Yannick Ngakoue girlfriend Maria Perez is a bilingual weather anchor and TV host. Maria also runs her own brand named Malux Wear.
Yannick is a Defensive End NFL player who plays for Indianapolis Colts. He is 27 and was born in Washington, D.C.
Before Colts, he was also a part of the Jackson Jaguars, Minnesota Vikings, Baltimore Ravens, and Las Vegas Raiders. Ngakoue was part of the 2016’s PFWA All-Rookie Team and Pro Bowl 2017.
Currently, the NFL player is in a romantic relationship with the weather anchor and reporter Maria Perez. The couple put an end to all the rumors about them being together and officially announced their relationship on social media in April 2022.
Maria took it to her Instagram and Facebook accounts and shared her photo with Yannick stating that he is God’s blessing, who she was calmly waiting for.
Perez is quite open about her romance with the Colts’ player and likes to share their outings and togetherness through her Instagram handle ‘mariapereztv.’
Apart from being Yannick’s partner, the weather anchor is an entrepreneur and a talented individual.
Maria Perez Is A TV Host
Maria Perez is a TV host and is fluent in Spanish and English. She worked her time at KNVO and KTFC-CA as a bilingual weather presenter.
The TV reporter was born on 20th July 1993. She was born and brought up in Mission, Texas, and she identifies as Mexican.
Maria began her professional journey in journalism in 2015 as a Bilingual Weather Anchor at Entravision Communications, McAllen, Texas.
Maria Perez Is An Entrepreneur
Besides her active role as a weather broadcaster, Maria Perez is an entrepreneur. She owns and manages a clothing store called Malux Wear.
The clothing store is available on Instagram as ‘maluxwear’ and on Facebook under the same brand’s name. Likewise, there is a separate website for the clothing store where one can shop and place orders from anywhere around the globe.
Perez’s clothing store specializes in women’s outfits and promotes inclusiveness. You can find all sizes of clothes in her store.
The store offers active wear, casual outfit, and formal attire. They do not compromise on quality and like to maintain a significant standard to remain among the customers for their style and caliber.
Maria Perez Education and Experience
Maria Perez was enrolled in South Texas College from 2011 to 2012. She got her Associate’s degree in Nursing Assistant and Patient Care Assistant.
Perez passed her college with flying colors and got an A. At South Texas College, she was also involved in dual enrollment courses.
She then worked as a certified nurse assistant at Mission Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Texas. Her specialty was to be associated with providing special supervision to elderly patients.
After that, Maria joined The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to pursue journalism. She graduated in 2016 with an Associate’s degree in Broadcast Journalism.
She officially started her career as a jornalist in 2015.
In 2018, she was pursued by Telemundo Mcallen, and she started working as their weather presenter.
Likewise, another opportunity came up for Perez in the form of NBC Universal, where she works as a Weather Forecaster. The charm, charisma, and confident personality in front of the camera marked her as one of the risings and most sought reporters.
Per her LinkedIn profile, she studies at Mississippi State University for her bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Meteorologist.
A report from The Sun discusses the anchor’s good looks and online following. It further adds that her supporters in TikTok are wowed by Maria’s beauty and want her to be more confident.
On top of all this, the 29-year-old is a two-time Emmy Award Winner. She won the 2016’s Emmy Award for Weather Anchor and another Emmy in 2018 in the same category.
Maria Perez Family
Maria Perez was brought up in a nuclear family, including her parents and a brother. Her family hails from her hometown and has Mexican roots.
The Perez family was last seen together in Universal Studios Hollywood on 6th July 2019. Her parents are actually from Mission, Texas.
Maria’s mother is Marucha Perez. She was born in Santa Rosalia. It is a small town in Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Maria and her family celebrate her father’s birthday, which falls on 16th March every year.
Maria’s brother is Armando Perez. His Instagram bio states, ‘When the desire exists, everything is possible.’ By the likes of it, it appears that Maria’s brother is optimistic and believes in achieving success.
A post from Maria’s Instagram reflects that Armando has a four-year old-daughter named Giada. She is the Goddaughter of Maria.