Malyk Santíago is an American model and internet star. He has appeared in numerous Guess campaigns. He has also worked with Dolce & Gabbana, Dsquared², Armani, Louis Vuitton. He first rose to prominence as an Instagram personality with more than 40,000 followers before making his mark as a model.

Born name

Malyk Williams Santíago

nickname

Lil’ Star, Lyk, Lyky, Minky, Mal

Sun sign

Scorpio

Place of birth

Los Angeles, California, United States

Residence

Beverly Hills, Kalifornien, USA

nationality

training

He graduated from Mesa Ridge High School in Colorado Springs in 2018 before returning to Los Angeles, California to begin his modeling career.

occupation

Model, Instagram-Star

family

• Vater – Jimmy
• Mother – Lisa
• Siblings – He is the only child.

Manager

As a model, Malyk Santíago is represented by:

• D’Management Group
• Wilhelmina Models – Los Angeles
• Wilhelmina Models – New York
• Wilhelmina Models – Miami

To build

Athletic

Height

5 feet 8 inches or 173 cm

weight

64 kg or 141 lbs

He lost 70 pounds of body weight in March 2018 and had reached a weight of 110 pounds at the time.

girlfriend/spouse

He hasn’t dated anyone publicly until now. He also didn’t name anyone.

race/ethnicity

Multiracial (Hispanic, Asian, Black, White)

He has Puerto Rican and African American ancestry on his father’s side . He is Indian, French, and Irish on his mother’s side.

hair colour

Schwarz

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Tapered jawline
• Black Curly Hair
• Lips
• Thick eyebrows
• Glamorous teeth

shoe size

Malyk Santíago wears a size 9 (US) or 42 (EU) shoe.

brand promotion

Malyk Santíago has done endorsement work for some brands and products with his strong social media presence.

Known for

• Its strong presence on social media platforms like Instagram with more than 40,000 followers
• Walking in fashion shows for numerous designers and fashion brands such as Dolce & Gabbana, Louis Vuitton, Givenchy, Calvin Klein, Emporio Armani, Balmain, 080 Barcelona Fashion and many more

Personal trainer

Malyk Santiago eats a balanced diet. At night he eats a small portion of vegetables and drinks a lot of water. He avoids eating unhealthy fatty foods and sweets.

His coach has split the schedule as follows:

40 minutes for core exercise, elliptical t rain and strength training each. He also follows a healthy lifestyle program of 310 nutritional shakes before running 3 hours a day on the treadmill at the gym and climbing the stairs.

Malyk Santíago favorite things

• Food – salads
• Fernsehshows – Jersey Shore (2009-2012), That’s So Raven (2003-2007), Friends (1994-2004), Shake it up
• Color – red
• Book – Magic Tree House
• Restaurants – La Scala (Italian Restaurant), Sushi Gen, Chipotle
• Actress – Skai Jackson
• Accessory – Louis Vuittons
• Sweets – Sour Spots Children
• Drink – Acqua Di Cristallo water
• Horror Movies – Resident Evil Movie Series, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), It (2017)
• Ice cream – Haagen Dazs
• Menschen – Chloe Ayling, Malu Trevejo, Nicole Polizzi Selena Gomez
• Island – Tropical Island Puerto Rico
• Wolf – Theta Yorkie
• Cookies – Chocolate Mint Cookies
• Video game – minder

Malyk James Facts

1. Malyk Santíago had a pet monkey named Blue until 2014, who was later released back into the wild.
2. Malyk Santíago was discovered by scouts from Wilhelmina Models. He then moved from Denver, Colorado to Los Angeles, where he was originally born, to begin his career. Soon he became popular on Instagram.
3. Malyk Santíago was nominated as a Social Media Star by Elite Models in 2017. Unfortunately, he lost the award to Gigi Paris, who was the industry’s last pick.
4. He doesn’t like to leave the house without looking fashionable.
5. He doesn’t like alcoholic beverages.
6. He eats dinner at 4 p.m. every day.
7. His social media Instagram drama with Victoria Waldrip aka Woah Vicky was seen as a publicity stunt to get more people aware of his clothing brand and promote healthy eating.
8. At the end of 2018, Malyk Santíago’s net worth was estimated at $50,000.
9. He has a crush on celebrity Zendaya Coleman.
10. In 2018, Malyk Santíago spent $50,000 to get a brand new set of porcelain veneers.
11. He is friends with Chloe Ayling and Malu Trevejo .
12. He is the CEO and ambassador for the meal shake company 310 Nutrition .
13. Catch his updates on Instagram , Twitter , and Facebook .