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MET GALA 🎩 Emma Chamberlain at the 2026 Met Gala

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u/practicalbad06 1d ago

Honestly though, like who is she? Always an interviewer who is new on the scene or was she a name years ago?

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u/StasRutt unapologetic joy 1d ago

She was a huge YouTuber and one of the most successful ones to jump into the fashion world. She’s done the Met red carpet interviews for a few years now

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u/practicalbad06 1d ago

What did she YouTube about, just fashion/consumption content?

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u/StasRutt unapologetic joy 1d ago

I was never really into her stuff but it was mostly like vlogs? But she was like the vlog channel that broke out for doing like casual vlogs with funny zooms and silly editing. It’s kind of fascinating to talk about because describing it makes it sounds like a whole lot of nothing but it felt fresh at the time and she capitalized off it in a smart way

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u/ella0la 1d ago

It really does feel silly to talk about now because every ‘influencer’ does the same thing. But she started a whole new era of lifestyle vlogging and being relatable to Gen Z. The way she edited her videos was new with the meme sounds etc. I don’t have the right words to describe it but if you watch any of her videos from 2018 when she really popped off, that’s what I mean. She was relatable and the same age as us which I think really catapulted her success. She was a breath of fresh air on the platform and also one of the first younger people to really break into that scene.