Education
She also took modeling classes at the Alicia Faccio Modeling School in Doral, Florida. She graduated from Miami International University for Art & Design with a Bachelor"s in Fashion Merchandise in 2010.
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She was raised in West New York, New Jersey and moved to Miami, Florida to pursue her dreams. Maytee started her modeling career at the age of 13. That year, she was featured on Supermodel Tyra Banks site as a finalist for America"s Next Top Model and was on the Nuvo television reality hit show Model Latina.
Maytee is also a candidate on DVF"s docu-series House of DVF Season 2 airing on the East! Network in United States of America starting September 13, 2015 at 9pm.
Modeling
As a runway model, Martinez has worked for designers such as Dior, Guess Jeans, Valentino, Shrekahnth, Carolina Herrera, Roberto Cavalli, Gianni Tolentino, Nino Lettieri, Cia Maritima, Free People, Betsey Johnson, Nouvelle Amsale, Louisiana Perla, Elie Tahari, Pink by Victoria"s Secret, Carlos Arturo Zapata, Lipsy London, Nicolita, Vince Camuto, Nordstrom, SAKS, CJ By Cookie Johnson, Lilly Pulitzer and Saint John among other greats. Maytee also modeled in fashion weeks including: Mercedes Benz Fashion Week New York, MBFW Swimweek, Style 360 NYFW, New York Fashion Week, FTL Moda, Art Hearts Fashion, Arts of Fashion/Paris, Funkshion, and Miami International Fashion Week, to name a few.
She"s been featured in numeros magazines all over the world but is most known for her feature on Vogue Italia, Elle magazine, and Seventeen. Martinez has been in numerous television shows and series such as the Columbian television series, El Cartel de Los Sapos, and appeared in the Black Entertainment Television movie, Carbon dioxide, as well as a number of short films.
Maytee also appeared on the popular Univision program, Sabado Gigante.
In March 2012, she was honored and named the Queen/Reina of the annual Cuban American Parade held in her hometown of New Jersey. The parade was a huge deal, more than 80,000 people attended. In March 2013, Maytee traveled to El Gouna, Egypt to represent Cuba at the Top Model of the World competition presented by World Beauty Organization.
Maytee also competed in the prestigious modeling competition World Top Model which earned her a spot in the Top 12 and was a finalist.
The event was held in Budapest, Hungary and was presented by MAJOR Models and Fiore Tondi. She currently holds the title of World Top Model Cuba 2013.
Designer
In 2013, Martinez launched her new swimwear line, "Adoro by Maytee by M." in Chelsea, Manhattan. The line was a limited and exclusive collection and had great success.
Maytee enjoys giving back and works with numerous foundations all over the world including Art Hearts Fashion, Aids Healthcare Foundation, FTL Moda showcases, Fashion Designers Expo/Let the Runway Meet the Cause, Susan G. Komen and many others
Maytee is also very passionate about animal activism and has been linked to different animal rights organizations.
