{{Short description|American social media personality (born 2000)}} {{Use American English|date=January 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox social media personality | name = Jordan Turpin | image = | caption = | birth_name = Jordan Elizabeth Turpin | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|11|16}} | birth_place = Rio Vista, Texas, U.S. | occupation = {{hlist| Social media influencer | model |entrepreneur}} | years_active = 2021–present | tiktok_handle = jordan_turpin | tiktok_display_name = | tiktok_years_active = | tiktok_genre = | tiktok_followers = 1.7 M | stats_update = February 5, 2026 }}
'''Jordan Elizabeth Turpin''' (born November 16, 2000) is an American social media personality. She gained national exposure on January 14, 2018, at the age of 17, in the Turpin case, when she escaped from her abusive parents' home in Perris, California. She alerted local police, who discovered disturbing conditions in her home, where she lived in virtual captivity with her parents and 12 siblings, ranging from 2 to 29 years old (with seven being adults on January 14, 2018).<ref>{{cite web |last=Shapiro |first=Emily |date=January 18, 2018 |title=Horrific new details emerge in case of 13 captive siblings |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/13-captive-siblings-forced-shower-year-strangled-subject/story?id=52431816 |access-date=January 19, 2018 |website=ABC News}}</ref><ref name="BBC case Jan 16">{{cite news |title=Turpin case: Shackled California siblings 'victims of torture' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42709489 |access-date=January 19, 2018 |work=BBC News |date=January 16, 2018}}</ref>
== Online career == Following her first public appearance in 2021 on ''20/20''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bruggeman |first=Lucien |title=Turpin siblings speak out in 1st interview about 'house of horrors' |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/turpin-siblings-speak-1st-interview-house-horrors/story?id=81065104 |website=ABC News}}</ref> with her oldest sister, Jennifer, Turpin has since gained a prominent fanbase in social media, particularly on TikTok, where she posts lip-sync, motivational and dance videos and has gained more than one million followers.
In February 2023, Turpin was coined "The Most Unlikely Influencer" by ''Elle''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Battan |first=Carrie |title=The Most Unlikely Influencer |url=https://www.elle.com/life-love/opinions-features/a42414332/jordan-turpin-interview-2023/ |website=Elle |date=February 6, 2023 |access-date=November 17, 2023}}</ref>
== Other ventures == In late 2022, Turpin started to pursue modeling with an unknown agency. In November 2023, on her 23rd birthday, she launched "Braveness by Jordan Turpin", a merchandise line. In the same month, Turpin revealed in an interview with ''People'' that she planned to pursue bigger projects surrounding mental health in 2024, along with the hope of developing an acting career.<ref name="People">{{cite web |last=Chiu |first=Melody |title=Jordan Turpin Opens Up About Healing from a 'Rough Year' with a New House, 4 Dogs and 4 Guinea Pigs (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/jordan-turpin-healing-new-house-with-dogs-guinea-pigs-exclusive-8405186 |website=People.com |access-date=November 21, 2023}}</ref> In April 2024, her sister Jennifer Turpin published the book ''Where Was God?'', recounting her experiences in her parents' household while maintaining her faith in God despite the trauma.<ref>{{cite web |last=Saunders |first=Angel |date=March 27, 2024 |title=Jordan Turpin Details Unhealthy Relationship: 'It Was a Trauma Bond' |url=https://people.com/jordan-turpin-details-unhealthy-relationship-8620868 |access-date=March 7, 2025 |website=People}}</ref>
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