Social media star who first gained fame on Vine under the name Princess Aaliyah, earning more than 250,000 followers by the time the app was shut down. Her success translated to musical.ly, where she has more than 600,000 fans on her aaliyahmendess account. Her brother is pop star Shawn Mendes.
She first created her Vine account in July on 2013, accumulating more than 175,000 followers in one year.
Both she and her brother have a lazy eye. She has more than 470,000 followers on Instagram.
She was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Her parents are named Karen and Manuel Mendes.
She hangs out with fellow web video stars Mahogany Lox and Alyssa Shouse.
