Michelle Phan
Vietnamese-American
Digital Beauty Pioneer
Youtube: michelle phan
Instagram: @michellephan
Born in Boston, Massachusetts to Vietnamese refugees, 28-year old Michelle has inspired women around the world through her makeup tutorials on Youtube.
From her days of being bullied at her high school in Tampa, Florida, to dropping out of college because she was unable to pay tuition, Michelle is now a V-logger powerhouse and has garnered over 1 billion lifetime views (as of September 2016).
In addition to her Youtube royalty, Michelle is the co-founder of IPSY– a $10/month makeup subscription service that has forayed into a series of beauty conferences and a state-of-the-art 10,000 square foot studio in Santa Monica, California, for other video bloggers to produce videos for their fans.
Interesting fact: Michelle is the voice of Jessica Jones on the mobile game, Marvel Avengers Academy.