Maria Evelena Von Ritchie Lopez is the Granddaughter to Baron A.P Von Ritchie Anderson Great Nephew of Maria Theresa of Austria of the House of Hapsburg. Her Grandfathers legacy that was left behind was most noted for his creation of the American Mining and Smelting Co. and his supplement of raw material for weapons during the second world war.
Maria was born in the USA, as she stated in a 2010 interview correcting many publicized articles that claimed she was born in a different country but in fact California.
Maria is of Italian, Mexican and Austrian decent.
Maria has been in several TV appearances and featured in many magazines from around the world. She first explored modeling after receiving a bad reputation as a Hollywood party girl in her later teens. In 2006 Maria and present husband gave birth to a son Nicholas, and were later married in a Las Vegas ceremony.
Maria continues to make appearances and was named a UN Goodwill Ambassador by UniCef in 2010, she enjoys charity and intends on working on several projects in the near future including various charities and a memoir book.
