Trivia

Lio was almost a victim of human trafficking when they were scammed by someone posing as a modeling agent. He offered them an opportunity to meet some men for employment but they instead found themselves on a dinner date with a Saudi prince who later paid a sum of money for them to be his spouse.

They placed third on Cycle 11 of Top Model USA (2003).

They and their partner became two-time regional champions and competed twice at the U.S. Junior Figure Skating Championships. They retired from competitive skating at the age of 16 and they continue to skate locally.

They began skating at the age of two and a half. They trained for most of their childhood and competed in four U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships.

On the back of their right shoulder they have a tattoo of lyrics from "Plainsong" by The Cure:

sometimes you make me feel like i'm living at the edge of the world like i'm living at the edge of the world "it's just the way i smile" you said.

Studying film at Marymount College in Palos Verdes, California. (2008)

Came out as non-binary pansexual and prefers to be addressed as Lio; their preferred pronouns are they/them.

They are an alumna of St. Francis High School of Sacramento, California. They even visited on November 29, 2011.

They have a hook-shaped scar next to their upper lip, which was caused by a swing accident when they were 3 years old.

They started ice-skating when they were two and a half years old. At the age of 16, they gave up ice-skating after growing too tall to maintain good performances.