Mia Velaz-Cruz
Amelia “Mia” Vélaz-Cruz is a middle-school-aged (around 13 ) girl with sleek black hair and dark brown eyes. She has a step-brother named Dan, who is into heavy metal music and loves to annoy her with it. He can be nice and helpful at times, though, but rarely enough that is suprises Mia all the time. She has a stepfather Eddie, who is really nice and is an amazing cook.
Personality Traits[]
Mia is the most artistic and creative of the group, being a BIG fashion lover. She is an aspiring designer and has even won a competition with her work in Mia's Recipe for Disaster. (She is often distracted from homework with fashion-related activities.
Due to her unique talents, she is appointed the official decorator of the Cupcake Club, being in charge of the style and appearance of the groups‘ cupcakes.
Mia's dad continuously refers to her as 'Mija' (which is pronounced similarly to 'Mia'). Her original best friend from New York is Ava Monroe who shares a love of fashion with Mia. She is also the owner of two fluffy dogs named Tiki and Milkshake 🐶
Mia is extroverted and a social butterfly at heart and enjoys meeting new people. Her best friend in Maple Grove is Katie Brown, although, of course, she is also close friends with Emma Taylor and Alexis Becker.
She has a crush on Chris Howard, a cute boy from her school. A boy named Joe Fraser has a crush on her. But later on Chris kinda likes another girl and Mia is heartbroken.
Mia is also a caring and kind friend, and will stand up for them. She is not afraid to speak up, as evidenced when she ditches the PGC (Popular Girls Club) to be with her true friends, no matter their fashion sense, and again to Sydney Whitman.
Appearance[]
Mia is described to be very pretty. She has long, straight black hair, brown, almond-shaped eyes, and an oval-shaped face that compliments her look. Her dad is described to have the same oval-shaped face and her mom has a heart-shaped face. She also has a similar nose to her dad. She is said to be a bit tall and has an athletic figure from soccer. In book 14, Mia gets glasses and clear braces. Although she doesn't think she looks good in them, everyone else thinks she looks great. Mia is a major fashionista and is always decked out in stylish clothes thanks to her mom, who is a well-known stylist. She always wears outfits that she knows will look really well on her. She is Latino but it never shows it.