Wednesday, 19 November 2014

Photos: Meet 5 y.o Breanna, the internet sensation living a jet-set lifestyle in Dubai

Living la vida loca here in Dubai!
She is just five-years-old but already has a following on Instagram to equal Cameron Diaz.
And thanks to her million followers around the globe, internet sensation Breanna Youn has swapped a cramped flat with her parents and brother for a Hollywood star's jetset lifestyle.
The little girl has been flown business class around the world and showered with presents worth hundreds of thousands of pounds, from Louis Vuitton handbags and Chanel and Tiffany jewellery to designer outfits, banquets and hampers laden with chocolates and cookies. 
Gifts: Breanna shows off some of the upscale presents she has been showered with 
Rarely a day goes by when there is not another surprise gift arriving on her doorstep - all because her mother started posting cute pictures of her online. 
The Breanna effect snowballed when wealthy, high-profile Emiratis in the United Arab Emirates spotted the cute Korean girl's short videos on the picture sharing website Instagram. 
In them, she dances along to Korean pop music, sings along to Miley Cyrus and poses with designer handbags. 
When the Emiratis began reposting her videos six months ago, Breanna came to the attention of web surfers across the Middle East, where internet usage is as high as 77 per cent. 
Her mother Jocelyn, 27, responded by teaching her phrases in Arabic gleaned off YouTube and signing off each video with the Arabic word 'bosaah', meaning kisses, and the fans followed in their droves. 
Her wealthy fans in the Middle East even flew her from her home in South Korea to Dubai, where her family has been put up for free in five star hotels since May and chauffeur driven in limos.
Breanna's 1.1m Instagram followers - who have been joined by an average 60,000 new followers per day - dwarf those of Pixie Rose Curtis, the redheaded Australian three-year-old who was dubbed the Princess of Instagram with 90,000 followers, a fraction of the number eager to find out what Breanna does next. 
Most of her followers in the region are in Saudi Arabia. Breanna has been invited to present on game shows and model everywhere from Bahrain to Indonesia. It was one such invitation that first brought the family to Dubai in May for a fortnight's holiday, which became a permanent stay.
They are still living in Dubai, courtesy of their wealthy benefactors.
Breanna, who has a Korean father, 34-year-old Junghyun, and a Filipina mother, speaks four languages, including English, Korean, Tagalog and Arabic.
She also has 305,000 followers on the short video website Vine and 210,000 fans on a Facebook fan page. 
On Vine, she has more than 55m loop counts - the measure Vine uses to record how many times people repeatedly play gifs, or image files. 
Breanna cried when the number of followers reached 600,000, saying: 'I am just so happy'. 
She added: 'I love being in Dubai, even though it is very hot.' 
Her brother added: 'I am smart but Breanna is beautiful'.
Loving the LV: Thanks to her benefactors Breanna now lives a gilded lifestyle in Dubai - after moving from South Korea in May. They came for a visit but they decided to stay after her fame took off
Surprise! Rarely a day goes by when there is not another unexpected gift arriving on her doorstep
Rich and famous: Breanna's father said she is now treated like a Hollywood actor and recognised everywhere
Growing: An average 60,000 more people follow Breanna each day. She currently has 1.1m followers
Taxi! Breanna holds her hand out to hail a cab looking as cute as a button in a typical image from her page
Besotted: Fans flock to see her updates. Breanna loves Hello Kitty, the colour pink and chocolate
Five-star: Breanna and her mother, father and Braxton her brother, plus a friend. Braxton, aged seven, said: 'I'm smart but Breanna is beautiful'
Rolling in it: Breanna poses next to a Rolls Royce in Dubai where she now lives after she rocketed to fame





4 comments:

  1. Cutie Patutie!!!!

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  2. fhummie22:08

    Oga o... biko, make I start to dey post my boys picture too o.... cnt shout abeg!

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