Aina, Jackie
1987-present · Contribution: 2009-present
Beauty Content Creator & Entrepreneur
Built one of YouTube's most influential beauty channels while stationed as a U.S. Army reservist, then used her platform to force major cosmetics brands including Too Faced to expand foundation shade ranges for darker skin tones
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1987
- Active since
- 2009
- Category
- AI & Social Media
- Best known for
- Pioneering beauty channelShade-range activismFORVR Mood
Impact on the world
Aina demonstrated that a creator could hold the beauty industry accountable and win real change, forcing major cosmetics brands to serve darker skin tones they had long ignored. Handing an influencer direct product-development authority was nearly unprecedented and reset expectations for how brands collaborate with…
Sources
- WWD
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