birth name  :  laiya ( lay-uh ) simone locke. 

nicknames : lai, l-boogie, ll, bug. 

birthday : may fifth, 1998. 

pronouns ╱ sexual preference : she/hers/her + heterosexual ╱ heteroromantic.

origin :  houston, tx. 

residence : atlanta, ga ( since 2016. )

interests : fashion, hair, video games, & organization. 

goals : to make another million before twenty-five, retire her mother, erect a brick and mortar beauty supply store, create a natural hair care line, take daughter on her first international vacation, stop fighting with her baby daddy.

physique : four-eleven, petite body frame. 

descendant : halo gianni king. ( 23 months old. )

       ❱                 𝐌𝐘 𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄 𝐌𝐘 𝐌𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑’𝐒 𝐒𝐎𝐍. ⸻ laiya and ( add name here ) are “half-siblings” and they spent their childhoods in different places, other than the summers they spent at their grandparents’ house. despite not being raised together, they have definitely made up for the lost time and become inseparable. the two have the typical annoying sibling relationship but they’re extremely close. laiya comes to her brother with any problems she has and expects him to fix them to the best of his abilities. she’s much smaller, but extremely protective of the male. there’s no secrets between the two of them, no matter how big or embarrassing.      

           ❱            𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓'𝐒 𝐌𝐘 𝐃𝐀𝐖𝐆.  ⸻ when laiya moved to atlanta, she didn’t know anybody. she met ( add name here ) on instagram and they got to know each other virtually for months before they finally met up in the city. the two of them became close friends quickly and ( add name here ) was appointed to be the godparent of laiya’s daughter, harli. the pair are each other’s confidants but more importantly, accountability partners. they never sugarcoat anything with each other ⸻  they always tell the harsh truth that the other needs to hear. 

tell the viewers who you are, what you’re known for, and what you do.

       “ hey guys, i’m laiya locke i am a hairstylist and entrepreneur. i’m known for lacing a lace or three, and also as the owner of 𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐘 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐎 and 𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐃 𝐇𝐀𝐈𝐑. ” 

how long have you been in your career field?

       “ i started doing hair when i was twelve, i got my cosmetology license at sixteen. i opened my own salon at nineteen when i moved to atlanta and i started selling hair when i was twenty. so for a minute now, i be working ! ”

what’s some advice you’d give to someone trying to pursue your profession?

       “ first of all, get a license. no shade, i know a lot of girls who are calling themselves stylists and don’t have any professional training. you also have to practice and perfect your craft, doing hair is a talent, but it’s also an art. you can have it, but if you don’t learn new techniques you won’t go very far. the last thing is, be professional. ” 

at any point in your career did you ever feel like giving up and trying something new? why or why not.

       “ i wanted to quit when i moved to atlanta, it’s so many stylists out here that getting clients was hard at first, but thank god for social media, cause it would’ve been clipped. i would’ve been on onlyfans so quick. ” 

what are you most excited for at the convention?