Maya St. Germain

Maya St. Germain moved into the house next door to Emily's, Alison's old house. She and Emily bond. They soon begin to develop romantic feelings for each other. They kiss at a party, but Emily starts to push Maya away and reconnects with Toby Cavanaugh.

The show
After homecoming, Emily realizes that she wants to have a relationship with Maya, despite what others think.In "Please Do Talk About Me When I'm Gone" Maya and Emily have their first official date at the rosewood Movie theater. While they are at the movies they start to make out during the movie. The girls are happy about Maya being with Emily. Emily's parents think she is the reason why Emily all of sudden comes out to them and tells them she is a lesbian. After Emily's mother found marijuana in Maya's backpack, she told Maya's family, and was sent away to a religious camp called "True North" for three months. Before she left, the girls arrange Emily and Maya to meet at Spencer's house for a tearful get-together. In "Careful What U Wish 4", Hanna gives Emily's phone to the new guy, Caleb Rivers. Caleb hacks into Emily's phone and Emily got to call Maya. Emily thinks that Maya moved on because of how she sounds on the phone. Emily then gets drunk afterwards. Emily then begins to get feelings for another girl named, Paige McCullers, without telling Maya.

She is portrayed by Bianca Lawson

The Books
she first appears as the new Rosewood girl in Alison's house, and the lover of Emily. Emily's parents don't like the fact that Emily is friends with Maya, since she is black. But they don't know that they are something "way" more. Maya becomes friends with Jenna in the books, and in "Flawless" after Toby's suicide, Maya confronts Jenna giving her sorrows.