Lara Veronin

Born and bred in Southern California, it's quite amazing that this 18-year-old Russian-Taiwanese-American is actually the lead female vocalist in one of Formosa's foremost hip-hop groups Nan Quan Mama.

Having a famous mentor like Jay Chou also doesn't hurt. Lara grabbed media attention when the Prince of R&B handpicked her to do a duet (Coral Sea) with him in his sixth album November's Chopin.

56Some babelicious snapshots of Veronin pilfered from her Xanga site here. (*Swoons*)