{{Short description|American makeup artist and YouTuber (born 1987)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2014}} {{Infobox youtuber | name = Michelle Phan | image = Michelle Phan.jpg | caption = Phan in 2018 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|04|11}} | birth_place = Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | other_names = | education = Honorary Doctorate of Arts degree, Ringling College of Art and Design, 2014 | occupation = {{Hlist|Entrepreneur|influencer|Beauty YouTuber}} | years_active = 2007–present | partner = | relatives = | website = {{URL|michellephan.com}} | youtube_handle = MichellePhan | youtube_display_name = Michelle Phan
| youtube_years_active = 2006–present | youtube_genre = {{flatlist| * Beauty and make-up * vlogs }} | youtube_subscribers = 8.62 million<!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE WITHOUT UPDATING stats_update BELOW --> | youtube_views = 1.05 billion<!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE WITHOUT UPDATING stats_update BELOW --> | stats_update = September 16, 2024{{nu|date=October 2025}} }} '''Michelle Phan''' (born April 11, 1987) is an American YouTube personality and entrepreneur.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last1=Wischhover |first1=Cheryl |date=April 10, 2017 |title=The Rebirth of YouTube Beauty Pioneer Michelle Phan |url=https://www.racked.com/2017/4/10/15185246/michelle-phan-giving-up-youtube-em-cosmetics |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404042147/https://www.racked.com/2017/4/10/15185246/michelle-phan-giving-up-youtube-em-cosmetics |archive-date=April 4, 2019 |access-date=December 6, 2018 |work=Racked |publisher=Vox Media}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=FR |first=FashionNetwork com |title=L'Oréal USA se sépare de EM Cosmetics, la marque de la YouTubeuse Michelle Phan |url=https://fr.fashionnetwork.com/news/L-oreal-usa-se-separe-de-em-cosmetics-la-marque-de-la-youtubeuse-michelle-phan,582220.html |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=FashionNetwork.com |date=October 14, 2015 |language=fr}}</ref> She is the founder and owner of EM Cosmetics, a cosmetics brand she relaunched in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |date=2015 |title=Forbes 30 Under 30: Art & Style |url=https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30-2015/#/art-style |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107204320/http://www.forbes.com/30-under-30-2015/#/art-style |archive-date=January 7, 2016 |accessdate=2024-05-06 |work=Forbes}}</ref>
== Early life and education == Phan Tuyết Băng Michelle<ref name=year>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05KqZEqQJ40 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/05KqZEqQJ40 |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|title=Draw My Life - Michelle Phan|publisher=YouTube|date=May 19, 2013|access-date=December 23, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> was born on April 11, 1987, in Boston, Massachusetts.<ref name=":0" /> She was raised in Tampa, Florida, alongside her elder brother and younger half-sister. Phan has publicly discussed her family's financial struggles, including her father's gambling addiction and mother’s separation from her stepfather.<ref name="nylon.com">{{Cite web |date=2016-01-06 |title=Michelle Phan - NYLON February Cover Star |url=https://nylon.com/articles/michelle-phan-february-cover-star |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216094153/https://nylon.com/articles/michelle-phan-february-cover-star |archive-date=December 16, 2019 |access-date=2020-03-06 |website=NYLON |language=en}}</ref><ref name="tampabay1">{{cite web |title=Michelle Phan, a YouTube sensation for her makeup tutorials, has transformed her life |url=http://www.tampabay.com/features/humaninterest/michelle-phan-a-youtube-sensation-for-her-makeup-tutorials-has-transformed/1029747 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041424/http://www.tampabay.com/features/humaninterest/michelle-phan-a-youtube-sensation-for-her-makeup-tutorials-has-transformed/1029747 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |access-date=2015-04-25 |publisher=Tampabay.com}}</ref>
She attended Tampa Bay Technical High School before enrolling at Ringling College of Art and Design. Due to financial constraints, she left the college before completing her degree.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ricapito |first=Maria |date=2010-05-28 |title=Viral Videos: Michelle Phan's Rise to YouTube Stardom |url=http://www.vanityfair.com/style/2010/05/its-a-bad-pun-thats |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092920/http://www.vanityfair.com/style/2010/05/its-a-bad-pun-thats |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |access-date=2015-04-25 |publisher=Vanityfair.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ringling College: Internet Phenom Michelle Phan Receives Honorary Doctorate from Ringling College |url=http://www.ringling.edu/campus-student-life/life-ringling/campus-buzz/internet-phenom-michelle-phan-receives-honorary-doctorate-from-ringling-college/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905203159/http://www.ringling.edu/campus-student-life/life-ringling/campus-buzz/internet-phenom-michelle-phan-receives-honorary-doctorate-from-ringling-college/ |archive-date=September 5, 2015 |access-date=2015-04-25 |publisher=Ringling.edu}}</ref> In 2014, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts degree from Ringling College.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Forbes |first1=Jihan |date=April 24, 2014 |title=Michelle Phan Talks Success, Her New Book and Miley Cyrus at the Unleash YouTube Event |url=http://www.thefashionspot.com/runway-news/398751-interview-with-michelle-phan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129113728/http://www.thefashionspot.com/runway-news/398751-interview-with-michelle-phan/ |archive-date=January 29, 2016 |access-date=20 February 2015 |publisher=The Fashion Spot}}</ref><ref name="Insider" />
==Career==
===Blog and YouTube career=== [[File:Michelle Phan Glamour Eyes kit signing at Sephora.jpg|thumb|180px|Michelle Phan in 2012 at a Sephora in Glendale, California]] In 2005, Phan had a personal blog where she posted makeup tutorials, which led to her followers requesting more.<ref name="Insider">{{cite news|last=Wick|first=Krista|title=Meet Michelle Phan, Accidental Millionaire|url=http://theinsider.etonline.com/gossip/52419_Michelle_Phan_The_Accidental_Millionaire/|access-date=July 24, 2013|newspaper=The Insider|date=May 26, 2012|agency=ET Online|quote=Phan is the second-most popular female personality on YouTube and has become spokeswoman for Lancome thanks to the success of her online videos. She also recently partnered with Glamhouse for her Jewelry line Ever Eden.|archive-date=February 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140217030735/http://theinsider.etonline.com/gossip/52419_Michelle_Phan_The_Accidental_Millionaire/|url-status=dead}}</ref> She began posting tutorial vlogs on Xanga under the username "Ricebunny" and then began posting on YouTube in May 2007.<ref name="TAmpaBayProfile">{{cite news|last=Hayes|first=Stephanie|title=Michelle Phan, a YouTube sensation for her makeup tutorials, has transformed her life|url=http://www.tampabay.com/features/humaninterest/michelle-phan-a-youtube-sensation-for-her-makeup-tutorials-has-transformed/1029747|access-date=July 24, 2013|newspaper=Tampa Bay Times|date=August 22, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041424/http://www.tampabay.com/features/humaninterest/michelle-phan-a-youtube-sensation-for-her-makeup-tutorials-has-transformed/1029747|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
BuzzFeed featured two of Phan's "How To Get Lady Gaga's Eyes" makeup tutorials in 2009 and 2010, which helped them go viral and brought her over a million subscribers.<ref>{{cite web|author=Tamar Anitai|url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2010/01/27/makeup-tutorial-learn-how-to-get-lady-gagas-scary-bad-romance-eyes|title=Makeup Tutorial: Learn How To Get Lady Gaga's Scary 'Bad Romance' Eyes|work=MTV|date=January 27, 2010|access-date=April 17, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100403081613/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2010/01/27/makeup-tutorial-learn-how-to-get-lady-gagas-scary-bad-romance-eyes/|archive-date=April 3, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Peggy Wang |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/how-to-get-lady-gaga-googly-eyes/ |title=<nowiki>How to Get Lady Gaga Googly Eyes [VIDEO</nowiki>] |publisher=BuzzFeed |date=July 9, 2010 |access-date=July 15, 2010 |archive-date=August 8, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100808115024/http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/how-to-get-lady-gaga-googly-eyes/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="vanityfair.com">{{cite web | title=Viral Videos: Michelle Phan's Rise to YouTube Stardom | url=http://www.vanityfair.com/online/beauty/2010/05/its-a-bad-pun-thats.html | author=Maria Ricapito | work=Vanity Fair | date=May 28, 2010 | access-date=May 28, 2010 | archive-date=June 14, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614160618/http://www.vanityfair.com/online/beauty/2010/05/its-a-bad-pun-thats.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2010, Lancôme made Phan their official video makeup artist after she featured some of their products in her videos, making her the company's first Vietnamese-American spokesperson.<ref name="Lancome">{{cite web|title=Lancôme Signs Michelle Phan, YouTube Makeup Star|url=http://main.stylelist.com/2010/02/10/lancome-michelle-phan/|publisher=Main.stylelist.com|access-date=July 22, 2014|archive-date=July 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729010938/http://main.stylelist.com/2010/02/10/lancome-michelle-phan/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2015, Phan was named to the ''Inc.'' 30 under 30 and ''Forbes'' 30 under 30 lists.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Fenn|first1=Donna|title=30 UNDER 30 Remember These Names: The 2015 30 Under 30 List Is Here|url=http://www.inc.com/donna-fenn/meet-the-2015-30-under-30.html|publisher=Inc.com|date=April 24, 2015|access-date=April 24, 2015|archive-date=November 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191122010330/https://www.inc.com/donna-fenn/meet-the-2015-30-under-30.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Adams|first1=Susan|title=Forbes' 30 Under 30|url=https://www.forbes.com/30under30/#/art-style|work=Forbes.com|date=April 24, 2015|access-date=September 5, 2017|archive-date=February 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220065135/http://www.forbes.com/30under30/#/art-style|url-status=live}}</ref> The same year, she raised $100 million to value the company Ipsy at over $500 million.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2015/10/05/how-michelle-phan-built-a-500-million-company/ How Michelle Phan Built A $500 Million Company] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170719115155/https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2015/10/05/how-michelle-phan-built-a-500-million-company/ |date=July 19, 2017 }}, Forbes, October 5, 2015</ref>
Phan abruptly went on hiatus from YouTube in 2015.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hou |first=Kathleen |date=2019-09-26 |title=Michelle Phan Was YouTube's Biggest Beauty Star. Then She Vanished. |work=The Cut |url=https://www.thecut.com/2019/09/michelle-phan-youtube-beauty-star-on-why-she-left.html |access-date=2020-06-02 |archive-date=March 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318063510/https://www.thecut.com/2019/09/michelle-phan-youtube-beauty-star-on-why-she-left.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On June 1, 2017, Phan returned with her first video since the hiatus explaining why she took her break. Phan cited legal troubles, the failure of EM Cosmetics' initial launch, and her issues with self-image as what led her to take a break.<ref name="allure 2017-06-02">{{cite news |last=Fuller |first=Gillian |date=2017-06-02 |title=Michelle Phan Returns To YouTube After A Yearlong Hiatus To Explain Why She Left |work=Allure |url=https://www.allure.com/story/michelle-phan-explains-year-long-social-media-absence |access-date=2020-06-02 |archive-date=July 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729230521/https://www.allure.com/story/michelle-phan-explains-year-long-social-media-absence |url-status=live }}</ref> She continued her hiatus until officially returning to YouTube in September 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=2019-06-01 |title=Michelle Phan Relaunches YouTube Channel After Two-Year Hiatus |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/michelle-phan-relaunches-youtube-channel-music-1203230812/ |access-date=2020-06-02 |archive-date=August 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812131503/https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/michelle-phan-relaunches-youtube-channel-music-1203230812/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Business ventures===
In 2011, Phan co-founded MyGlam, a monthly beauty product subscription service. It launched in September 2012 and has since been renamed Ipsy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.success.com/article/21-success-mavericks|title=21 Success Mavericks|publisher=Success Magazine|date=June 1, 2013|access-date=July 22, 2014|archive-date=July 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708134019/http://www.success.com/article/21-success-mavericks|url-status=live}}</ref> Ipsy is a sponsor of the Generation Beauty conference.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Michelle Phan's Ipsy Hits $150 Million In Revenue, Launches Open Studios|url = http://www.tubefilter.com/2015/05/29/ipsy-open-studios-generation-beauty-michelle-phan/|website = Tubefilter|date = May 29, 2015|access-date = 2015-08-12|archive-date = July 29, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150729182336/http://www.tubefilter.com/2015/05/29/ipsy-open-studios-generation-beauty-michelle-phan/|url-status = live}}</ref> Phan became a YouTube advertising partner and launched FAWN, a YouTube MCN (multi-channel network), in 2012.<ref name="Forbes">{{cite news|last=Humphrey|first=Michael|date=September 21, 2011|title=Michelle Phan: On Beauty, Bob Ross And Future Success|newspaper=Forbes|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelhumphrey/2011/09/21/michelle-phan-on-beauty-bob-ross-and-future-success/|access-date=July 24, 2013|archive-date=May 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514094441/https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelhumphrey/2011/09/21/michelle-phan-on-beauty-bob-ross-and-future-success/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://shine.yahoo.com/secrets-to-your-success/beauty-gurus-becoming-youtube-star-200400803.html|title=Beauty Gurus How-To: Becoming a YouTube Star|publisher=Yahoo! Shine|access-date=July 22, 2014|archive-date=April 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140405040846/https://shine.yahoo.com/secrets-to-your-success/beauty-gurus-becoming-youtube-star-200400803.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On August 15, 2013, L'Oreal launched a new cosmetic line called EM Cosmetics by Michelle Phan,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/youtubes-beauty-guru-michelle-phan-lands-loreal-makeup-19979777 |title=YouTube's Beauty Guru Michelle Phan Lands Own L'Oreal Makeup Line Video |publisher=Abcnews.go.com |access-date=2015-04-25 |archive-date=February 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225011014/https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/youtubes-beauty-guru-michelle-phan-lands-loreal-makeup-19979777 |url-status=live }}</ref> dedicating the brand to her mother. In April 2015, Phan bought L'Oréal's share of EM Cosmetics through Ipsy, which she confirmed on her Instagram in December 2016;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://us.fashionnetwork.com/news/Michelle-phan-acquires-em-cosmetics-from-ipsy,871531.html|title=Michelle Phan acquires EM Cosmetics from Ipsy|last=US|first=FashionNetwork com|website=FashionNetwork.com|date=September 22, 2017 |language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-06|archive-date=June 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608014517/https://us.fashionnetwork.com/news/Michelle-phan-acquires-em-cosmetics-from-ipsy,871531.html|url-status=live}}</ref> she later acquired the company from Ipsy and relaunched it in April 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gcimagazine.com/marketstrends/segments/cosmetics/Michelle-Phan-is-Leaving-ipsy-to-Lead-EM-Cosmetics-Full-Time-448536593.html|title=Michelle Phan is Leaving ipsy to Lead EM Cosmetics Full-Time|last=Latimer|first=Audrey|website=Global Cosmetic Industry|date=September 29, 2017|language=en|access-date=2020-03-06|archive-date=August 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803120625/https://www.gcimagazine.com/marketstrends/segments/cosmetics/Michelle-Phan-is-Leaving-ipsy-to-Lead-EM-Cosmetics-Full-Time-448536593.html|url-status=live}}</ref> During this time, Phan also resigned from Ipsy in order to focus on EM Cosmetics.
In May 2014, Phan announced her partnership with Endemol Beyond USA to build a talent network to feature people from YouTube and create content for millennials. The ICON network, dedicated to "beauty, lifestyle and entertainment," launched in March 2015 online and on television via Roku.<ref name="Nylon2016">{{Cite journal |last=Bacher |first=Danielle |date=February 2016 |title=Michelle Phan: Life is Beautiful |journal=Nylon |pages=60–69 |url=http://www.nylon.com/articles/michelle-phan-february-cover-star |access-date=<!--January 17, 2016--> |archive-date=January 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110235253/http://www.nylon.com/articles/michelle-phan-february-cover-star/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/apr/01/michelle-phan-youtube-icon-endemol-beyond|title=Michelle Phan goes beyond YouTube with Icon multi-channel network|date=April 2015|publisher=Theguardian.com|access-date=April 1, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402013257/http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/apr/01/michelle-phan-youtube-icon-endemol-beyond|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2014, Phan partnered with Cutting Edge Group to launch Shift Music Group.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Spangler|first1=Todd|title=YouTube's Michelle Phan Launches Music Label|url=https://variety.com/2014/digital/news/youtubes-michelle-phan-launches-music-label-1201313733/|publisher=Variety|date=September 26, 2014|access-date=December 28, 2017|archive-date=June 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622022749/http://variety.com/2014/digital/news/youtubes-michelle-phan-launches-music-label-1201313733/|url-status=live}}</ref> Phan published a book with Random House in October 2014, titled ''Make Up: Your Life Guide to Beauty, Style, and Success -- Online and Off''.
Phan was a client of disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti, who allegedly embezzled $4 million from Phan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-avenatti-hassan-whiteside-embezzlement-20190421-story.html|title=Must Reads: Avenatti accused of embezzling nearly $2 million that NBA player paid ex-girlfriend|last=Finnegan|first=Michael|work=Los Angeles Times|quote=The grand jury alleges that Avenatti embezzled about $4 million from another client, Michelle Phan, a makeup artist with 8.8 million YouTube followers.|date=April 21, 2019|accessdate=August 2, 2025}}</ref>
===Other career ventures===
In 2017, Phan launched a webtoon titled ''Helios: Femina''.<ref name="allure 2017-06-02"/> In 2021, Phan lent her voice to ''Blackberry Cookie'', a character in the video game ''Cookie Run: Kingdom'', which was uncredited in-game.<ref>{{cite web |title=Michelle Phan (visual voices guide) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Michelle-Phan/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |access-date=18 August 2022 |archive-date=August 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818045625/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Michelle-Phan/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Personal life == Phan is a believer of alternative medicine and has promoted products and beliefs based on pseudoscience.<ref>{{cite magazine | first=EJ | last=Dickson | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/michelle-phan-youtube-beauty-guru-wheelchair-joe-dispenza-pseudoscience-1347580/ | title=A Top YouTube Beauty Guru Has an Ugly History of Peddling Pseudoscience Bullshit | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=2022-05-22 | accessdate=2024-05-06 | archive-date=April 27, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240427061725/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/michelle-phan-youtube-beauty-guru-wheelchair-joe-dispenza-pseudoscience-1347580/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
=== Copyright infringement lawsuit === In July 2014, Ultra Records sued Phan in the United States District Court for Los Angeles for copyright infringement relating to the music used in her YouTube videos.<ref>{{cite web |date=July 16, 2014 |title=Ultra International Music Publishing, LLC et al v. Michelle Phan |url=https://www.docketalarm.com/cases/California_Central_District_Court/2--14-cv-05533/Ultra_International_Music_Publishing_LLC_et_al_v._Michelle_Phan/ |access-date=Dec 22, 2014 |publisher=Docket Alarm |archive-date=December 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222223738/https://www.docketalarm.com/cases/California_Central_District_Court/2--14-cv-05533/Ultra_International_Music_Publishing_LLC_et_al_v._Michelle_Phan/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Ultra sought up to $150,000 in damages per infringement for up to 50 instances of alleged infringement, for a total of up to $7.5 million.<ref>{{cite web |date=July 22, 2014 |title=YouTube star Michelle Phan sued over copyright |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-28418449 |access-date=July 22, 2014 |work=BBC News |archive-date=July 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140722141238/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-28418449 |url-status=live }}</ref> Phan's representatives stated that she had received permission from Ultra to use the music,<ref>{{cite web |date=July 24, 2012 |title=YouTube Star Michelle Phan Fights Back Against Multi-million Dollar Lawsuit |url=http://mashable.com/2014/07/24/michelle-phan-lawsuit |publisher=Mashable.com |access-date=February 9, 2015 |archive-date=February 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209224741/http://mashable.com/2014/07/24/michelle-phan-lawsuit/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and Phan filed a countersuit against Ultra Records on September 18, 2014, in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. In August 2015, both suit and countersuit were dropped when both parties agreed to settle out of court. The terms of the agreement were not made public.<ref>{{cite web |date=August 13, 2015 |title=YouTube Star Michelle Phan Settles Dispute with Dance Label Ultra Records |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/youtube-star-michelle-phan-settles-815153/ |publisher=hollywoodreporter.com |access-date=August 15, 2015 |archive-date=August 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815181301/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/youtube-star-michelle-phan-settles-815153 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Awards and nominations== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Year !Nominated !Award !Result |- | rowspan="4"| 2014 | Michelle Phan | Teen Choice Award for Choice Web Star: Fashion/Beauty | {{nom}} |- | Michelle Phan | Teen Choice Award for Choice Web Star: Female | {{nom}} |- | Michelle Phan | 2014 Streamy Awards|Streamy Award for Inspiration Icon Award | {{win}} |- | Michelle Phan | Shorty Award for Best YouTube Guru | {{win}} |- | rowspan="2"| 2015 | Michelle Phan | Teen Choice Award for Choice Web Star: Fashion/Beauty | {{nom}} |- | Michelle Phan | Teen Choice Award for Choice Web Star: Female | {{nom}} |- | 2016 | Michelle Phan | Teen Choice Award for Choice Web Star: Fashion/Beauty | {{nom}} |}
==Publications== * {{cite book |title= Make Up: Your Life Guide to Beauty, Style, and Success -- Online and Off |url= https://archive.org/details/makeupyourguidet00phan |publisher= Penguin–Random House |date= 2014 |isbn= 9780804137348 |url-access= registration }}
==References== {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}
==External links== {{Commons category|Michelle Phan}} * {{Official website|http://michellephan.com/}}
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