Stella Bella

Merecedes Leanza tells us her story - and her secret!

By Heather Riccio

      When you think of a girl who is barely twenty-one years old, what is the first thing that comes to mind? About her life? How she lives it? What she does for a living? Many girls Merecedes' age are working retail and partying, trying to figure out their lives. Not Mercedes.

Merecedes Leanza and her brother, Kyle, own their own clothing boutique. It's called Stella Bella and it's located in Los Angeles, right on the trendy Melrose Ave. Not an easy task for anyone, but especially for two people under the age of 25.

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