Angelaina Ayala

Angelaina Ayala was born in Buffalo, NY on November 26th, 1990. She is the only child of Teresa Zephro, B.Sc. (b. 1971) who is also from Buffalo and is primarily of Italian descent. Her father is a photographer (b. 1972) who was born in Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico and is primarily of Basque descent. Angelaina attended D'Youville-Porter School #3 and PFC William Grabiarsz School of Excellence in Buffalo, NY and graduated from Tonawanda High School where she focused on creative and fine arts. She painted the sets for school plays but never acted in one. She was the designer for the library and school media showcases and painted a wall-height portrait of Paul McCartney. She was a volunteer for the Red Cross, SADD, Tonawanda Bottle Drive, and volunteered with various Earth Day activities as well as Night Out for the Homeless. She was never afraid to try new adventures and learned to jet ski and downhill ski early in her adolescence. She attended SUNY NCCC from 2010-2012 with plans to pursue sciences but found that her true passion and talent lies (as it always had) in the artistic field, and she spent most of her three semesters at NCCC focusing on languages and creative arts. She decided to take a break from college in 2012 and spend some time discovering what she really wanted to do. She was a front-end hostess/greeter at a local restaurant and was known for her jovial personality and excellent rapport with the customers. In the summer of 2013, she took a turn at acting and played the character of Sandy Rudd in the movie "Hope" and went on to work as a model for Glamour & Glow, the nation's largest black light fashion, music and art show. She has worked for Push Models of Toronto, Estee' Lauder, and is currently employed in greeting/showcasing for Chevvrolet. She maintains a home base in Tonawanda, BY and travels but not enough, she says.