"She was the first transgender person many had the chance to meet through her role as an influencer on TikTok and likely saved lives by being an example for people looking for the words to describe their own journey. Her death takes place during a time of deep grief and mourning as our community commemorates Transgender Awareness Week and Transgender Day of Remembrance and Resilience."
With eight million followers across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and other platforms, she's a social media star. Every picture or video she posts goes viral. She participated in her grandfather's presidential campaign to win over young voters. She has her own clothing brand, which she promotes at the White House. And she's an amateur golfer who will make her debut on November 13 in a tournament on the LPGA Tour, the world's elite circuit, thanks to a sponsorship invitation.
Barbara Jankavski, a Brazilian influencer known as the Human Barbie for undergoing 27 plastic surgeries, died over the weekend at age 31, authorities said Wednesday. A local attorney told police he and Jankavski took illicit substances together in Sao Paulo on Nov. 2, then he realized she was not moving, according to a police report obtained by CNN Brazil. Jankavski was wearing only her underwear when she was found dead, cops said.
Corinna Kopf, a 29-year-old American social media influencer, has made a striking leap from content creator to internet millionaire, thanks in part to the launch of her OnlyFans page, which quickly drew massive attention.
AP Photo/Jose Luis Mag ICE agents raided New York City's Canal Street on Tuesday, just days after a conservative influencer complained about that exact spot. Immigration and Customs Enforcement carried out a raid on Chinatown on Tuesday. Assistant Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said agencies conducted a targeted, intelligence-driven enforcement operation that was focused on criminal activity relating to selling counterfeit goods.
A social media influencer with over 100,000 followers said he made a 'huge mistake' and hopes people can forgive and forget after he pleaded guilty to a series of offences involving counterfeit notes.
"She lived 11 of her 14 years with a relentless cancer, yet lived more fully and gratefully than most. Her being changed us forever, and her dying will too," they continued. The Wisconsin teen's loved ones went on to say that the final reel Beine posted just days ago "captures what she was grateful for - a testament to a life filled with both beauty and suffering."
Jessica Reed Kraus likes to talk about the power of gossip and "quality conspiracy." The Substack and Instagram star, who writes under the handle "House Inhabit," became an unlikely powerhouse within the world of conservative media by providing her readers-many of them women-with just that. Although Kraus isn't a household name, she's famous to a slice of Americans; she told me that her Instagram stories can get more than a hundred million monthly views.
I take full accountability as Trigg's mother, and I know I should have done more to protect him. One of the hardest lessons I carry is that a permanent pool fence could have saved his life, and it's something I will never overlook again. I hope amidst this pain, Trigg's story will help prevent other children and families from suffering the same loss.
Covington appeared to cry in an August 19 TikTok, telling her followers, "I'm not going to be able to post fall videos this year. It's just a lot of pressure to make each video better than the last, to make each fall trip better, and I just really need a break this year," she said. In the caption, she wrote, "This is the hardest post I've ever had to make," but added that she'll "post another update soon..."