In January 2021 the National Retail Federation announced Amaiya as the Top Recipient for the Next Generation Scholarship. This is the federation’s most prestigious award which involved completing a personal brand video, an essay, a business case study with PetSmart, and several interview rounds with C-class executives and recruiters. Her academic excellence is also highly regarded by Columbia’s Fashion department as they have also awarded her with the department's highest honors as one of the first members of the Fashion Fellowship Award.
Academics is just the beginning for Amaiya, outside of school she enjoys exercising, trying the latest makeup trends, photography, and creating content for her styling business, Amaiya’s Atelier. She enjoys styling her friends, local artists, and is excited to expand her clientele into other young creatives! Amaiya has recently worked on a Columbia student film where she was the lead stylist and was been selected as the Emcee for the first annual NRF x Walker’s Legacy Digital Entrepreneur Summit.
