Val Mercado Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Val Mercado is an American model, journalist, blogger, social media star, and actor who is known for her immense popularity on several social media platforms. On March 24, 2014, she joined YouTube with her self-titled channel and has accrued a fan base of more than 500k subscribers.

Born Name

Valerie Mercado

Nick Name

Val

Sun Sign

Aquarius

Born Place

New York City, New York, United States

Nationality

Education

Val Mercado was enrolled as a full-time student at a nursing school in New York City.

In one of her YouTube videos, she has revealed that she is a college graduate. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcast journalism. However, it is not known which college she attended.

Occupation

Model, journalist, blogger, social media star, and actor

Family

• Siblings – She has 6 younger siblings. Her one brother is in the US army.

Build

Voluptuous

Height

5 ft 7 in or 170 cm

Weight

56 kg or 123.5 lbs

Boyfriend / Spouse

Val Mercado has dated –

1. Tyga (2016) – Val Mercado was first linked with rapper Tyga in January 2016 after he was spotted out shopping with her in Los Angeles. In February, the DuJour magazine claimed that she had spent a night at Tyga’s place. The crew from the magazine were visiting Tyga’s house for an interview and they found Val standing outside his house and waiting for the ride. They claimed that her hair was matted and it was clear that she had spent the night with the rapper.
2. AJ Saudin – She has also been romantically involved with AJ Saudin, a Canadian actor, singer, songwriter, and record producer who is best known for his role as Connor DeLaurier in the long-running teen drama television series Degrassi: The Next Generation.

Note – She started dating her first boyfriend at the age of 15. Also, before Tyga, she had been in two serious relationships and was already engaged once.

Race / Ethnicity

Hispanic

She has Dominican ancestry.

Hair Color

Her natural hair color is brown.

However, she has dyed her hair to a platinum blonde hue.

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Bisexual

Distinctive Features

• Fuller lips
• Curvaceous figure

Measurements

35-25-36 in or 89-63.5-91.5 cm

Dress Size

6 (US) or 38 (EU)

Bra Size

32C

Shoe Size

She is speculated to be wearing a shoe of size 6 (US).

Brand Endorsements

Val Mercado has starred in an endorsement campaign for the Buffalo Jeans.

Also, she has directly endorsed numerous products in her YouTube videos.

Plus, she had promoted lots of products and brands by using them or strategically placing them in her videos.

Religion

Christianity

Best Known For

• Her immense popularity on the various social media platforms
• Her high-profile affair with Tyga and her resemblance to his on and off girlfriend Kylie Jenner

Val Mercado Favorite Things

• Movies – Scary Movies
• Singers – Beyoncé and Lauryn Hill
• Pizza – Hawaiian pizza with ranch or blue cheese topping
• Childhood Book – The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
• Video Games – Super Mario 64, Mario Bros 7, Fighter’s Destiny, Grand Theft Auto San Andreas
• TV Shows – Friends (1994-2004), Seinfeld (1989-1998), The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990-1996), Full House (1987-1995), The King of Queens (1998-2007)

Source – YouTube, Hollywood Life

Val Mercado Facts

1. Apart from English, she has limited ability to conversing in Spanish and French. Her ability in Spanish is better than that in French.
2. When she was born, her mother was just 13 years old.
3. She doesn’t shave her legs unless she is forced to or has to wear a dress or bikini. She is afraid of getting a razor cut on her knees.
4. She has a bad habit of laughing at the wrong moments. She once cracked up at the funeral. She also cracks up every time she steps into the elevator.
5. She has got three tattoos including a ‘moon’ on her right wrist, a palm tree on the side of the middle finger of her right hand, and the word ‘Escape’ inscribed on the same finger.
6. Her hair is naturally curly. Due to this reason, she hates getting her hair wet as the natural curl comes out.
7. She is a big Harry Potter fan. Apart from having read all the books and watched all the movies from the series, she has bought lots of merchandise related to it, including jelly beans.
8. She suffered from depression while studying in college.
9. In 2010, she got her breakthrough as a journalist and blogger after she was selected by the Seventeen Magazine to write fashion articles and cover red carpet events.
10. She has claimed in her interviews that social media helped her deal with her depression problem.
11. She used to balance two jobs while being a full-time nursing student in New York City. She also used to take modeling assignments at that time.
12. While studying in college, she served as a production assistant on the live daytime talk show, The Wendy Williams Show.
13. Her Twitter handle, ClothesMindedx3 is inspired by the blog, she used to operate in college days. The ‘x3’ in the end stands for love.