Mylea is from New York and lives in Virginia. She plans to use journalism to showcase overlooked and underrepresented stories within the African American community. Currently, one of her biggest hobbies is writing a book with an African American female lead. At school, she acts as the President of the Active Minds chapter and is co-leader of the Celeb Gossip Club. Her career goal is to change society's unjust treatment of minorities as a writer within the government.