D.I.H: Did It Herself

Bethany Mota from YouTuber to most influential teen

Ilana Gale

Bethany Mota is seen with Troy Sivan in the 2014 VidCom in the Anaheim Convention Center. Photo from Creative Commons.
Bethany Mota is seen with Troy Sivan in the 2014 VidCom in the Anaheim Convention Center. Photo from Creative Commons.

A clothing line, a new single, a celebrity competitor on ABC’s show “Dancing With the Stars” and over 7 million YouTube subscribers. Bethany Mota is already an online celebrity and she’s only 18 years old.

Mota is well known in the YouTube world for her D.I.Y (do it yourself) videos and her hair and makeup tutorials. Many of her videos receive over one million views on YouTube. Other videos include organization tips, room decoration, outfits lookbooks and holiday gift ideas.  She has proved herself to be an unstoppable force on the internet.

In Oct. 2013 Mota announced that she would team up with a company to create her own clothing line called Bethany Mota. The line includes items of clothing and jewelry that range from headpieces to socks and everything in between. There are graphic tees as well as floral prints and simpler pieces. It is available in stores and online at Aéropostale with new items that were released this month.

Mota was also included in TIME Magazine’s list of the “25 Most Influential Teens of 2014” alongside celebrities such as singer Lorde and actress Chloë Grace Moretz. On Oct. 1, Mota released her single, “Need You Right Now,” featuring Mike Tompkins and it is currently available on iTunes for 99 cents. The single is number 51 on the iTunes charts.

Mota’s career as a designer, singer and YouTube personality show no signs of slowing down. The next time you’re watching videos on YouTube, try searching her name and watching some of her videos. You won’t regret it.