Michelle Phan from Massachusetts

Name: Michelle Wing Moy Phan
Date of Birth: April 11, 1987
About:
Michelle Phan is an American make-up demonstrator and entrepreneur who became notable as a YouTube celebrity. Phan's YouTube channel has over 5 million subscribers and she has uploaded over 280 videos.
Born: April 11, 1987 (age 27), Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Height: 1.55 m
Nationality: American
Education: Ringling School of Art and Design

Her career started from the comfort of her home, filming a simple makeup tutorial that inspired the online makeup tutorial phenomenon. Michelle's YouTube Channel features makeup tutorials that have surpassed 50 million views worldwide. One of her most popular video is the Lady Gaga makeup tutorial, where she demonstrates how to create the Lady Gaga signature avant garde look, which received over 7 million views. She has appeared in Seventeen magazine in USA and Singapore as one of their "Beauty Smarties", LA Runway Magazine, German magazine Peach and Newspapers from around the world.

 

A digital pioneer and burgeoning entrepreneur, MICHELLE PHAN first recognized the power of makeup at an early age. From observing the way rosy cheeks and red lips transformed Belle in Beauty and the Beast to watching her mother’s daily beauty ritual, Michelle discovered the dramatic difference that makeup could create. When she was finally allowed to try eyeliner herself, she looked in the mirror and saw a different person looking back. From that moment, Michelle was hooked on makeup—and the sense of confidence, beauty and empowerment it gave her.

As an art student, Michelle continued experimenting with makeup, treating her face as a living canvas as she honed her skills as an artist. While Michelle studied portrait painting and the effect of light and color on the face, she was discovering how to translate this knowledge into the art of makeup and chronicling the process on her personal blog. “Makeup IS art—the only difference is it’s on a moving canvas that constantly changes throughout the day,” explains Michelle. “It’s an extension of our self-expression, and a powerful tool that shapes how we see ourselves.”

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