were harmed by the devastating illness. Dagen posted a picture of her late mother in July 2020; even though I weeks before her death. What she captions is
“Dogs are aware of when and how to provide affection, love, and comfort. They rush to persons in need and give comfort, staying close and offering solace, in contrast to a great deal of people.
Six weeks before Momma passed away, I shot this picture of her. During the last few months of her life, she enjoyed spending endless hours cuddling with Charlie.
When she was little, her late mother was a drummer. She has a brother as well.
