Mikayla Nogueira
| Mikayla Nogueira | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | Mikayla Jane Nogueira June 13, 1998 |
| TikTok information | |
| Followers | 14.6 million |
| Alma mater | Bryant University |
| Occupation | Social media influencer |
Mikayla Jane Nogueira Hawken (born June 13, 1998)[1] is an American social media influencer. As of February 2023, Nogueira has 14.6 million followers on TikTok, over 2.4 million followers on her Instagram page, and over 501K followers on her personal Instagram account.
Early life[edit]
Nogueira was born to Patrice, who is an artist[2] and an elementary school counselor, and Michael Nogueira. She has an older brother of three years. Her family is mostly of Portuguese descent. She was raised in East Freetown, Massachusetts, and graduated from Apponequet Regional High School in 2016.[3] She has stated that her love for makeup started when she bought Avon Products from a friend of her mother, as early as 10 years old.[2] She started with simple makeup routines and grew more proficient.[4] In high school, she was a member of DECA, where she competed in business competitions, relating it to the beauty industry.[5]
Nogueira attended Bryant University, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in communications in 2020. In college, Nogueira was an intern for a radio station.[6] Nogueira had started graduate school in 2020, but "ended up dropping out of school when I found out I'd have to do it full-time instead of part-time because of the pandemic."[5] This allowed her to continue making beauty videos full time.
Career[edit]
Early years[edit]
Prior to her notability from TikTok, Nogueira started posting beauty and makeup content on the social media app Tumblr as early as 2013. Nogueira experienced success on this platform, but not to the extent she later would on TikTok. Nogueira also once had a YouTube channel, where she would post beauty videos and vlogs. Her old channel can be found under the username buffal0chick3n. For the next few years, Nogueira did not post as much on social media as she was a full-time student.
TikTok[edit]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in March 2020, Nogueira started making TikTok videos. Nogueira first used the platform after making the suggestion to her mother, a teacher, to use it as a way to continue educating her students. Nogueira created a TikTok page in her name to help her mother learn the intricacies of TikTok. The first videos on her page were educational videos on their family farm. Nogueira next posted "The Catfish Challenge", a viral before and after challenge featuring a user's profile photo next to their makeup-free look.[4] This video gained thousands of views within hours of its release. Nogueira's account grew to 2.8 million followers on TikTok in just eight months, and she now has 11.9 million, her voice fueling the growth of the account.[2] Nogueira posts tutorials, reviews, beauty routines, promotions, and other beauty and makeup videos.[7]
In December 2020, Nogueira won the American Influencer Award for Emerging Makeup Artist of the Year.[8][9]
Nogueira was employed by Ulta Beauty as a beauty advisor until she started working full time for her own brand, Mikayla J Makeup, in late 2020.[5]
As of October 2022, Nogueira has over 13.6 million followers on TikTok[10] and 2.4 million on Instagram.[11]
Nogueira was accused of faking her Massachusetts "redneck accent", based on interviews and videos of her before her popularity on the internet.[12] Nogueira responded, "I went to school for Communications with a primary focus on radio […] So over the years, I created this voice that I would use when I was on the radio or at my internship. Everyone has a customer service voice, right? So, when I first started making my TikToks, I would use my radio voice because it was professional. It was my first time putting myself on a camera to tons of people so I was wicked nervous because my voice has been this topic of discussion my entire life and I didn't know how people would react."[13] Viewers have also criticized some of her cosmetic reviews as being misleading.[14][12]
References[edit]
- ^ Nogueira, Mikayla [@mikaylajmakeup] (June 13, 2023). "Today I turn 25 ..." Retrieved April 17, 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ a b c Brown, Lillian (April 11, 2021). "How a Massachusetts makeup artist built a TikTok empire - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ "The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, MA". www.patriotledger.com. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ a b "The truth about Mikayla Nogueira". TheNetline. March 22, 2021. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ a b c Mazzone, Dianna (March 29, 2021). "Mikayla Nogueira Is TikTok's Favorite Makeup Artist". Allure. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ "Mikayla Jane Nogueira". 1420 WBSM. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ DeLuca, Gianna (April 10, 2021). "If You Didn't Know Mikayla Nogueira, Now You Do". VALLEY Magazine. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ "2020 Awards". American Influencer Awards. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ "TikTok beauty guru Mikayla Nogueira's life has changed drastically over the last year: 'I just want to be real life'". sports.yahoo.com. February 23, 2021. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ "Mikayla Nogueira (@mikaylanogueira) Official TikTok | Watch Mikayla Nogueira's Newest TikTok Videos".
- ^ "Beauty by Mikayla Jane (@mikaylajmakeup) • Instagram photos and videos".
- ^ a b "Mikayla Nogueira Accused Of Faking Accent And Misleading Reviews". BuzzFeed News. March 24, 2023. Archived from the original on May 17, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ^ "Mikayla Nogueira Opens Up About Her Accent on TikTok's 'For You' Podcast". www.yahoo.com. February 19, 2021. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ "Why is Mikayla Nogueira under fire again? TikToker's foundation review goes viral". Dexerto. February 20, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2023.