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Scott Kelly's Reaction to Kids Wanting to Be Influencers Instead of Astronauts Is Priceless

LX News host Tabitha Lipkin broke the news to Scott Kelly that recent research shows kids now want to be social media influencers rather than astronauts when they grow up. Kelly, a retired astronaut who has tested the limits of human life in space, wasn’t impressed.
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How to Spot a ‘Fake Famous' Instagram Influencer

HBO’s new documentary “Fake Famous” revealed that the thousands and millions of followers that make Instagram influencers the target of corporate endorsements and other coveted perks are not always what they seem. “Fake Famous” creator Nick Bilton and star Dominique Druckman joined NBCLX to explain how to spot Instagram bots on an influencer’s account.
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HBO's ‘Fake Famous' Pulls Back the Curtain on Social Media Fame

Do you want to be famous? The director of HBO’s new documentary series “Fake Famous,” Nick Bilton, and one of its “fake” influencers, Wylie Heiner, joined LX News to talk about the unglamorous reality of social media stardom.
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How BeautyyBird's Yasmin Maya Went from Facing an Immigration Crisis to Becoming a Beauty Entrepreneur

Yasmin Maya, known as BeautyyBird to her 1.1 million Instagram followers, began her first-ever beauty vlog while she was in crisis – living in Mexico and separated from her family to resolve her status as an undocumented immigrant. Now, the YouTube star tells LX News she is using her platform to empower Hispanic millennials and to advocate for immigration rights.
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Meet the ‘Yarn Influencer' Who Has Crocheted Outfits for Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion

Emani Outterbridge, who goes by Emani Milan on Instagram, is making a name for herself as yarn influencer and entrepreneur. Not only has the 24-year-old crocheted outfits for stars like Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion, but she’s also installing yarn vending machines with her custom colors in locations around her hometown of Philadelphia and beyond.
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How Poet and Photographer Orion Carloto Made Her Work Personal in Her New Book ‘Film for Her'

Writer and influencer Orion Carloto is opening up beyond Instagram with a new book of her verse and photography. The poet joined LX News to talk about the book, “Film For Her,” and the comeback of poetry as a “cool” art form.
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‘DieRy' Studies Insta Influencers With a Horror Twist

Actress Claudia Maree Mailer stars in the new social media/psychological horror film “DieRy” about an Instagram model who uses her influencer status to pay for college, while moving on from an abusive best. Mailer shares with LX News what it was like to study Instagram influencers for the film.
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Influencers Aren't So Influential When it Comes to Politics, Poll Finds

Young adults are willing to follow influencers’ recommendations on a range of topics, like food, travel, fashion and beauty. But their influence has a limit. A newly-released NBCLX/Morning Consult poll found that young adult want influencers to stay out of politics. NBCLX’s Noah Pransky breaks down the poll results and shares his conversations with influencers about the topic.
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Four-Year-Old Influencer Becomes Viral Superstar

Mini-influencer Jayde Gardner and her mother Kerry answer questions about their recent social media success and discuss Jayde’s love of her make-up tutorial videos.
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Quarantine Made This Makeup Influencer Rethink Her Beauty Standards

Beauty influencer Ingrid Nilsen used to wear makeup every day. But after life was turned upside down by the coronavirus and quarantine, she has learned to embrace her natural, imperfect self.
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