Amaya Baez

ABOUT AMAYA BAEZ

American chef who became famous as a contestant on the fourth season of Fox's MasterChef Junior in 2015. She finished as a semifinalist on the show.

She made her first dish, a plate of cookies, at age 7. She was raised in Bergenfield, New Jersey.

She was a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in 2015.

Her parents are Karen and Alsacio Baez. She has an older sister and a younger sister.

She has said that Graham Elliot is her favorite judge on MasterChef Junior.