{"id":2321352,"date":"2026-03-10T13:03:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T13:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2321352"},"modified":"2026-03-10T13:03:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T13:03:35","slug":"young-miko-on-her-gap-campaign-bad-bunny-and-secret-group-chat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/young-miko-on-her-gap-campaign-bad-bunny-and-secret-group-chat\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Miko on her Gap Campaign, Bad Bunny, and Secret Group Chat"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If you\u2019re looking for the ultimate workday procrastination, good news: Gap\u2019s new commercial just debuted, and it\u2019s mesmerizing. (Like, \u201chit replay five times\u201d mesmerizing.) The ad stars Young Miko<\/a>, the 28-year old Puerto Rican trap rapper who began her career as a professional futbol <\/em>player and tattoo artist, and now collabs with Bad Bunny and Stray Kids.<\/p>\n

Born Mar\u00eda Victoria Ram\u00edrez de Arellano Cardona, Young Miko now commands a diehard fan base that calls themselves \u201cMikosexuals.\u201d (Really.) The crew is so amped on their trap star heroine that they broke the news of her Gap campaign a full three days before it officially released, posting stolen snippets and photos on Instagram and Reddit with \u201cgotcha!\u201d glee.<\/p>\n

The thrill is justified. Directed by Bethany Vargas, shot by Olivia Malone, choreographed by Zoi Tatopoulos, and styled by Caroline Newell, the ad blares Young Miko\u2019s hit song \u201cWASSUP\u201d through a blank white room as 26 dancers shapeshift around the performer, all wearing Gap\u2019s signature sweatpants. The effect is hypnotic. The song is addictive. The sweats look great. It\u2019s the kind of \u201cwow, perfect\u201d that every ad campaign hopes to achieve, but few actually nail.<\/p>\n

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Besides being cool, the ad is quietly groundbreaking: Young Miko is the Gap\u2019s first openly queer Latina face, and this commercial is Gap\u2019s first one that\u2019s entirely in Spanish. (Well, okay\u2026\u201cwassup<\/em>\u201d is universal slang.)<\/p>\n

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\u201cI didn\u2019t realize that until I was on set,\u201d said the artist when we called her at home in Puerto Rico. \u201cWhen you\u2019re doing something for a good cause, that\u2019s obviously important. But when it also gets to be fun,<\/em> that\u2019s when it can have a really special kind of impact\u2026 Of course, that means I can\u2019t mess it up!\u201d (She doesn\u2019t.)<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what else Young Miko told ELLE about her Gap campaign debut, her locker room style hacks, and her secret celeb group chat.<\/p>\n

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OLIVIA MALONE<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

Hi, we\u2019re obsessed with you.<\/h2>\n

Oh, wow! Okay, thank you. Good to know.<\/p>\n

This Gap ad is a major dance performance. You were a professional soccer player, but do you also consider yourself a dancer?<\/h2>\n

You know what? Yes. Because I think everybody is a dancer at heart. It\u2019s something that\u2019s in our blood. It\u2019s always been a passion of mine. I try to implement it any way I can, whether it\u2019s a music video, a live show, any kind of performance. At the end of the day, it\u2019s a form of expression, which is what art is all about. Maybe I don\u2019t dance like [I\u2019m in] a Step Up<\/em> movie in the most amazing way, but I\u2019ll defend myself the best I can!<\/p>\n

What style hacks from your pro futbol <\/em>days do you still use now?<\/h2>\n

Comfort was crucial. If I wasn\u2019t comfortable in what I was wearing, I couldn\u2019t move properly on the field\u2014I\u2019d be thinking about how this shoe is hurting me instead of focusing on the next play. I also learned how to change really<\/em> quickly in front of anyone, without being embarrassed. We were athletes\u201430 of us crammed into a locker room. To this day, my [styling] team laughs because I always change so fast on a shoot or backstage. I\u2019m like, \u201cI\u2019m stuck in my ways!\u201d<\/p>\n

What styling tricks have you learned as a musician?<\/h2>\n

With music, I really started to care about stepping out in an outfit I love. Back when [I first started], maybe I didn\u2019t give it much thought\u2014I\u2019d just wear whatever. But nowadays I definitely care more. I still prioritize the comfort thing, though, because being on stage is like a different kind of game. You train for it; you practice; you have your words, your choreography. You can really tell when I\u2019m not feeling what I\u2019m wearing. If a pant is just a little too big, I\u2019m pulling at it throughout the whole show. So I really try to mix comfort and confidence. They go such a long way.<\/p>\n

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OLIVIA MALONE<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

Do you remember the first thing you ever bought at Gap?<\/h2>\n

It wasn\u2019t actually something I bought; it was something my mom bought for herself, and I wanted to steal it because it was so cute. I think it\u2019s a pretty iconic piece. You know the crazy stripe sweater? I vividly remember Sarah Jessica Parker wearing it, with the puffy bag that matched, and I think there was a scarf too. My mom owned it, and I\u2019d borrow it sometimes.<\/p>\n

Wait, are you a Carrie Bradshaw fan?<\/h2>\n

Come on, of course! Come on.<\/em> I also remember, I don\u2019t know if it was 2006 or 2007, Zoe Salda\u00f1a was on a Gap campaign. I\u2019m still such a big fan of hers. And I remember learning that her mom is Puerto Rican and her dad is Dominican. It was so cool. Representation matters so much, and seeing her in the campaign was so <\/em>big for me.<\/p>\n

When did you realize your Spanish-speaking Gap ad would be historic?<\/h2>\n

When I was on set, Bethany [Vargas, the director] mentioned it to me, and I thought it was so cool. Visibility and representation are just so important, especially in the times we\u2019re going through right now… To make something you love that lets you be honest to who you are? That\u2019s so special. I want to be able to look back when I\u2019m older and say I genuinely tried to make this world a better place. As Benito [Bad Bunny] said at the Super Bowl, the only thing more powerful than hate is love. I think it\u2019s up to people like us, and brands like Gap who are clearly allies, to do things that also stand for something good.<\/p>\n

Who\u2019s in your secret celebrity group chat?<\/h2>\n

Oh! You know Tokischa?<\/p>\n

I mean, not, like, personally.<\/em><\/h2>\n

Ha! Okay. One of my favorite group chats is Tokischa, Bad Gyal, and me. We talk almost every day on that group chat. They always send the funniest TikToks and stickers and memes. Yeah, I think that\u2019s my favorite group. I would leave it just the way it is right now. It\u2019s like the power bubble.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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