Mariand Castrejon Castañeda (born March 13, 1993), better known as Yuya, is a Mexican beauty vlogger and YouTuber. Yuya has one of the most-subscribed YouTube channels in the world. She is the most popular YouTuber in the beauty and style category, and the most popular YouTuber in Mexico, with more than 20 million subscribers. It was estimated that Yuya earned 41,000 USD per month in 2015.
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Career
Yuya created her YouTube channel, called "lady16makeup," in 2009 after winning a YouTube make-up contest when she was 16 years old.
In March 2016, she was one of seven female YouTube creators who joined the United Nations' Sustainable Development Action Campaign, aiming to "achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls."
Yuya has written two books: Los secretos de Yuya (2015) and Las confesiones de Yuya (2016). She released a perfume called #True in July 2015 and a makeup collection in October 2017.
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Personal life
Yuya was born in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. Her given name, Mariand, is a combination of her parents' names, Maribel and Andrés. She has a brother, Sergio, who also has a YouTube channel. Her uncle gave her the nickname Yuya after the Mexican TV character Yuya, la gorda (Fat Yuya).
References
External links
- Yuya on Youtube
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