Maria was born on April 11, 1998 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. When she was 4-5 years old, she played t-ball and enjoyed winning games with her team, though one game she decided to run to her dad each time she got a hit instead of focusing on winning. Maria has fond memories of learning to swim around age 4 when her mom took a photo of her in the pool. She describes her daily life now at age 11, including interests, friends, school, and hopes for the future including robots as assistants.