At age 15, she modeled for the Abraham & Straus department store and walked the runway at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
[2] After graduating from Hunter College with a degree in economics,[3] she worked as a bookkeeper in the Albany metropolitan area.
Despite having no acting or presenting experience, she auditioned for a television role with the state's lottery at age 34, and was offered the job.
[4] Six months into the job, she started introducing herself with an emphatic, Puerto Rican pronunciation of her name, which became her trademark.
[7] In May 2023, Vega appeared on episode 126 of the Hey Babe[8] podcast hosted by Impractical Joker, Sal Vulcano, and comedian, Chris Distefano.