Meet Nalu Babe Aryeona
West Virginia Dreamer, Rising Model & Future LA It Girl Chasing Confidence, Community and Big City Ambition ✨
Aryeona is stepping into her next chapter with the kind of ambition that feels electric. Currently based in West Virginia and preparing for a move to Los Angeles, she is building a life around modeling, creativity, beauty, and the confidence to take chances before everything feels perfectly figured out. Her energy is equal parts sweet and driven, making her a natural fit for the uplifting and fearless spirit of Nalu Bay Swimwear.
Her favorite part of being a Nalu Babe is the community surrounding the brand. Aryeona shared that the women she has met through Nalu Bay are “some of the sweetest people” and deeply inspiring in their own ways. She especially loves how positive and encouraging the community feels, and she appreciates the opportunities Jennifer Berta creates for the models both within and beyond the brand.
Of course, the swimwear itself plays a major role too. Aryeona loves the styles and says the pieces “never fail to make me feel confident.” That feeling of stepping into something that instantly lifts your energy is part of what makes her connection to Nalu Bay so genuine. For her, confidence is not about pretending fear does not exist. It is about choosing to show up anyway.
Outside of modeling, Aryeona has a playful and creative side. She recently picked up spray tanning as a new hobby and takes every opportunity she can to practice it. She also loves taking photos for Instagram, spending time with family and friends, playing with her French bulldog Koda, rewatching Harry Potter, and going on long drives with the windows down and music turned all the way up.
As a child, Aryeona dreamed of becoming both a singer and a model, and today she can proudly say she has already achieved one of those goals. Describing herself as “resilient, ambitious, and sensitive,” she brings a soft heart to a big vision. She jokes that she is basically the real life version of Bubbles from The Powerpuff Girls, a fitting description for someone who mixes sweetness with surprising strength.
Aryeona draws inspiration from the women closest to her. Her best friends have each shaped her in different ways through strength, resilience, accountability, and unwavering support. Their examples have reminded her not to settle, not to give up on herself, and to keep believing bigger even during the moments when confidence feels harder to find.
Among her proudest accomplishments are becoming a Playboy Bunny in 2022 and becoming a Nalu Bay model in 2025. Both milestones represent moments where she stepped closer to the version of herself she once imagined while searching online for how to become a model. Those dreams no longer feel distant, and she is now focused on turning them into an even bigger career.
Looking ahead, Aryeona hopes to walk in swim weeks and make that one of her biggest modeling goals for 2027. Outside of modeling, she is determined to create a successful life in Los Angeles and build a thriving spray tan business. Her ambitions are wide open, and that is exactly the point. She is allowing herself to dream on a scale that once might have felt intimidating.
Her advice to younger readers is simple and powerful: “Do it scared.” Aryeona knows what it feels like to let a small amount of fear overpower a much larger amount of confidence, and she does not want others to make the same mistake. Even if people do not understand your dreams, even if support is limited, and even if confidence is not perfect, she believes you should go anyway. With her resilience, ambition, softness, and fearless willingness to begin before she feels fully ready, Aryeona represents the Nalu Bay lifestyle as a woman who is learning that courage can be more powerful than certainty.