Rachel "Bunny" Meyer[2][3] (born August 3, 1985)[4] is an American beauty YouTuber known by the username grav3yardgirl.
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| Born | Rachel Marie Meyer August 3, 1985 Houston, Texas U.S. | |||||||||
| Occupation | YouTuber | |||||||||
| Website | swampfam | |||||||||
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| Also known as | Bunny | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2010–present | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 8.57 million[1] | |||||||||
| Total views | 1.85 billion[1] | |||||||||
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Last updated: August 16, 2024 | ||||||||||
Early life
editMeyer graduated from Friendswood High School in 2003. She has recounted her high school experiences, being involved mostly in theatre, but also being a member of FFA, debate, student council, and the French National Honors Society.[5] She met her current boyfriend, who she refers to as Dogman, during her sophomore year. Meyer originally was pursuing a career in the fashion industry, attending three colleges - Texas Woman's University, San Jacinto College, and the University of Houston, which she graduated from in 2007. Meyer also said that she's never drank alcohol, smoked tobacco or marijuana, or engaged in drug use. Meyer broke her hand in a car accident in 2010, which left her unable to pursue a career in the fashion industry. As an alternative, she created her YouTube channel in 2010 to channel her trauma in a positive way.[6]
YouTube channel
editBased in Pearland, Texas, Meyer started her YouTube channel in December 2010 and mainly made videos about paranormal experiences and trips to graveyards.[2] She later transitioned her channel to focus on fashion and makeup, as well as a series called Does This Thing Really Work? in which she reviews As Seen On TV products.[3][7] Meyer refers to her followers as her "Swamp Family".[8]
As of March 2024[update], she has over 8.5 million subscribers and 1.8 billion video views.[2]
Collaborations
editIn May 2018, Shane Dawson reached out to Bunny when she was struggling with maintaining an audience and helped re-brand her channel during his documentary-style web series.[9]
Makeup collection
editOn June 6, 2016, Meyer released her makeup collection Swamp Queen globally in collaboration with Tarte Cosmetics. The collection was sold at several leading cosmetics stores, such as Macy's, Ulta and Sephora, and included an eyeshadow palette and two lipsticks.[10]
Awards and nominations
editIn 2014, Meyer was nominated at the Teen Choice Awards for Choice Web Star: Fashion/Beauty, but lost to Zoe Sugg.[11] She received a second nomination in 2016, but lost to Bethany Mota.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b "About Grav3yardgirl". YouTube.
- ^ a b c Huntington, Patty (June 18, 2014). "YouTube's highest-earning fashion star is a ghost hunter". Fellt. Archived from the original on March 21, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ^ a b Cauthen, Christine (June 20, 2014). "grav3yardgirl is A Highest Paid YouTube Star, and Here are Five of her Career-Defining Videos". Bustle. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^ grav3yardgirl (August 3, 2012). "IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!". YouTube. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "My High School Experience". YouTube. July 20, 2011.
- ^ https://twitter.com/grav3yardgirl/status/1092905515884204038?lang=en [bare URL]
- ^ Swift, Michelle (January 13, 2015). "Tune in to These 24 Celebrity YouTubers". Brit + Co. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ^ King, Keith (April 11, 2016). "Grav3yardgirl: Getting to Know Rachel 'Bunny' Meyer". CW33. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
- ^ Justich, Kerry (May 17, 2018). "A YouTuber has been lying about her life — and a $4,900 Dior bag has helped her tell her truth". Yahoo Life!. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^ Brown, Rachel (June 1, 2016). "Tarte and Bunny Meyer Link for Palette and Lip Paints". WWD. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (August 10, 2014). "Teen Choice Awards: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ^ Goodman, Jessica (July 31, 2016). "Teen Choice Awards 2016: See the full list of winners". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 13, 2016.