Maria Salaues has become a famous name thanks to her relationship with French and Manchester United player, Paul Pogba. The two started dating in 2017 before they were later said to have walked down the aisle. The Bolivian beauty may be known mostly for her relationship with the football star but more than that, she is also a model.
Even though she has continued to maintain a rather quiet lifestyle, with most information about her private life private, there are many interesting things to know about her.
Biography of Maria Salaues
It was in 1994 that the model was born in Robore, Bolivia as Maria Zulay Salaues Antelo. It was also there that she spent her early years before she later moved to the United States. Before then, the model who was born into a wealthy family, had her education in her home country where she later attended the University of Bolivia.
Even before she left Bolivia, she had already started her career as a model and so when she came to the United States she continued the same career path and recorded a relative success in the process.
At the height of her career, Maria was crowned as Miss Expobelleza and she also worked as the spokesmodel for Ipanema Sandals.
Maria Salaues Met Paul Pogba After Her Move To The States
The love story of Maria Salaues and her husband, Paul Pogba started in 2017 when they first met in Los Angeles. At the time, she just moved to the states while he was nursing from an injury. Close sources reveal that as soon as their paths crossed, the two fell in love almost easily. Since then, they have remained almost inseparable.
The interest of the media was first drawn to Maria in 2018 during the FIFA World Cup in Russia when she was seen with Pogba’s mother. The two women cheered for the French playmaker during the tournament.
Salaues would later take to social media to describe herself as the fiancee of the french footballer. She would later change her name to Maria Zulay Salaues Pogba, making many wonder whether the two are secretly married, although she is now seen wearing a diamond band.
Maria and Paul are now blessed with a child
In January 2019, the couple welcomed their first child together, Labile Shakur. At the start of 2021, Pogba took to his intsgarm to celebrate the second birthday of his little one.
What is the Net Worth of Salaues
Maria is quite a successfu woman on her own rights. She first started out as a model before moving on with her relationship with Pogba. Currently, she is a an interior decorator. With that said, the actual net worth of Maria Salaues is not clear.
What is known, however, is that she also shares in the net worth of Paul Pogba which is estimated at over of $125 million.
Facts You Didn’t Know About Paul Pogba’s Wife
1. She worked as a real-estate agent
What the beautiful Maria has always been interested in is making a career as a model. However, she once worked as a real estate agent in order to get the needed finances to support herself while also continuing with her full-time modelling career.
2. Maria dropped out of school
As stated, Maria Salaues attended the university where she studied Business Administration. However, because her mind was set on becoming a model, she decided to drop out and follow her career path on a fulltime basis. This became another reason that prompted her move from her hometown to Miami.
3. She is not the only model in her family
Born to her parents Ricardo Salaues and Karla Antelo, Maria was brought up as one among three sisters. What is interesting about her is that she is not the only model in her family; her sisters also have the same career.
4. She was caught in a cocaine controversy
In 2017, she was dragged in a controversy after a video of herself was leaked by her friend in which she was seen with a spoon, with something moving to her nostril, believing to be cocaine. According to a source, the video was just a moment of stupidity which she captured and sent to a friend who leaked it out.
The video was said to be the reason why she decided to leave her home country and come to the United States where she hoped to get a fresh start.
5. The religion of Maria is not clear
Paul Pogba is a devouted Muslim who avoids alcohol and drugs. However, the religion of his partner is still not known. It has not been revealed whether she has also converted to Islam or if she has the hopes of doing that in the future.
Complete profile of Maria Salaues
| Maria Salaues | |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Maria Zulay Salaues |
| Date of Birth | 1994 |
| Age | 26 years |
| Zodiac Sign | NA |
| Nationality | Bolivia |
| Ethnicity | Amerindian |
| Birth place | Robore, Bolivia |
| Profession | Model. Spokesmodel, Social Media Personality and Sportsperson Partner |
| Education | University of Bolivia |
| Father | Ricardo Salaues |
| Mother | Karla Antelo |
| Siblings | Sister- Gabriela Salaues Brother-Carla Salaues |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Spouse/Partner | Paul Labile Pogba |
| Boyfriend | Paul Pogba |
| Kids | Labile Shakur |
| Religion | NA |
| Estimated Net Worth: | $500,000 to $1 Million |
| Source of net worth | Brand presenting, sponsorship, paid content, and modeling |
| Height | Feet- 5feet 8in Meters-1.73 m |
| Weight | 58 Kg(127 lbs) |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Hair color | Blonde |
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