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Kenyan Comedian Elsa Majimbo Covers Teen Vogue
Internet famous Elsa Majimbo is on the cover of Teen Vogue for their young Hollywood issue. Explaining the issue Teen Vogue wrote, “This year’s Young Hollywood issue is focused on the creators who kept us entertained. People at the front of the culture, pushing us to think, laugh, dance, and cry. The#TVYoungHollywood Class of 2021 has arrived.”
Elsa Majimbo (@ElsaAngel19) became an instant celebrity from her highly-relatable "pandemic" videos, embodying exactly what the internet needed during a dark and profoundly unfunny time. #TVYoungHollywood https://t.co/v8GUXScJIS pic.twitter.com/G9nXmfmQ4p
— Teen Vogue (@TeenVogue) February 17, 2021
Majimbo shares the spotlight with other internet famous teens such as Charli D’Amelio, Ziwe, Michael Le and Lil Yatchy.
Majimbo is not the first young Kenyan to grace the covers of Teen Vogue, in 2018, Model Halima Aden graced the cover sharing details about life at the Kakuma Refugee Camp.
IM SO SO HAPPY AND PROUD TO HAVE DONE MY FIRST COVER WITH @TeenVogue ??!!! It’s all about Young Hollywood ! pic.twitter.com/8OjWbkRR48
— Elsa Majimbo ?? (@ElsaAngel19) February 17, 2021
You can read the full Vogue story here.
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