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Episode Synopsis
This week we chat beauty YouTuber Bethany Mota, formerly known as Macbarbie07. Bethany started uploading her makeup hauls as a teenager and by 2013 was YouTube’s most subscribed beauty creator.We discuss how Bethany leveraged her success into a clothing line, appearances at global YouTube fan events, and a stint on Dancing with the Stars. Bethany remains a huge influence on beauty creators and how the lines between beauty and lifestyle YouTubers became increasingly blurred through the 2010s.CHAPTERSIntroduction 00:00:00Our history with Bethany Mota 00:04:06Bethany's first video and haul 00:07:46Bethany's early videos 00:15:10Old videos being made private 00:21:48The Christmas giveaway series 00:23:38Bethany becomes no1 beauty YouTuber 00:29:12Aeropostale clothing line 00:32:48Global popularity and international trips 00:35:49Dancing with the Stars 00:44:25YouTube Fanfest headliner 00:46:47Troye Sivan collab - Trethany 00:52:34Bethany meets Obama 00:57:16Camp17 counselor with Tyler Oakley 00:59:47Logan Paul Truth or Dare 01:02:06Comedy sketches and Buzzfeed humour 01:06:10Bethany's debut single and music 01:07:40Her debut book 01:09:33Introducing boyfriend D-Trix 01:11:53Bethany's reflecting on her fame 01:13:51Michael from Big Brother Australia presenting FanFest 01:21:23Bethany Mota's legacy 01:22:47Max's subscription 01:30:00Lucy's subscription 01:31:03SOCIALS AND CONTACT INFORMATIONEmail us at [email protected] the video feed at www.youtube.com/@RewindTimePodGet more Lucy at www.youtube.com/@LucyLivinYT, www.tiktok.com/@lucy_livin and www.instagram.com/lucy.livin/We post shorts on www.instagram.com/rewindtimepod/ and www.tiktok.com/@rewindtimepod
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