VIXEN: Maria Vaz

Name: Maria Vaz
Age: 24
My Hood: Brooklyn, NY

I was discovered... At a photo shoot where I was actually the makeup artist on set hired to do the faces for Morena Entertainment models, which is the agency that I am currently signed with. My agent said to me that my face needed to be "on the scene" instead of "behind the scenes" and the rest is history. Talk about playing two sides of the fence.

My first VIBE shoot…Was VIBE's May 2009 fashion feature, "Drop It Like It's Hot." It was a fun shoot, I loved the shoes, the bags, and the accessories. Oh my goodness, I was like a kid in a candy store! It was a set filled with creative and professional people.

For fun I like... So many different things, from roller coasters to horror movies, traveling, modeling, acting, to just simply hanging with my girls.

Think you know? You have no idea... My family is from Jamaica, no one ever gets my nationality right.

My hidden talent... Is my artistic side. I love creating looks in different ways that make people look and feel beautiful.

Four artists I bump on my iPod...
1. Rick Ross
2. Drake
3. The-Dream
4. Lady Gaga

Celebrities I'd love to shoot with for VIBE…Denzel Washington, David Beckham, and Kanye West

Photographers I would love to shoot with... I would like the opportunity to one day to shoot with Michael David Adams, David Leslie Anthony, and Nicolaas de Bruin.