Isio-Maya Nuwere

Hailing from Queens, New York, Isio-Maya is a NYC native who received her dance training at The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and The Harlem School of the Arts. She attended NYU Tisch School of the Arts and graduated in 2022 with a BFA in Dance. While being a fulltime student, at just 18 years old she became the youngest African-American model for Maybelline New York; featured in Maybelline’s ’Colossal Mascara’ campaign in 2020. Following in 2021, Isio-Maya partnered with BLOCH, to create their first line of tonal pointes in an effort to push the agenda of a more inclusive dance industry. Isio-Maya then expanded her love for the arts into theater, as she made her theatrical debut in Goddess at the Berkeley Repertory Theater.

Not only is Isio-Maya determined to create a household name for herself, but she also strives to be something greater than herself that will inspire, represent, and amplify our voices.