Ingrid Nilsen, also known by her YouTube name Missglamorazzi, and profesionally known in her movie career as Ingrid Nilson or Ingrid Nelson [1] is an American makeup and beauty YouTube personality from Orange County, California, now living in Los Angeles.[2][3]

Career

Nilsen began her YouTube channel on October 23, 2009 at three in the morning. Nilsen began the channel because she wanted to share her feeling of confidence with other people.[4] Nilsen currently has over 3.3 million subscribers on her YouTube channel.[5]

In mid-2014, Nilsen began working with CoverGirl, becoming the first YouTube personality to represent the brand.[6] In late 2014, Nilsen became a judge on the reality television show Project Runway: Threads.[7] At the 2014 Teen Choice Awards, Nilsen was nominated for Choice Web Star: Fashion/Beauty.[8]

Personal life

On June 9, 2015, Nilsen revealed in a video on her YouTube channel that she is gay.[9][10][11][12]

Awards and nominations

Year Nominated Award Result
2014 Teen Choice Awards Teen Choice Award for Choice Web Star: Fashion/Beauty Nominated

References

  1. ^ Lambe, Stacy. "YouTube Stars Who Went Mainstream in 2014". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
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  3. ^ Mau, Dhani. "How the Fastest-Rising Beauty Vloggers Found YouTube Success". Fashionista. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  4. ^ Koppelman, Anna. "The Wonderful, But Confusing World of YouTube 'Friendships'". Huffington Post. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  5. ^ Gibson, Cristina. "We're Live Streaming With YouTube Star Ingrid Nilsen". Cambio. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  6. ^ Douglas, Joanna. "Beauty Vlogger Lands CoverGirl Campaign". Yahoo News. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  7. ^ Kowalski, Kristine. "YouTuber Ingrid Nilsen is a 'Project Runway: Threads' Judge!". Twist Magazine. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  8. ^ Nordyke, Kimberly. "Teen Choice Awards: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  9. ^ France, Lisa. "'Project Runway: Threads' judge Ingrid Nilsen comes out". CNN. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  10. ^ Horowitz, Alana. "Ingrid Nilsen, Youtube Star, Comes Out As Gay". Huffington Post. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  11. ^ Greenberg, Alissa. "Watch YouTube Beauty Guru Ingrid Nilsen Come Out as Gay In an Emotional Video". Time. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  12. ^ Andriakos, Jacqueline. "Web Beauty Star Ingrid Nilsen Comes Out as Gay in YouTube Video – Watch Now". People. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
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