{{Short description|Malaysian social media influencer}} {{Infobox model | name = Sabrina Bahsoon | birth_name = Sabrina Zara Bahsoon<ref>{{cite web |title=Sabrina Zara BAHSOON personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/XBg-TgX_vqJ43esB35YuLda7mhw/appointments |website=gov.uk |access-date= July 22, 2025}}</ref> | birth_date = {{circa|November 2000}} | birth_place = Malaysia | alma_mater = Durham University | occupation = {{hlist|Influencer|Musician|Model}} | years_active = 2023–present | known_for = TikTok | height = {{height|ft=5|in=6.5}}<ref name="IMGModels">{{cite web |title=Sabrina Bahsoon |url=https://imgmodels.com/directory/new-york/sabrina-bahsoon/ |website=IMG Models |access-date=July 22, 2025}}</ref> | agency = {{Plainlist| IMG Models (New York)<ref name="IMGModels" /> {{small | (2023-2025)}} }} | module = {{Infobox social media personality | child = yes | tiktok_handle = sabrinabahsoon | tiktok_display_name = Sabrina Bahsoon | tiktok_years_active = | tiktok_genre = | tiktok_followers = 805,000 | stats_update = August 3, 2025 }} }}
'''Sabrina Zara Bahsoon''' (born November 2000){{efn|This is inferred from an article in late October 2023 describing her as 22, and a November 2023 Instagram post celebrating her 23rd birthday. Thus, her birthday must be in early November 2000.}}<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Sabrina Bahsoon's story: From Malaysia to London Underground TikTok fame |url=https://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/sabrina-bahsoon-story-from-malaysia-to-london-underground-tiktok-fame-054216520.html |website=Yahoo News Malaysia |date=26 October 2023 |access-date=22 July 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Scorpio girlie turned 23!!! •@sabrinabahsoon |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CzZDB9JIsqM/?igsh=MWozbTlrdHoyY3cyYQ== |website=Instagram |date=2 November 2023 |access-date=22 July 2025}}</ref> is a Malaysian-born social media influencer and musician, widely known by her moniker "'''Tube Girl'''". She gained widespread attention through her viral TikTok videos filmed on the London Underground, which led to the #TubeGirl trend. Bahsoon has collaborated with major fashion and beauty brands and began a music career in 2024.
== Early life and education ==
Bahsoon was born in Malaysia in November 2000 to a Malaysian mother and a Lebanese-Sierra Leonean father. Initially pursuing athletics, Bahsoon eventually relocated to London to complete her A-Level examinations. Bahsoon graduated from Durham University with a law degree in 2023 and sought out a career in either fashion or music marketing, with little success.<ref name=":3" /> Bahsoon is the middle child of five siblings. She is especially close with her brother, who often goes with her on work trips.<ref>{{Cite web |title=5 Things You Didn't Know About Sabrina Bahsoon |url=https://www.lifestyleasia.com/kl/culture/people/exposed-5-things-you-didnt-know-about-sabrina-bahsoon/ |access-date=2025-07-22 |website=www.lifestyleasia.com}}</ref>
== Career == In 2023, Bahsoon went viral on the social media platform TikTok for her videos lip-syncing and dancing on the London Underground, earning her the nickname "Tube Girl" and spawning the viral #TubeGirl trend.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-16 |title=Tube Girl: How Sabrina Bahsoon became TikTok's latest icon |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-66823675 |access-date=2025-07-22 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Herz |first=Jane |date=2023-09-24 |title='Tube Girl' trend taking over TikTok has commuters dancing |url=https://nypost.com/2023/09/24/tube-girl-trend-taking-over-tiktok-has-commuters-dancing/ |access-date=2025-07-22 |language=en-US}}</ref> As a result of the trend, Bahsoon has done 'Tube Girl' videos with a variety of celebrities including Troye Sivan, Bella Poarch and Naomi Campbell.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sanghani |first=Radhika |date=2023-10-13 |title=Tube Girl taught me how to dance like her on public transport and it was the most empowering experience ever |url=https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/tube-girl-sabrina-bahsoon-interview |access-date=2025-07-21 |website=Glamour UK |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-24 |title=Sabrina Bahsoon attends Naomi Campbell's exhibition following tube collab |url=https://sg.style.yahoo.com/sabrina-bahsoon-attends-naomi-campbells-095500764.html |access-date=2025-07-21 |website=sg.style.yahoo.com |language=en-SG}}</ref> As of 2023, the 'tube girl' hashtag on TikTok has over 1 billion views.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Kessler |first=Alex |date=2023-10-06 |title=How TikTok Star "Tube Girl" Became A Fashion It-Girl Overnight |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/tube-girl-fashion-interview |access-date=2025-07-22 |website=British Vogue |language=en-GB}}</ref>
Following her viral success, Bahsoon collaborated with several fashion and beauty brands, appearing at the MAC Cosmetics show at London Fashion Week, later being named as the company's global brand ambassador.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spruch-Feiner |first=Sara |date=2023-10-11 |title=MAC Cosmetics taps TikToker 'Tube Girl' to move at the 'speed of culture' |url=https://www.glossy.co/pop/mac-cosmetics-taps-tiktoker-tube-girl-to-move-at-the-speed-of-culture/ |access-date=2025-07-22 |website=Glossy |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Caldwell |first=Georgina |date=2024-05-09 |title=MAC names TikTok star Sabrina Bahsoon as Global Brand Ambassador |url=https://www.globalcosmeticsnews.com/mac-names-tiktok-star-sabrina-bahsoon-as-global-brand-ambassador/ |access-date=2025-07-22 |website=Global Cosmetics News |language=en-GB}}</ref> She attended the Balmain and Courrèges presentations at Paris Fashion Week and walked the runway for Christian Cowan.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chitrakorn |first=Kati |date=2023-09-29 |title=Tube Girl at Balmain? Internet personalities are invading fashion week |url=https://www.voguebusiness.com/fashion/tube-girl-at-balmain-internet-personalities-are-invading-fashion-week |access-date=2025-07-22 |website=Vogue Business |language=en-US}}</ref> Bahsoon also appeared at the Hugo Boss Milan Fashion Week show with a video posted by the brand in connection with the 'tube girl' trend receiving over 144 million views.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-03 |title=The Year Ahead: The Alluring New Face of Influencer Marketing |url=https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/marketing-pr/the-state-of-fashion-2024-report-influencer-marketing-brand-partnerships-content-creators/ |access-date=2025-07-22 |website=The Business of Fashion |language=en}}</ref>
In 2024, Bahsoon began a music career, releasing her debut single '<nowiki/>''MINE''<nowiki/>' and a second single, '<nowiki/>''Not My Kind''<nowiki/>', released in 2025.<ref name=":1">{{Citation |title=MINE - Single by Sabrina Bahsoon on Apple Music |date=2024-11-30 |url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/mine-single/1779689094 |access-date=2025-07-21 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Citation |title=Not My Kind - Single by Sabrina Bahsoon on Apple Music |date=2025-03-07 |url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/not-my-kind-single/1795969064 |access-date=2025-07-21 |language=en-GB}}</ref> Bahsoon released her third single '''YOUNG 4EVER''<nowiki/>' in January 2026.<ref name=":4" />
Bahsoon has a brief uncredited cameo appearance in the ''F1'' movie''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=I went to watch @f1movie in the cinemas to see my 1 second of screen time... •@sabrinabahsoon |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DLm1btiNLCv/?img_index=1&igsh=MW1rdXV5ZG9vbHF0MQ== |access-date=2025-07-22 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref>''
Bahsoon has appeared on the cover of ''Cosmopolitan'' ''Middle East'', as well as the digital cover of ''Hunger Magazine''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-29 |title=Tube Girl: Sabrina Bahsoon on her viral success, killer confidence and not slowing down {{!}} Cosmopolitan Middle East |url=https://www.cosmopolitanme.com/cosmo/tube-girl-sabrina-bahsoon |access-date=2025-07-21 |website=www.cosmopolitanme.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-26 |title=Sabrina Bahsoon, AKA Tube Girl, on finding confidence, TikTok stardom and running with the stars |url=https://hungermag.com/editorial/sabrina-bahsoon-aka-tube-girl-on-finding-confidence-tiktok-stardom-and-running-with-the-stars |access-date=2025-07-21 |website=hungermag.com |language=en}}</ref>
== Public image and impact == Bahsoon has been praised for her confidence and carefree attitude, as well as for the encouragement of others to 'embrace the cringe' and to care less about what people think.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leong |first=Zue Wei |title=Becoming Tube Girl: Sabrina Bahsoon on achieving TikTok fame |url=https://www.tatlerasia.com/lifestyle/arts/tube-girl-sabrina-bahsoon-tiktok |access-date=2025-07-21 |website=Tatler Asia |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Desouza |first=Danielle |date=2023-12-27 |title=Tube Girl: TikTok star Sabrina Bahsoon on becoming her 'sassier' alter ego |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/tube-girl-tiktok-london-sabrina-bahsoon-central-line-underground-b1129120.html |access-date=2025-07-21 |website=The Standard |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-21 |title=TikTok's 'Tube Girl' wants you to dance as if no one is watching, like she does |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/tiktok-tube-girl-sabrina-bahsoon-interview-rcna111304 |access-date=2025-07-21 |website=TODAY.com |language=en}}</ref> Bahsoon has also spoken about her happiness at being representation for her heritage, when she had previously never seen any creators that looked like her.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alcini |first=Camilla |date=2023-08-28 |title='Tube Girl' Sabrina Bahsoon takes confidence to the next level |url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Style/tube-girl-sabrina-bahsoon-social-media-model/story?id=103563826 |access-date=2025-07-21 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref> She has been described as a fashion 'it-girl'.<ref name=":0" />
Bahsoon has partnered with a refugee advocacy group to provide free education for Palestinian children living as refugees in Malaysia.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leong |first=Adeline |date=2024-01-09 |title=Sabrina Bahsoon Sets Up Education Fund For Palestinian Kids In Malaysia {{!}} TRP |url=https://www.therakyatpost.com/news/2024/01/09/sabrina-bahsoon-sets-up-education-fund-for-palestinian-kids-in-malaysia/ |access-date=2025-07-21 |website=The Rakyat Post |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Discography == '''<big>Singles</big>''' {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! Title !! Year ! Album !! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- | "MINE" || 2024 | rowspan=3 {{TBA}}|| <ref name=":1" /> |- | "Not My Kind" || 2025 || <ref name=":2" /> |- |"YOUNG 4EVER" |2026 |<ref name=":4">{{Citation |title=YOUNG 4EVER by Sabrina Bahsoon on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/young-4ever-single/1867942128 |access-date=2026-01-29 |language=en-GB}}</ref> |}
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