Kaia Charlotte van Staveren

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## Biographical Information

### Birth

28 July 2038
Haarlem, Netherlands

### Age

16 (in *Open skies*)
17 (in *Contrails*)
19-20 (in *Gyroscope*)
16-18 (in *Azimuth*)
16-25 (in *Slipstream*)
23 (in *Crossbleed*)

### Also Known As

* Kaia (preferred nickname)
* Cha (by family)
* Van Staveren
* Number 28
* *Achtentwintig* (Twenty-eight; by Vladislav)

## Affiliation

### Occupation

* F4 racing driver of Prema Racing (former)
* F1 Academy racing driver of Prema Racing (former)
* F3 racing driver of Prema Racing (former)
* F2 racing driver of Prema Racing (former)
* F1 racing driver of McLaren F1 Team (former)
* F1 racing driver of Audi Sports Racing (former)

### Residence

* Haarlem, Netherlands
* Monaco City, Monaco

### Affiliation

* Formula Four, F1 Academy, Formula Three & Two
	+ Prema Racing (former)
* Formula One
	+ McLaren F1 Team (former)
	+ Audi Sports F1 Racing Team (former)

## Relationships

### Issue

* Artair Yakov Verano
* Aliza Yekaterina Verano
* Alvar Yuri Verano
* Aliya Yelisaveta Verano
* Adair Yefim Verano

### Other Relative/s

* Nikolai Xavier Verano (father-in-law)
* Mayumi Phoebe Bonifacio (mother-in-law)
* Viktor Alexander Verano (brother-in-law)
* Vasilisa Alyona Verano (sister-in-law)
* Valentin Alexei Verano (brother-in-law)
* Unborn brother-in-law/sister-in-law (I)
* Veronika Alina Verano (sister-in-law)
* Vladimir Andrei Verano (brother-in-law)
* Valeriya Aksinia Verano (sister-in-law)
* Unborn brother-in-law/sister-in-law (II)
* Violetta Amaliya Verano (sister-in-law)

## Character Information

### Appeared on

* *Gyroscope*
* *Azimuth*
* *Slipstream*
* *Crossbleed*

### Mentioned on

* *Open skies*
* *Contrails*

### Face claim

Charlotte Siné

**Kaia Charlotte van Staveren-Verano** (born 28 July 2038), prominently known as **Kaia van Staveren**, is the main protagonist and narrator of *Slipstream*, the fifth spin-off of the *FLIGHT* series. She is the eldest daughter and child of business magnate Johannes Emilian van Staveren and former racing driver Isabelle Vandecasteele; and the older sister of Raia Penelope van Staveren. She is first introduced to be a Formula racing driver who've secretly started a relationship with Vladislav Arkadi Verano, a considered racing driver prodigy and part of the wealthy and famous Verano clan from the Philippines, and later became his teammate and rival with Audi Sports F1 Racing Team. She later becomes a two-time F1 driver world champion (2063 and 2064) under the same team before announcing her decision to retire in order to focus with her personal life, and revealing her and Vladislav's nine-year relationship.

## Biography

### Background

Kaia was born on 28 July 2038 at Haarlem, Netherlands to Johannes Emilian van Staveren, a Dutch business magnate focused on shipping, and Isabelle Vandecasteele, a Belgian former Formula racing driver. She was two years old when her younger sister, Raia Penelope van Staveren, was born. It was through her mother did she became interested with racing, and started karting at four years old.

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