Maria Salaues (born 1994) is a Bolivian model, former spokes-model and social media personality who currently stays in the United States.^[2]

She gained much fame and attention in 2018 when she started dating Manchester United F.C. player Paul Pogba.^[1]

Maria was born as Maria Zulay Salaues Antelo in 1994 in Roboré, Bolivia. She was born into an affluent family, her dad’s name is Ricardo Salaues and her mom is Karla Antelo.^[1]

She has two older sisters Gabriela Salaues and Carla Salaues who like her are also models.

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She obtained a degree in Business Administration from the University of Bolivia and then she relocated to Miami, Florida to pursue a full-time career in modelling. ^[2]

She rose to fame as the girlfriend of Paul Pogba, the French footballer, but before this, she was known as a model.

In 2012, she was crowned Miss Expobelleza in 2012 and her modeling career started in 2013 when she was announced as the spokesperson for Ipanema Sandals.^[3]

She also worked as a part-time real estate agent in California, for various big brands, campaigns, TV commercials, advertisements to support herself. ^[1]

She was previously active on Instagram where she shared most of her pictures before she recently deleted her account due to unknown reasons.

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She met Paul Pogba, in Los Angeles, California and the two of them hit it off immediately,they have been together since 2017, and the couple is frequently seen travelling together .^[3]

She was first noticed by the press due to her stunning looks when she accompanied Pogba’s mom to the 2018 World Cup in Russia. They cheered for the footballer together from the stands.^[2]

It was at this same time that rumors of her engagement to Pogba started going rounds as she sported a diamond ring on her finger.

However, neither Paul nor Maria has confirmed this.^[1]

It is also believed that they had secretly gotten married and they currently have a son together.

They continue to be seen together at various official events and often smile for photographs alongside fans

Paul has also visited her home in Robore.

In her spare time, she loves to cook and especially enjoys eating Mexican cuisine.

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Maria decision to move to the United States permanently in 2017 was due to a controversy. A video clip of her snorting unidentified white powder, presumed to be cocaine, was released on the web by her friend. ^[2]

She then decided to have a fresh start and made her decision to move to Miami.

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