Amaya Elizabeth

Living out my HSM dreams with the gals 🩷🥳

9 months ago

“On-screen, Amaya Espinal looks statuesque and effortlessly striking. In person, she’s surprisingly shorter — the kind of short that makes you rethink every Love Island camera angle (sorry, Ace) — but somehow, even more beautiful. She walks into the Betches photo studio in a baby blue sweatsuit and long braids, barefaced but glowing. And yes, her eyes are insane, the type of eyes that make you understand why men lose IQ points around her.

She’s in the glam chair for the 2025 Betch of the Year photoshoot in New York City. Her legs are crossed like she’s settling in for girl talk. ‘It feels really great,’ she says when I ask about her nomination, ‘and I am going to honor it until I die.’ That’s Amaya Papaya: unapologetically extra, fully self-aware, and somehow managing to be both dramatic and devastatingly charming.”

At the link in bio, read Senior Entertainment Editor @steph.perlman’s interview with Betch of the Year nominee @amayaelizabeth_

Credits:  @mschwartzphoto: Photographer  @dingdongdangus: Set Designer @jasonrembert: Stylist @dylasilv: Hair Stylist @_andreaventura: Makeup @brittrich: Creative Director & Producer @shanicearlette: Talent Manager & Producer @shannontroya: Talent Manager & Producer @bryanrussellsmith: Producer  @madeline_mahoney: Producer @alyssabrocato: DP  @itskateward: Chief Content Officer @katiecorvino: VP of Editorial @msemmasharpe: Associate Director of Editorial  @steph.perlman: Writ

9 months ago

🚨 YOUR VOTES ARE IN! 🚨 After a year of cinematic side-eye, certified bombshell behavior, and endless opportunilies, the people have spoken: Amaya Espinal is your 2025 Betch of the Year! 💖

“Oh my god. It’s an honor. I can’t believe it,” the Love Island People’s Princess tells Betches about the honor. “It feels really great. I am going to be the betch until I die.”

Tap the link in bio to watch Amaya look back at her era-defining year + see the complete list of winners!

9 months ago