{{short description|Brazilian social media personality}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox social media personality | name = Mandy Candy | image = Mandy Candy 2020.png | caption = Mandy Candy in 2020 | birth_name = Amanda Guimarães Borges | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1988|6|16}} | birth_place = Gravataí, Rio Grande do Sul | years_active = 2015–present | spouse = | youtube_display_name = Mandy Candy | youtube_genre = | youtube_subscribers = 2.13 million | youtube_views = 260 million | stats_update = 21 March 2026 |youtube_handle=@mandycandy|youtube_handle2=
}} '''Amanda Guimarães Borges''',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Garcia |first=Gabryella |date=13 December 2021 |title=Mandy Candy: com quantas frustrações se faz uma mulher? |url=https://minabemestar.uol.com.br/mandy-candy-com-quantas-frustracoes-se-faz-uma-mulher/ |access-date=21 March 2026 |website=Mina |language=pt-BR}}</ref> better known as '''Mandy Candy''' (born in Gravataí on 16 June 1988),<ref name="projetosap">{{Cite web |title=Comunidade LGBTQ+ - Projeto SAP |url=https://www.projetosap.ufop.br/comunidadeLGBTQ+.html#17 |access-date=21 March 2026 |website=projetosap.ufop.br |language=pt-br}}</ref> is a Brazilian YouTuber. She is considered a representative of trans women on the platform and a pioneer in creating digital content about trans people in Brazil.<ref name="capricho">{{Cite web |title=Quero ser uma menina: a história da Amanda Guimarães, a Mandy Candy |url=https://capricho.abril.com.br/comportamento/quero-ser-uma-menina-a-historia-da-amanda-guimaraes-a-mandy-candy/ |access-date=21 March 2026 |website=Capricho |language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref name="iG">{{Cite web |last=Ferreira |first=Julio Cesar |date=8 February 2023 |title=Mandy Candy sobre transfobia: 'Jogaram uma lata na minha cabeça' |url=https://queer.ig.com.br/2023-02-08/jogaram-uma-lata-de-cerveja-na-minha-cabeca-diz-mandy-candy-trans-criadora-de-conteudo.html |access-date=21 March 2026 |website=iG |language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Carvalho |first=Ketryn |date=1 February 2023 |title=Mandy Candy é pioneira na criação de conteúdo trans na internet |url=https://observatoriog.com.br/cultura-gay/famosos/mandy-candy-e-pioneira-na-criacao-de-conteudo-trans-na-internet/ |access-date=21 March 2026 |website=Observatório G |language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=RG |first=Redação |date=10 March 2023 |title=Mês da mulher: atriz Mandy Candy fala sobre a invisibilidade trans |url=https://siterg.uol.com.br/lifestyle/2023/03/10/mes-da-mulher-atriz-mandy-candy-fala-sobre-a-invisibilidade-trans/ |access-date=21 March 2026 |website=Site RG |publisher=Universo Online |language=pt-BR}}</ref>
Mandy is the first Brazilian transgender YouTuber and has the highest number of subscribers among transgender YouTubers, as of August 2017.<ref name="semina">{{Cite journal |last=Ferreira de Lima |first=Stephanie Caroline |last2=Pires Germano |first2=Idilva Maria |title=Transexualidade e visibilidade trans em mídias digitais: as narrativas de Mandy Candy no YouTube. |url=https://pepsic.bvsalud.org/pdf/sem/v40n1/a07.pdf |journal=Semina: Ciências Sociais e Humanas |publication-place=Londrina |volume=40 |issue=1 |pages=89-102}}</ref>
== Biography == Amanda Guimarães Borges was born in Gravataí, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, and has shown gender dysphoria since childhood.<ref name="projetosap" /> At 19, Amanda came out as a transgender woman to her mother. Her mother, siblings, and friends all showed their support for her coming out.<ref name="capricho" />
She worked in call centers, resold products online, and saved money to undergo gender affirmation surgery in Thailand in 2012 with Dr. Kamol.<ref name="capricho" />
Mandy claims she experiences transphobia daily.<ref name="capricho" />
== Career == Mandy Candy began her career as a digital influencer in 2014,<ref name="iG" /> when she lived in China. Her channel started with gameplay videos, but later evolved to focus on her life story.<ref name="uol">{{Cite web |date=17 October 2024 |title='Não estaria viva sem a cirurgia': Mandy Candy levou temas trans ao pop |url=https://www.uol.com.br/universa/noticias/redacao/2024/10/17/mandy-candy-amanda-guimaraes.htm |access-date=21 March 2026 |website=Universo Online|language=pt-br}}</ref> Since then, on her YouTube channel, Mandy talks about her daily life and also has a series of videos in which she explains issues related to gender transition.<ref name="capricho" /> The videos respond to comments from followers on her other social media platforms.<ref name="semina" /> Her videos also cover fashion, travel, and pop culture.<ref name="uol" />
In 2019, Mandy returned to Brazil and opened a beauty salon called ''Bem Garota'' in Porto Alegre.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 December 2019 |title=Youtuber Mandy Candy abre salão onde a beleza é livre |url=https://gauchazh.clicrbs.com.br/colunistas/paulo-germano/noticia/2019/12/youtuber-mandy-candy-abre-salao-onde-a-beleza-e-livre-ck3uleab203fc01ll38nvb2zs.html |access-date=21 March 2026 |website=GZH |language=pt-br}}</ref><ref name="iG" /> In 2021, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, she presented a virtual event at a LGBTQ parade. In 2024, she launched the podcast ''Hora do Date'' with her then-fiancé, Marcelo Soares.<ref name="uol" />
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Category:Living people Category:1988 births Category:Brazilian transgender women Category:People from Gravataí Category:LGBTQ YouTubers Category:20th-century Brazilian women Category:21st-century Brazilian women