Naya Marie Rivera was born and raised in Valencia, California. Her brother is NFL player Mychal Rivera, and her younger sister is runway model Nickayla Rivera. At 8 or 9 months old, Rivera began to be represented by the same talent agent as her mother. Naya Rivera Dorsey is an American actress and singer who gained critical acclaim for her role as Santana Lopez on movie Glee. Additionally, she landed her first role as the young Hillary Winston on The Royal Family at the age of 4, for which she received a Young Artist Award nomination. Her first solo single “Sorry”, featuring American rapper Big Sean, was released on September 17, 2013, which is unperformed due to the trouble with politics.

Body Stats:

Naya Rivera: UNICEF Next Generation 2014 Masquerade Ball

Height: 5 ft 5 in /165 cm

Weight: 53 kg /117 pounds

Shoe size: 9

Dress size: 8

Bra size: 32C

Measurements: 35-25-34 in /89-63.5-87 cm

Ethnicity: Mixed. Naya is ½ Puerto Rican, ¼ African American and ¼ German.

Hair Color: Black

Eye Color: Dark Brown

Bio:

Name: Naya Marie Rivera

Nickname: The Veiled Fairy, N’Nay, Bee

Date of Birth: January 12, 1987

Place of Birth: Valencia, California, USA

Place of Residence: Valencia, California, USA

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Education: Valencia High School

Social Networks:

Twitter: NayaRivera
Facebook: Naya
Instagram: nayarivera

Fun Facts:

Naya Rivera at the Michael Kors Show

Relationships:

Mark Salling (2010)
Douglas Booth (2011)
Chord Overstreet (2011)
Matthew Hodgson (2011-2013)
Big Sean (2013-2014)
Ryan Dorsey (2014-Present)

Children: –

Awards and Honors:

2014 Nominated Teen Choice Award, Choice TV: Female Scene Stealer
2014 Won People’s Choice Award, Favorite TV Gal Pals
2014 Won BTVA Special/DVD Voice Acting Award, Best Female Vocal Performance in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Theatrical Short
2012 Won NewNowNext Award
2012 Won ALMA Award, Favorite TV Actress – Leading Role In A Comedy

Hobbies and Interests: read

Favorite Color: Pink

Favorite Food: Sushi and Mexican food

Favorite Music: Coldplay

Favorite Perfume: Coco Chanel

Favorite Book: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Favorite Sports: Football

Favorite Movie: Chaws

Favorite TV Show: Boy Meets World

Interesting Facts:

She took up songwriting at the age of 15.
In 2002, she appeared in the music video for B2K’s “Why I Love You”.
She signs her autograph as a heart with her first name followed.
She is real – life best friends with her on screen best friend, Heather Morris (Brittany S. Pierce)
She has a signature dance, known as the “Naya Dance”She is connected to various organizations such as GLAAD, Stand Up to Cancer, The Elephant Project, The Trevor Project, and The Sunshine Foundation.
She is left-handed.
She likes to listen Lady Gaga(Lady Gaga Height and Weight Stats)
She hates koi fish.
Reality Tv is her biggest guilty pleasure.
As of late 2010, the most expensive thing, she has ever bought is a purse worth $600.
When she was 17 in high school, Naya worked as a greeter at Abercrombie & Fitch but quit to take a job selling memberships at Lake Elizabeth GoLf & Ranch Club.