Unlike movies and TV movies, reality TV programming gives viewers the opportunity to peek into the real lives of their favorite stars and Veronica Vega has definitely developed a tremendous fan base because of it. The actress, musician, and TV personality is best known for her time on Love & Hip Hop: Miami, the fourth installment in the Love & Hip Hop franchise.
Veronica has also collaborated with a number of A-list artists for her music endeavors. To date, her most popular song remains ‘Wicked’ on which she features fellow singer and famous singer Pitbull. Here’s everything we’ve gathered on the TV personality.
Biography of Veronica Vega
The beautiful star was born on April 23, 1991. Her birthplace was in Hialeah, Florida. It is also where Vega spent his formative years. The artist has the gift of multi-ethnicity. She was born to her father, who is Cuban, and her mother, who is of Venezuelan descent.
Her parents met and fell in love in the United States, but they weren’t born there. Veronica’s mother had emigrated to the United States from her home country of Venezuela, while her father had left Canada. Thanks to the union of his parents, the celebrity has three siblings, all of whom are girls.
Being from Cuba and Venezuela, her parents grew up to speak their native Spanish language. So even though Veronica was raised in the United States, she understood it, and as an adult she is fluent in Spanish and English.
Veronica Vega began appearing on Love & Hip Hop: Miami The singer was joined by other Miami legends whose lives and pursuits revolve around hip hop culture.
These included multi-platinum selling hip-hop legend Trick Daddy , Afro-Latina singer Amara La Negra , Miami street king and Maybach Gunplay artist, entrepreneur and celebrity hairstylist Jojo Zarur, “The Diamond Princess” Trina, and partygoers, DJ Michelle Pooch and Christopher Michael Harty.
For as long as she can remember, Veronica Vega has always loved the lure of the entertainment industry. Growing up, she dreamed of becoming a musician and succeeding. Along with her yearning for the celebrity lifestyle, the Venezuelan wanted success to be able to satisfy her parents and siblings.
She began to perform professionallywas only 13 years old in local halls. It took just two years for the young star to land his first professional contract. She signed to elite producer Polow Da Don’s legendary music label, known as Zone 4.
This achievement saw her share the same record with artists such as Keri Hilson, Akon, Pitbull, Chris Brown and others like Ester Dean and Betty Idol. They were all treated to the Polow Da Don label at some point in their respective careers.
Relationship with Pitbull
Of all the artists the singer has shared on the Zone 4 roster, she has mostly bonded with ‘Timber’ rapper, Pitbull, whose real name is Armando Christian Perez. Vega featured the rapper on two of his songs, “Wicked” and “Pay Me,” the former being the best-selling song of his career to date.
She met Pitbull when she had just signed the 15 year old, they developed a deep bond. She has often spoken of how she receives valuable advice from her life and career. On January 16, 2018, she posted a photo she took with him during his 37th birthday celebration.
What to know about Veronica Vega
Did you know Veronica Vega identified as black in 2018? On one of the episodes of Love & Hip Hop: Miami in 2018, the singer claimed she was black, an inheritance she received from her great-grandmother. This caused a bit of a stir for several reasons. For one thing, the singer looks as Latino as she actually is. Also, in March 2017, she made a contradictory statement on Twitter, saying she was Cuban and Venezuelan. However, the tweet came with an image of her and an Afro-Latina woman and rounded it off with a hashtag reading “We are all African”. Below are some more interesting facts about the actress:
1. Polow Da Don once revealed to her that he sold his house for $1.97 million to try his luck and his future.
2. The singer admitted on reality TV that she was struggling financially.
3. She is the eldest child of her parents and they initially wanted her to study medicine.
4. The curved reality star stands at a height of 5 feet 7 inches.
5. She has a bust size of 33 inches, a waist of 24 inches, and a hips size of 35 inches.
6. Veronica Vega uses the word “nigga” because of her black allegiance.
7. His song ‘Wicked’ received approximately 25 million views in its first 24 hours on YouTube.