The 13 year old that had been bullied:
Get to know her name, Beth is a superstar. Millions of young girls are familiar with this “Mota-vator,” Beth is quite young, she's a YouTube personality who has built herself a media and fashion empire — all from the comfort of her Northern California bedroom.
Bethany’s rising stardom goes far beyond her “MACBARBIE07” -- a YouTube channel that's has garnered over 300 million views since she launched it. She is an inspiration to pre-teens everywhere who’ve ever struggled with boredom, shyness and bullying.
Now with her own clothing line; the social media fashionista has become so popular that
JC Penney and Forever 21 have tapped her expertise for fashion campaigns. More recently, she has worked on a clothing line while collaborating with Aeropostale: #MoreMota.
Beth said she feels lucky that she can share her passion, interests and ideas with so many people. She said YouTube provided her the perfect outlet to make connections at a time she felt lonely and abandoned.
“I was able to share my opinion with girls all around the world and I was able to make these new friends,” she said. “It was such an incredible thing to me, and I’m so thankful that I have that relationship with girls around the world.”
Beth walks onto #TheJourney in high gear; a living example of validation, sharing ideas from the world around her.
“I kind of like to be a sponge, in a way. So everywhere that I am, I like to keep an open mind and just get ideas from everything," she said.
"One day I was in the grocery store and I saw raspberries, and I was like, ‘Oh, I can make a lip stain out of that,’” she said. “Sometimes, I just go on blogs. I look at magazines and also my viewers.
I always listen to what they have to say and what they want to see on my channel.”
“I’m kind of just having fun"― @BethanyMota:
From bullied to bank; The "Mota-Vator" with the fervent following!
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“Sometimes the road less traveled is less traveled for a reason”― Jerry Seinfeld
