A young and attractive English teacher at Seika High. She may have non-Japanese ancestry because of her name and the komen-komen on her looks. She's an acquaintance of Tora Igarashi who made her sertai Seika High, in order to make Usui quit. Wearing revealing clothes as well as having a large bust and being very short, she attracts the attention of male teachers and students. Misaki instinctively protects her from them, causing Maria to fall in Cinta with her. Initially thought of sejak Misaki as a potential rival for Usui, Maria confesses her Cinta to Misaki.
Usui is in fact a former student of Maria's mother. She has a 'habit' of falling in Cinta with girls. She has a fiance, Shinji, but she only considers him as a mere childhood friend. She also knows about Misaki's part time job. She's Igarashi's right hand person to make Usui alih to Miyabigaoka High School.
