1: Selena Gomez

Selena Gomez (born July 22, 1992, Grand Prairie, Texas, U.S.) is an American actress and singer who first won legions of young fans as the winsome star of the Disney television series Wizards of Waverly Place (2007–12) and as a pop vocalist. She later transitioned to adult roles, notably Mabel Mora in the TV series Only Murders in the Building (2021– ). Gomez also founded (2020) the cosmetics company Rare Beauty.

Wizards of Waverly Place and early films

Gomez, who was named after the popular Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla-Perez, was raised in suburban Dallas. Inspired by her mother, an amateur actress, Gomez auditioned for a role on the PBS children’s television series Barney & Friends and, as a result, appeared regularly on the program from 2002 to 2004. After making her big-screen debut in the family movie Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003), she auditioned for the Disney Channel, which eventually led to a guest spot on the TV series The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.

In 2007, Gomez was cast as Alex Russo, a mischievous tomboy with magical powers, on a new Disney sitcom, Wizards of Waverly Place. The show, for which she also sang the theme song, became an instant hit among the preteen set, and she earned favorable comparisons to the channel’s leading ingenue, Miley Cyrus.
Selena Gomez, American actress and singer, in 2010.

While continuing to star in Wizards of Waverly Place, Gomez acted in various tween-oriented videos and TV movies and provided a voice for the animated feature Horton Hears a Who! (2008). She then landed lead roles in the theatrical film Ramona and Beezus (2010), which was based on a children’s novel by Beverly Cleary, and the romantic comedy Monte Carlo (2011). Gomez departed from her family-friendly image with a role as a college student seeking adventure in Florida in the lurid Spring Breakers (2012).
Hotel Transylvania and Only Murders in the Building

Gomez then portrayed the girlfriend of a college student who is killed in a shooting on campus in the drama Rudderless (2014) and a sorority sister in Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016). Gomez also voiced a character in the animated Hotel Transylvania (2012) and its sequels (2015, 2018, 2022) as well as Dolittle (2020). In 2019, she appeared in Jim Jarmusch’s zombie movie The Dead Don’t Die and in Woody Allen’s A Rainy Day in New York.

Only Murders in the Building

Only Murders in the Building(From left:t): Selena Gomez, Steve Martin, and Martin Short in Only Murders in the Building. Gomez returned to TV for the hit series Only Murders in the Building (2021– ), in which she costarred with Steve Martin and Martin Short as an unlikely crime-solving trio. In 2024, she appeared in Jacques Audiard’s musical-drama Emilia Pérez, which won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes film festival. Gomez portrayed the wife of a Mexican drug kingpin (played by Karla Sofía Gascón) who undergoes gender affirmation surgery.

Music career

Gomez ventured into music as the frontwoman of Selena Gomez & the Scene, an electronic-influenced pop band that produced several dance hits. The group released the albums Kiss & Tell (2009), A Year Without Rain (2010), and When the Sun Goes Down (2011) before announcing its separation in 2012.

Gomez then forged a solo career with Stars Dance (2013), which featured the seductive single “Come & Get It.” Subsequent solo albums included Revival (2015) and Rare (2020), the latter of which yielded the hit ballad “Lose You to Love Me.”

Personal Life and Rare Beauty

As Gomez transitioned into adulthood, her fame was undoubtedly magnified by a romantic relationship with pop singer Justin Bieber; the couple dated on and off from about 2010 to 2018. She was also known for her philanthropic work, much of it accomplished through UNICEF, which in 2009 appointed her a goodwill ambassador. In 2015, Gomez revealed that she had been diagnosed with lupus. As a result of complications from the disease, she had a kidney transplant in 2017. During this time, Gomez was also candid about her struggles with depression and anxiety, and in 2020, she revealed that she had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. In the documentary Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me (2022), she discussed her mental health and her struggles with fame. In 2020, Gomez launched Rare Beauty, a cosmetics company. Four years later, it was valued at some $2 billion, and Gomez’s personal net worth was thought to be more than $1 billion.

2: Kylie Jenner

Kylie Jenner (born August 10, 1997, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) is an American television personality and entrepreneur known for her appearances in reality shows chronicling the lives of her and her family, including Keeping Up with the Kardashians (2007–21), Life of Kylie (2017), and The Kardashians (2022– ).

She is also known for her multiple brands, including Kylie Cosmetics, the financial success of which led to her being named “the youngest self-made billionaire ever” by Forbes magazine. Jenner is the youngest of two children of Kris and Caitlyn Jenner; her elder sister is model Kendall Jenner.

She has several half-siblings from Caitlyn’s previous marriages—Burton, Brandon, Cassandra, and Brody—and from Kris’s—Kourtney, Kim, Khloe, and Rob—with whom she starred on Keeping Up with the Kardashians.

Kardashian-Jenner family

Kardashian-Jenner family members of the Kardashian-Jenner family (from left to right): Khloe Kardashian; Kylie Jenner; Kris, Kourtney, and Kim Kardashian; and Kendall Jenner, 2011. In 2007, Kylie’s elder sister Kim reached national fame when a sex tape was leaked featuring her and her then-boyfriend, musician Ray J. The resulting notoriety helped Kim and her family secure Keeping Up with the Kardashians, an E! Entertainment Television reality show following the daily lives of the four Kardashian siblings, parents Kris and Caitlyn Jenner, and Kylie and her sister Kendall. Kylie, the youngest of the siblings, was 10 years old when the show premiered.

She continued to appear on the show until it ended in 2021 and reappeared with her sisters and mother in The Kardashians, which premiered on Hulu in 2022. In 2017 ,she starred in her own spin-off show, Life of Kylie, which aired for one season.

In 2012, she launched a fashion line with Kendall at clothing retailer PacSun. Three years later, the sisters collaborated again, this time with British brand Topshop and Australian brand Forever New. The duo also released a young adult dystopian fiction book together, though the novel was actually written by a ghostwriter under the sisters’ creative direction. In 2014, Jenner came under public scrutiny for denying that she had used lip fillers—injected substances that increase lip volume—despite a noticeable change in her lips’ appearance, saying that she achieved the look through makeup.

Her lips even spurred the viral #KylieJennerChallenge, in which participants used a small glass container to create a vacuum seal to temporarily plump their lips. However, in a 2015 episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, she admitted to using fillers, saying,“I have temporary lip fillers, it’s just an insecurity of mine, and it’s what I wanted to do.”She cites her insecurity around her lips as the catalyst for creating her highly successful makeup line, Kylie Cosmetics. The company’s inaugural product was a “lip kit” that included matching liquid lipstick and lip liner. When the lip kits first went on sale in November 2015, they sold out in less than a minute. She later expanded the brand to include other cosmetics, such as eye products and highlighters.

The merchandise became available in brick-and-mortar locations of beauty retailer Ulta in late 2018. Jenner later launched Kylie Skin, a skincare line, and Kylie Baby, a hair care and skin care line for babies and children. In 2019, Jenner, at 21 years old, was named “the youngest self-made billionaire ever” by Forbes magazine.

The title drew criticism, with some saying that her famous family and connections contradicted the assertion that her fortune was “self-made.” However, after 51 percent of Kylie Cosmetics was sold to publicly traded beauty company Coty in 2020, Forbes released an investigation stating that Jenner was not actually a billionaire and alleging that she and her family had exaggerated claims of her wealth to the magazine, even speculating that the Jenners had provided the magazine with “tax returns that were likely forged.”

Representatives of Kylie and Kris Jenner denied the accusations. In addition to her financial notoriety, Jenner has also gained a large social media following. In December 2021,Jenner was the most followed woman on Instagram; however, in February 2023 ,that title was usurped by singer and actress Selena Gomez. Jenner has also received media attention for her romantic relationships over the years, including a controversial relationship with rapper Tyga that was rumored to have begun when Jenner was 17 and the rapper was 24.

The couple publicly revealed their relationship in August 2015, when Jenner turned 18, and officially ended the relationship in 2017. In February 2018 ,she gave birth to daughter Stormi Webster, her first child with rapper Travis Scott (original name Jacques Bermon Webster II). In February 2022, she gave birth to the couple’s second child, a son. The pair initially announced that their son’s name was Wolf Jacques Webster ,but later changed his name to Aire Webster.

3: Ariana Grande

Ariana Grande (born June 26, 1993, Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.) is an American singer and actress who burst onto the pop music scene in the early 2010s and became known for her four-octave range. She soon emerged as one of her generation’s biggest hitmakers, with chart-toppers such as “The Way,” “thank u, next,” and “7 Rings.”
Early acting roles
Grande began singing and acting when she was young. In 2008 ,she won a role in the Broadway play 13, and she soon began appearing in bit parts on television shows. Her big break came in 2010 when she landed a role on the Nickelodeon TV series Victorious. She played Cat Valentine, a teenager attending a performing arts school. After the sitcom was canceled in 2013, she starred in the spin-off show Sam & Cat (2013–14).

Yours Truly

While pursuing her acting career, Grande perfected her singing. In 2011 ,she released the single “Put Your Hearts Up” (though she later disparaged the song and music video for its teen vibe). Her debut album, Yours Truly, appeared two years later and included the popular single “The Way,” a collaboration with rapper Mac Miller.

The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart and was widely praised. With her R&B-infused pop music and impressive vocal range, Grande earned comparisons to Mariah Carey. My Everything’s success, Grande began to shift her focus from acting to music. Her second album, My Everything, was released in 2014, and it established her as a pop star.

The recording, which also debuted at number one, includes collaborations with such singers as The Weeknd, Iggy Azalea, and Childish Gambino (Donald Glover). My Everything, as well as the song “Bang Bang” featuring Jessie J and Nicki Minaj, earned Grande her first Grammy Award nominations.

Dangerous Woman, 2017 Manchester concert, and Sweetener

Ariana Grande, 2016Showcasing a four-octave range, Ariana Grande emerged in the 2010s as one of pop music’s biggest hitmakers. For Dangerous Woman (2016), Grande once again worked with well-known artists, such as Lil’ Wayne and Minaj. In May 2017, during her tour in support of the album, a suicide bomber killed more than 20 people at an arena after a concert in Manchester, England. Grande subsequently organized a benefit concert to raise funds for those affected.

Stars participating in the event included Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, and Miley Cyrus. In 2018 ,Grande released a four-part documentary series on YouTube called Dangerous Woman Diaries, which included behind-the-scenes footage of the tour as well as clips from the making of her next album, Sweetener (2018). Like two of Grande’s three previous albums, Sweetener reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart (Dangerous Woman peaked at number two). Its memorable tracks include the songs “God Is a Woman,” “No Tears Left to Cry,” and “The Light Is Coming,” the latter of which features Minaj.

Sweetener received widespread acclaim and won the Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album
Thank, next, and Positions

In 2019 ,Grande released thank u, next. The chart-topping title track, as well as such songs as “Ghostin” and “7 Rings,” offered glimpses into her personal life. Her sixth studio album, Positions, appeared in 2020 and garnered two Grammy nominations. During this time, Grande also sang on other artists’ tracks, and her collaboration with Lady Gaga on “Rain on Me” (2020) resulted in her second Grammy Award, for best pop duo/group performance.

Return to acting and eternal sunshine

Grande’s acting took a backseat as her music career took off, but she had occasional roles, such as in the TV series Scream Queens (2015) and a televised live production of the musical Hairspray (2016), in which she played the part of Penny Pingleton. In 2021, however, she became a coach on the televised singing competition The Voice.

That same year, she acted in the film Don’t Look Up, a satiric science-fiction comedy costarring Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, and Jennifer Lawrence. She received critical acclaim for her portrayal of Galinda in the film adaptation of the musical Wicked (2024), earning an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress.

She will reprise the role in the sequel, which is scheduled to be released in 2025. In 2024, Grande released the studio album eEternal Sunshine, which spawned the number-one singles “yYes and?” and “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love).” A concept album addressing her divorce from real-estate broker Dalton Gomez (they married in 2021), it drew praise from critics for its introspective lyrics and for Grande’s impeccable vocal prowess.

4: Kim Kardashian

Kim Kardashian (born October 21, 1980, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) is an American television personality and entrepreneur who garnered international fame for her personal life, much of which was chronicled on the popular reality series Keeping Up with the Kardashians (2007–21). Kim was the second of four children; Kourtney was her elder sister, and Khloé and Robert were her younger siblings. Her father, Robert Kardashian, gained national recognition as a member of O.J.

Simpson’s legal team during his 1995 murder trial, and her mother, Kris, later served as her manager; after the couple divorced in 1989, Kris married (1991–2014) Olympic gold medalist Bruce (later Caitlyn) Jenner, and they had two children, Kendall and Kylie. In 1998, Kim graduated from high school and subsequently became an assistant to socialite Paris Hilton.

During that time, she married (2000) music producer Damon Thomas; the couple divorced in 2004. Two years later, Kim, along with Kourtney and Khloé, opened DASH, a boutique in Calabasas, California; several other locations were later added.

Kardashian family

Kardashian The Kardashians (from left to right): Khloé, Kylie, Kris, Kourtney, Kim, and Kendall, 2011. In early 2007, a sex tape featuring Kim and her then boyfriend, R&B singer Ray J was leaked online; she sued the video’s distributor and later received an out-of-court settlement. The attention helped the Kardashian family land a reality TV series, Keeping Up with the Kardashians, which followed their daily lives, including Bruce Jenner’s later transition into a woman.

The show premiered on the E! channel in October 2007 and was a ratings success. All the family members attained varying levels of celebrity, with Kim—who was known for her good looks and curvaceous figure—becoming a pop culture phenomenon. Although some derided her popularity, alleging that she was simply famous for being famous, her canny self-promotion—which also included a strong social media presence—helped create a hugely profitable brand.

In addition to endorsement deals, Kardashian was involved in numerous business ventures, including a series of fitness DVDs, a credit card, various beauty products, and a game app that allowed users to create a celebrity. In 2019, she launched the shapewear company Skims. Her immense popularity also led to film roles—she made her big-screen debut in Disaster Movie (2008)—and other TV appearances.

She notably starred in the spin-off series Kourtney and Kim Take New York (2011–12). In 2020, Kim and other members of the family signed a production deal with the streaming service Hulu, and the following year ,Keeping Up with the Kardashians ended. In 2022, the reality series The Kardashians began airing on Hulu. In the late 2010s ,Kardashian became involved in prison reform, and, through her efforts, various incarcerated individuals were released.

Notably, in 2018, she helped secure a presidential commutation for Alice Marie Johnson, a nonviolent drug offender who was serving a life sentence. In 2020 ,the TV documentary Kim Kardashian West: The Justice Project aired.Kim Kardashian at Vanity Fair’s Oscar party in Beverly Hills, California, 2020. Kardashian was a fixture in the tabloids, and much attention was devoted to her relationships.

In 2011 ,she married basketball player Kris Humphries—the ceremony was videotaped and later broadcast on E!—but 72 days later, she filed for divorce, which was finalized in 2013. In 2012, Kardashian began dating rapper Kanye West, and their daughter, North (“Nori”) West, was born the following year. In May 2014, Kardashian and West were married. The pair had a second child, son Saint West, in 2015. Their daughter, Chicago West, and so,n Psalm Wes, were born in 2018 and 2019, respectively, via a surrogate. In 2021, it was announced that Kim and Kanye were divorcing; their divorce was finalized the following year.

5: Beyonce

Beyoncé (born September 4, 1981, Houston, Texas, U.S.) is an American singer-songwriter and actress who achieved fame in the late 1990s as the lead singer of the R&B group Destiny’s Child and then launched a hugely successful solo career.

In 2023 ,she broke the record for most Grammy Awards won by an artist, with 32 Grammy wins over the course of her career. Two years later, she topped that record with three more Grammys, bringing her total to 35.

Early life and Destiny’s Child

Destiny’s CChild, an Americansinging-rapping girl group Destiny’s Child: (from left) Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, and Beyoncé Knowles, 2005.Beyoncé was born Beyoncé Giselle Knowles to Tina (née Beyoncé) and Mathew Knowles (divorced 2011). She has a younger sister, Solange, who also became a successful recording artist. At age nine ,Beyoncé formed the singing-rapping girl group Destiny’s Child (originally called Girl’s Tyme) in 1990 with childhood friends.

In 1992 , the group lost on the Star Search television talent show, and three years later ,it was dropped from a recording contract before an album had been released. In 1997, Destiny’s Child’s fortunes reversed with a Columbia recording contract and then an eponymous debut album that yielded the hit single “No, No, No Part 2.”

Its follow-up album, The Writing’s on the Wall (1999), earned the group two Grammy Awards and sold more than eight million copies in the United States. Survivor (2001), the group’s third album, reached the number one spot on the Billboard 200 chart. By this time ,the group’s lineup, which had seen several personnel changes, was composed of Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams.

Early solo career and Destiny’s Child reunited

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Solo superstarAfter Destiny’s Child broke up, Beyoncé released her first solo album in 2003. With her powerful voice and charisma, Beyoncé was clearly the leader of the group and wrote hit songs for Destiny’s Child, such as the saucy “Bootylicious.”

Eventually, the group parted ways to pursue individual projects. Beyoncé used her songwriting talents to pen her first solo album, Dangerously in Love (2003). The album debuted to rave reviews, and, aided by the exuberant single “Crazy in Love,” which features rapper Jay-Z, it topped charts around the world.

In 2004 ,Beyoncé won five Grammy Awards, including best contemporary R&B album and best female R&B vocal performance. Destiny’s Child reunited in 2004 to release Destiny Fulfilled. While generally not as acclaimed as the group’s previous efforts, the album sold more than seven million copies worldwide and spawned several hit singles.

The trio embarked on a world tour in 2005, during which they announced that the group would officially disband. That same year, they released #1’s, a collection of well-known songs and number one hits. In 2006, Beyoncé released her second solo studio album, B’Day, which features several coproducers, including the hit-making duo the Neptunes. Although much of the album carried echoes of 1970s-style funk, the pop ballad “Irreplaceable” became its most successful single.

In 2008, she and Jay-Z married, and the union made them one of the top-earning couples in the entertainment industry. Later that year ,Beyoncé released the double album I Am…Sasha Fierce. Whereas the first half (I Am) captures an introspective mood, the second (Sasha Fierce) contains songs better suited to the dance floor.

The album as a whole generated several hits, including the assertive “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It),” and it contributed to Beyoncé’s dominance of the 2010 Grammy Awards. Her six awards, which included those for song of the year, best female pop vocal performance, and best contemporary R&B album, amounted to the most Grammys collected by a female artist in a single night. (The record was matched by pop singer Adele in 2012.)

Beyoncé at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles

Beyoncé at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. In 2013, Beyoncé won a Grammy Award for her single “Love on Top.”Days after a triumphant headlining performance at England’s Glastonbury Festival, Beyoncé released 4 (2011), a genre-bending mix of ballads and dance tracks that evokes influences ranging from Motown-era torch songs to the audio collages of rapper M.I.A. In early 2013, Destiny’s Child reunited for a halftime appearance at the Super Bowl and released a new song, “Nuclear.” Shortly thereafter, Beyoncé collected a Grammy for her single “Love on Top.”

She returned later in the year with the confidently sensuous and expressive Beyoncé, which boasts brand-name producers and appearances from, among others, the Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and the singer’s toddler daughter, Blue Ivy.

The record, initially offered exclusively on iTunes, was promoted as a “visual album,” with music videos made to accompany each track. The single “Drunk in Love,” which features Jay-Z, was awarded several Grammys, including best R&B song.
Lemonade, the Carters, Homecoming, and act i: RENAISSANCE

Breaking a world tour record

Beyoncé performing in Stockholm during her Renaissance World Tour in 2023, which broke the record for the highest-grossing concert tour by a female artist. On the expansive and musically variegated Lemonade (2016), Beyoncé focused on themes of betrayal and perseverance. Conceived as another visual album, it debuted as an HBO television special. Lemonade attracted considerable acclaim, and it netted Beyoncé two Grammys, including a best music-video award for the anthemic “Formation.”

In 2018 ,Beyoncé and Jay-Z released a collaborative album, Everything Is Love, credited to the Carters, and it took the Grammy for best urban contemporary album. That same year, Beyoncé became the first Black woman to headline the Coachella Valley Festival in Indio, California.

Her highly acclaimed performance, which featured marching bands from historically Black colleges, was the subject of Homecoming, a Netflix documentary and live album released in 2019. Although Beyoncé worked on several projects between studio albums, fans were left waiting for a new solo album.

In 2022, she finally delivered with Act I: RENAISSANCE. It received four Grammys, including best dance/electronic music album, and with those awards, Beyoncé surpassed classical music conductor Georg Solti for the most Grammy wins (32).

Her world concert tour in 2023 broke the record, previously held by Madonna, for the highest-grossing concert tour by a female artist. It also broke the record for the highest-grossing tour of all time, until it was surpassed by Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, which began in 2023.

Acting career and soundtracks

DreamgirlsJennifer Hudson (right), Anika Noni Rose (left), and Beyoncé Knowles (center) as R&B group the Dreamettes in the film Dreamgirls (2006).In 2001, Beyoncé made her acting debut in the television movie Carmen: A Hip Hopera, which aired on MTV.

Her role as Foxxy Cleopatra in Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) made her a film star and led to parts in The Fighting Temptations (2003) and The Pink Panther (2006). In 2006, she played Deena Jones in Dreamgirls, the film adaptation of the 1981 Broadway musical about a 1960s singing group. Beyoncé’s performance was nominated for a Golden Globe Award, and her song “Listen” for an Academy Award.

She later starred in Cadillac Records (2008), in which she portrayed singer Etta James, and the thriller Obsessed (2009) before providing the voice of a fairylike forest queen in the animated Epic (2013).

Beyoncé performing “Be Alive” for the 2022 Academy Awards ceremony

“Be Alive”, a song that Beyoncé cowrote and performed for the film King Richard, was nominated for an Oscar for best song. For the 2019 remake of Disney’s The Lion King, Beyoncé voiced the character of Nala and performed several songs on the soundtrack, including “Spirit,” an original song she cowrote, and a rendition of “Can You Feel the Love Tonight.” She also concurrently released an album inspired by the movie, The Lion King: The Gift.

Songs from that record were later featured in the visual album Black Is King (2020), which aired on the streaming service Disney+. For the single “Black Parade,” Beyoncé earned the Grammy for best R&B performance in 2021.

That year, she received three other awards to set the record for most Grammys (28) won by a female artist, surpassing bluegrass musician and singer Alison Krauss. Beyoncé later cowrote and performed “Be Alive” for the film King Richard (2021), and it received an Oscar nomination for best original song.

6: Charli D’Amelio

Charli Grace D’Amelio born May 1, 2004) is an American social media personality and dancer. She was a competitive dancer for over a decade before she came to prominence in late 2019, when she began posting dance videos on the video-sharing platform TikTok and joined The Hype House that same year.

D’Amelio quickly amassed a large following and subsequently became the most-followed creator on the platform in March 2020 until she was surpassed by Khaby Lame in June 2022. With over 155 million followers, she is the second most-followed person on TikTok, as of 2025.D’Amelio made her feature film debut with a voice role in the 2020 animated film StarDog and TurboCat.

She starred in the Hulu reality series The D’Amelio Show (2021–2023) with her family and co-led the Snap Original reality show Charli vs. Dixie (2021–2022) with her sister.

In 2022, D’Amelio won the thirty-first season of the dance competition series Dancing with the Stars alongside Mark Ballas. She made her Broadway debut in the ensemble of & Juliet in October 2024. Her other endeavours include two books, a podcast, a nail polish collection, a mattress, a makeup line, a clothing line, and a multi-product company. She was the first person to surpass both 50 million and 100 million followers on TikTok. D’Amelio was the highest-earning TikTok female personality in 2019 and the highest-earning personality on the app in 2022, according to Forbes, and is often described as TikTok’s biggest star.

Early life

Charli Grace D’Amelio was born in Norwalk, Connecticut,on May 1, 2004,the daughter of photographer and former model Heidi D’Amelio and business owner and former Republican Connecticut Senate candidate Marc D’Amelio. She has an older sister, Dixie, who is also a social media personality.

She began dancing at the age of three and was a competitive dancer for over 10 years prior to starting her TikTok career in 2019. She formerly attended the private King School in Stamford, Connecticut, but began attending school virtually following her TikTok success.

Career

Charli D’Amelio began her career on TikTok in May 2019, quickly rising to fame with dance videos and viral trends, most notably the “Renegade” dance. By late 2019, she joined The Hype House and signed with talent agencies, expanding her presence beyond TikTok.

In 2020, she became the most-followed creator on the platform, starred in a Super Bowl ad, launched brand partnerships with Morphe and Dunkin’ Donuts, and released her first book. Over the next year, she continued to grow her brand with product lines, media appearances, and her family’s Hulu docuseries The D’Amelio Show. In 2022, she won Dancing with the Stars and released her debut single.

Charli has since ventured into acting, Broadway, and major brand campaigns with companies like Garnier and Kate Spade, solidifying her transition from social media star to mainstream celebrity.

Public image and reception

D’Amelio was frequently referred to in the media as TikTok’s biggest star in 2020. Taylor Lorenz of The New York Times called D’Amelio the “reigning queen” of TikTok. Trey Taylor of The Face called her and her sister Dixie the “CEOs of TikTok”. In an article for The Washington Post, Travis M. Andrews called her the undisputed ruler.

Cassidy George of The New Yorker called her the “face of TikTok”. Much of her appeal has been attributed to her content being seen as relatable and authentic. Marc Faddoul, an artificial intelligence researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, credited her status as a “median user” and a “safe recommendation choice that can generate engagement across the board” as reasons for her fame.

Mel Magazine’s Joseph Longo called her “one of the first polarizing figures on the video app—the embodiment of the strange, precarious and unpredictable new world of Gen Z online fame”, noting that social media users criticized her as being “basic”, “cringeworthy”, and “overhyped”.

Regarding D’Amelio’s early popularity, Rachel Monroe of The Atlantic wrote, “As Charli’s follower count grew, her popularity acquired a reflexive quality; essentially, she became a meme for other TikTokers to react to. There was a flurry of ‘I don’t get why Charli is so popular’ posts, followed by backlash-to-the-backlash videos tagged #teamcharli and #unproblematicqueen.

“Writing for Vanity Fair, Carino Chocano called her the “face” of “Straight TikTok”, a colloquialism used to describe the mainstream part of TikTok, with “straight” referencing the fact that many of the users who make up “Straight TikTok” are heterosexual. She appeared on both the Forbes 30 Under 30 list and on Fortune’s 40 Under 40 list in 2020, making her the youngest person to appear on Fortune’s list. Fashion search engine Lyst placed D’Amelio at eighth on their annual Power Dressers list, which identifies the most influential public figures in fashion based on the company’s search, sales, and social media metrics, in 2020.

The company also listed D’Amelio second on their collaborative Next 20 list with Highsnobiety, which determines the most prominent “breakout cultural pioneers” in fashion using search metrics and sales. In 2021, she was included on the Time100 Next list, an extension to the Time 100 list, and in Teen Vogue’s Young Hollywood Class of 2021. D’Amelio was ranked number six on Forbes’s Top Creators 2025 listicle. In July 2025, D’Amelio was named to the inaugural TIME100 Creators list, which recognized 100 of the most influential digital creators from around the world . Other TikTok users, including Lisa Beverly and Ellie Zeiler, became notable on the platform for their resemblance to D’Amelio.

Investments

D’Amelio has participated as an investor in equity funding rounds of Step. In March 2022, she and her family launched their own venture capital fund, 444 Capital, with Dough Renert and Jeff Beacher as partners. The $25 million fund predominantly invests in women and minority-led startups across various sectors, in early or later stages. Four investments were announced in March 2023.

Personal life

D’Amelio has stated that she suffers from an eating disorder. She has also been vocal about her experiences with body shaming. In an anti-bullying campaign for UNICEF, she said, “Some of the most hurtful comments that I read about myself online are about my body shape, my body type, which hits close to home because I struggled a lot with body image, body dysmorphia, [and] bad eating habits.”D’Amelio was in a relationship with social media influencer Cole Chase Hudson from December 2019 to April 2020. She was in a relationship with Landon Barker from July 2022 to February 2024.

7: Huda Kattan

Huda Heidi Kattan (born October 2, 1983) is an Iraqi American makeup artist, beauty blogger, and entrepreneur. She is the founder of the cosmetics line Huda Beauty.

Early life

Huda Kattan was born on October 2, 1983, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as one of four children. Her parents are both from Iraq. The family later moved to Cookeville, Tennessee, and then to Dartmouth, Massachusetts. Kattan attended the University of Michigan–Dearborn, where she majored in finance. After not having much success in her finance job, Huda quit and became a makeup artist.

Career

In 2006, Kattan moved to Dubai with her father because he accepted a job opportunity as a teacher in the emirate. A few years later, Kattan moved to Los Angeles, where she studied makeup. Among her clients were celebrities such as Eva Longoria and Nicole Richie. Kattan then returned to Dubai, where she became employed by Revlon as a makeup artist. In April 2010, upon the advice of one of her sisters, Kattan started a beauty-related WordPress blog, which she named “Huda Beauty,” on which she would post makeup tutorials and tips.

In 2013, Kattan founded a cosmetics line which, like her blog, is also called “Huda Beauty.” Her first product, a series of false eyelashes, was released through Sephora. The Huda Beauty label achieved success with the sales of the false eyelashes, which were famously worn by Kim Kardashian. Huda’s company, which is based in Dubai, later began to offer other beauty products, including eye shadow palettes, liquid lipsticks, lip liners, highlighter palettes, foundations, concealers, baking powders, and liquid eyeshadows. Kattan achieved popularity on Instagram, attaining more than 54 million followers as of 2025. Kattan is ranked #1 on the “2017 Influencer Instagram Rich List”, earning $18,000 for each post of sponsored content.

Kattan has been described as “a Kim Kardashian of the beauty influencer economy” and was declared one of the “ten most powerful influencers in the world of beauty” by Forbes magazine. She was chosen as one of “The 25 Most Influential People on the Internet” by Time magazine in 2017. Kattan has reportedly influenced the entire brand and product line sales in the region.

In 2017, after she mentioned a Foreo product on her YouTube channel, the brush sold out within a week in Harvey Nichols and Bloomingdale’s Dubai. In 2020, Kattan was listed on Fortune’s 40 Under 40. In 2021, she was ranked number one on Cosmetify’s Beauty Influencer Rich List. In 2018, Kattan began starring in her own original Facebook Watch reality series entitled Huda Boss,alongside her family .

In 2021, Kattan participated in a campaign to provide food and donated one million meals through her cosmetics company Huda Beauty.

Philanthropy and activism

Through her cosmetics brand, Huda Beauty, Kattan has participated in various philanthropic efforts. In June 2020, Kattan announced that Huda Beauty would donate $500,000 to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.

In 2021, Kattan and Huda Beauty started a petition for beauty brands to disclose when they’ve retouched or edited their images or videos, to help dismantle “toxic” social media beauty standards .

Through her beauty brand, she has also supported the Asian American community, Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders,) and food drive initiatives such as 100 Million Meals. Kattan has also used her social media platforms to condemn the unjust situation in Palestine.

In May 2021, Kattan and her company, Huda Beauty, donated $100,000 to Help India Breathe, a COVID-19 relief fundraiser launched by former monk Jay Shetty and his wife, Radhika Devlukia-Shetty.]In November 2023, Kattan donated $1,000,000 to two humanitarian organizations in Gaza, Doctors Without Borders and Human Appeal.

Personal life

In high school, Kattan met her husband, Christopher Goncalo, who is of Portuguese heritage. The couple moved to Dubai in 2006, got married in June 2009, and had their first child in 2011. Kattan is Muslim. One of Kattan’s sisters is her business partner, Mona, while another sister manages Kattan’s social media, Alya. Mona Kattan, in addition to being the co-founder of Huda Beauty, is the founder of Kayali fragrances.

Huda is the face of the makeup brand, while Mona is focusing on her perfume brand. Kattan was a friend of actress Eva Longoria for over ten years. However, in 2024, they had a falling out over Longoria’s continuing support of Israel.

8: Addison Rae

Addison Rae Easterling (born October 6, 2000) is an American social media personality, singer, and actress. She rose to prominence as a content creator on TikTok as part of The Hype House in 2019, amassing over 88 million followers, making her the fifth most-followed individual on the platform, as of 2025.

She has appeared in various films, including the Netflix comedy film He’s All That (2021) and the horror film Thanksgiving (2023).In 2021, she released her debut single, “Obsessed,” which was critically panned, but managed to peak at number ten on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.

She released her debut EP AR (2023) before signing with Columbia Records in 2024. That year, she released her first major label single, “Diet Pepsi”, which received critical praise and peaked at number 54 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song preceded her debut studio album Addison (2025), which received positive reviews, debuting at number four on the Billboard 200.

Early life

Addison Rae Easterling was born on October 6, 2000, and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana, to parents Monty Lopez and Sheri Easterling. Rae has two younger brothers, Enzo Lopez and Lucas Lopez, and an older half-sister, Macye Neumeyer, who has two daughters of her own.

Rae’s parents initially divorced when she was younger and were on and off often throughout her childhood, before remarrying in 2017. Both parents also have their own presence on TikTok; Monty has 5 million followers, and Sheri has 14 million followers.

Rae started dancing competitively at the age of six, where she attended competitions across the country. Before moving to Los Angeles to pursue her career, the social media star briefly attended Louisiana State University (LSU), where she studied broadcast journalism in the fall to become a sports broadcaster, but then dropped out when she began to gain popularity on TikTok. In an interview with Elle magazine, Rae talked about her choice to move to Los Angeles, saying: “A few people in LA reached out to me, and I was like, ‘I need to go. I need to go.’ So my parents supported me fully. Rae first gained attention after joining the social media app TikTok in July 2019, uploading dance videos to trending songs on the platform.

She joined the collaborative TikTok content house The Hype House in December 2019. Within a few months, Rae gained over one million followers on the app, leaving LSU in November. As of June 2025, she has amassed 88.5 million followers on the app. She later signed with talent agency WME in January 2020 and left The Hype House in May.

In July, Addison released a weekly Spotify-exclusive podcast alongside her mother, Mama Knows Best, covering their personal and career lives. Rae later relaunched this podcast under the Fun name. In March 2021, Rae released her debut single, “Obsessed,” marking her first venture into the music industry. The single was critically panned and was intended to be the lead single for her then-upcoming project, but was temporarily shelved.

That same year, Rae launched her own cosmetics line, Item Beauty, but it was discontinued in 2023. Rae also founded her own fragrance line. In August, Rae made her feature film debut as Padgett in the Netflix comedy film He’s All That (2021), a remake of the 1999 teen comedy She’s All That. The film was the most-streamed film on its release week, but it debuted to generally negative reviews from critics.

Artistry

Music critics have categorized Rae’s music as dance-pop, bubblegum pop, and synth-pop. Rae is influenced by many artists, including Jennifer Lopez, Beyoncé, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Britney Spears, Rihanna, Madonna, Barbra Streisand, Sophie, Arca, and Charli XCX.

In a conversation with Interview magazine, Rae muses on her influences, “I love a woman who does it all… I love a girl that does it all with no filter, it’s just ingrained in me.”Vogue notes that Rae has received attention from music fans online for her unexpectedly eclectic taste; artists like “FKA Twigs, Yves Tumor, and Kelela” appear on her playlists, which stylistically “span recent avant-garde hip-hop to the cream of ’00s Timbaland-produced R&B.”

In a trailer video for her debut self-titled album, Rae acknowledged that she is “not the same person you used to know,” alluding to her social media rebrand.

Public image

Since her debut on TikTok, Rae has partnered with various companies such as Reebok, L’Oréal, Hollister, and American Eagle. Forbes published a report in August 2020 revealing that Rae earned $5 million in the last year through June from her various endorsement deals and merchandise, making her the highest-earning TikTok star at the time.

Rae has been credited with reviving the popularity of the navel piercing in the 2020s alongside Ice Spice and Billie Eilish. She was also included as a limited-time playable character in the mobile video game War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius in November 2022. In March 2020, Australian rapper the Kid Laroi released the song “Addison Rae”, which was named after and dedicated to Rae and became popular on TikTok.

Later that year, Rae was mentioned by rapper Lil Yachty on his song “E-ER”, which sparked a feud between him and Rae’s then–boyfriend, Bryce Hall. Rae faced backlash for a post she made in August 2022 wearing the “Holy Trinity” bikini, a collaboration between Adidas and the brand Praying, which sported the words “Father” and “Son” on its bra and “Holy Spirit” on its bottom. It was considered offensive by some Christians, and she later took the post down.

Personal life

In October 2020, Rae confirmed she was in a relationship with social media personality Bryce Hall through various social media posts; however, they broke up the following year.

In January 2021, Rae donated her $1 million in prize money from winning an all-star Mario Tennis Aces tournament called the Stay At Home Slam to the charity No Kid Hungry. In June 2021, it was reported that Rae is in a relationship with Omer Fedi, an Israeli producer and musician based in Los Angeles.

9: Kim Loaiza

Kimberly Guadalupe Loaiza Martinez (born 12 December 1997) is a Mexican singer and YouTuber. She began her YouTube career in 2016, and in 2020 was the seventh most-followed user on TikTok.

Career

Kimberly Loaiza created her Twitter account when she was fourteen years old. Five years later, in 2016, she started vlogging on YouTube with her first video on November 15, 2016. Loaiza traveled to Colombia for rhinoplasty surgery.

Loaiza initially made makeup videos, hair tutorials, and trivia for girls; however, over the years, her content changed to make more vlogs, challenges, and tags with her friends. In 2019, Loaiza began a music career and released her first single, Enamorarme; later, other singles included “More, Tequila and shot, Turn off the light, Our Agreement, Don’t be jealous”, among others, but people don’t consider her a singer because she is not 100% focused on music. In 2020, Loaiza launched a clothing line, opened her own telephone company, broke the record of the most subscribers on YouTube for Spanish-speakers, and collaborated with other social media personalities such as James Charles .

In 2021, Loaiza’s partner, Juan de Dios Pantoja, appeared in a leaked video where he allegedly had sex with another woman. The scandal worsened when fellow Mexican YouTuber Lizbeth Rodríguez alleged that she had the necessary evidence to expose Juan de Dios Pantoja’s infidelity with Kevin Achutegui, a friend of Loaiza who is also known for being the personal photographer of both YouTubers.After several videos defending himself, de Dios Pantoja apologized to Loaiza, who forgave him, and they continued their relationship.

In mid-2021, the “MTV MIAW 2021” awards were held. Loaiza was nominated for Icon MIAW, Creator of the Year, Couple on Fire (for her relationship with Juan de Dios Pantoja called “Jukilop”), and Fandom of the Year.

Personal life

Loaiza has been in a relationship with Juan de Dios Pantoja since 2012. After six years of dating, they announced the arrival of their first child. In 2020, Loaiza revealed that she had married Juan de Dios Pantoja, also mentioning that they were expecting their second child. Soon afterwards, their second child was born

10: Arishfa Khan

Arishfa Khan (born 3 April 2003) is an Indian actress, model, and social media personality. She began her career as a child artist in Indian television and later became a content creator on social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram.

Early life

Khan was born on 3 April 2003 in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. She completed her schooling at Ryan International School, Mumbai. She grew up in Delhi, where she pursued her formal schooling. According to Arishfa, she was very talkative since childhood and loved dance, and when she once visited Mumbai, where her mother stayed, she landed her first audition for the Colors TV show Chhal — Sheh Aur Maat, in which she played the role of Gitanjali. She played the character of young Gunjan in the Star Plus’ popular TV serial, ‘Ek Veer Ki Ardaas… Veera in 2012.

Career

She has acted in various TV serials, like ‘Jeannie Aur Juju’ (2012), ‘Uttaran’ (2008), ‘Meri Durga’ (2017), and ‘Papa By Chance’ (2018). She has appeared in a few episodes of ‘Crime Patrol.’She has also appeared in various TV commercials.
She has featured in many Hindi and Punjabi music videos. She remains very active on various social media platforms and had more than 25 million followers on TikTok before its ban in India. According to Arishfa, she started using Instagram actively during the shoot of Papa By Chance in 2018. In July 2020, she received a Golden Play Button from YouTube. In 2021, Arishfa Khan, along with her manager Suhail Patel of Ninety Nine Innovations, started her own makeup brand, Mishy Me Cosmetics, and launched her products BB Cream, Matte Liquid Lipsticks, etc

Arishfa had to quit her studies when she was young because she was busy with her acting projects. However, she is now returning to school. “Because of my hectic schedule, I had to quit school at an early age, but during the lockdown, I’ve started taking online classes. At 17,

I’m preparing for my 8th standard exams,” she said, crediting her mother for being her pillar of support. Arishfa started her career as a child artiste in shows such as Chhal – Sheh Aur Maat, Ek Veer Ki Ardaas…Veera and Jeannie Aur Juju. She is also known for her viral videos on YouTube and TikTok.