萨曼莎早年在堪培拉度过[9]，但身为军人家庭的一份子，她经常搬家；父亲到越南参战的时候，她与祖母在阿德莱德共同生活了两年[3]。她也在墨尔本、美国及加拿大生活过[12]。小的时候，萨曼莎参加过许多体育运动，喜欢看澳式足球，虽然她没有机会去玩[3]。每年，她都会和家人参加澳新军团日黎明服务（ANZAC Dawn Service）[13][14]。读书期间，她为当地首席法官罗恩·卡希尔（Ron Cahill）做研究[3]。
^ 3.03.13.23.33.4Flanagan, Martin. Her mountain climbed, Sam Mostyn moved on from the AFL. The Age. 2017-02-10 [2021-11-26]. （原始内容存档于2024-04-03） （英语）. She was only 50 but she'd had 10 years on the AFL Commission... She's on the board of the Swans... She's also part of the GO foundation set up by Adam Goodes and Michael O'Loughlin to help Indigenous youth. She does a host of other things while also being married to Simeon and having a 17-year-old daughter. 含有內容需登入查看的頁面 (link)
^Hyland, Paul; Sakkal, Anne. Sam Mostyn to be Australia's new governor-general. The Sydney Morning Herald. 2024-04-03 [2024-04-03]. （原始内容存档于2024-04-03） （英语）. Mostyn, 58, was floated as a Labor candidate at the last election and was previously appointed by the Albanese government to the Women's Economic Equality Taskforce and the Climate Change Authority. 含有內容需登入查看的頁面 (link)
^ 14.014.114.22021 Australia Day Honours recipients. Australian National University. 2021-01-29 [2024-04-03]. （原始内容存档于2024-04-06）. Sam Mostyn AO BA '86, LLB '89, HonLLD '18 For distinguished service to business and sustainability, and to the community, through seminal contributions to a range of organisations, and to women.
^Distinguished CASS alumni recognised in Australia Day Honours. ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences. 2021-02-04. CASS Alumni Australia Day 2021 Honours [2024-04-04]. （原始内容存档于2024-04-06）. Dr Sam Mostyn AO BA '86, LLB '89, HonLLD '18 For distinguished service to business and sustainability, and to the community, through seminal contributions to a range of organisations, and to women.
^Sam Mostyn AO. Australians Investing in Women (AIIW). 2022-09-20 [2024-04-03]. （原始内容存档于2024-04-03）.
^Ms Samantha Joy Mostyn. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 2021-01-25 [2021-11-27]. （原始内容存档于2021-11-26） –通过Australian Honours Search Facility. Announcement Event Australia Day 2021 Honours List
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