Bethany Mota is a stream sensation…
The 18-year-old half-Mexican YouTube vlogger and fashionista and soon-to-be contestant on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars has won her first-ever Streamy Award.
During Sunday’s show at the Beverly Hilton International Ballroom, Mota was named the winner in the Fashion Program category at the 4th annual Streamy Awards, which recognize and honor excellence in online video.
The beauty guru’s YouTube channel — macbarbie07 — has seven million subscribers and features Mota’s hair, makeup, fashion and DIY tutorials. It earned her a fashion line at Aéropostale, and she was featured as part of a YouTube ad campaign.
Meanwhile, Enchufe.tv received the Audience Award for Show of the Year. The Ecuadorian web series consists of comedic sketches viewed primarily on its YouTube channels, as well as on Ecuadorian television channel Ecuavisa. Ecuadorian filmmakers Leonardo Robalino, Christian Moya, Martín Domínguez and Jorge Ulloa created the channel.
In all, 14 awards were doled out Sunday night. Some awards were previously announced during a reception at YouTube Space LA on Thursday night, including Kirstie Maldonado and her fellow Pentatonix group mates for Best Cover Song.
Meanwhile, Four YouTubers were also presented with the first ever Streamy ICON Awards, which were handed out Friday night at a private dinner at Santa Monica’s 41 Ocean. The award recipients included vlogger Tyler Oakley for his LGBT activism, musician Pitbull for embracing digital, entrepreneur Shay Carl for building an online media empire and beauty blogger Michelle Phan This year’s awards show was
Here’s a complete look at Sunday’s Streamy Award winners:
Audience Choice — Entertainer of the Year
Tyler Oakley
Audience Choice — Show of the Year
EnchufeTV
Viner of the Year
Brittany Furlan
Gaming
Smosh Games
Beauty Program
Missglamorazzi
Ensemble Cast
Video Game High School
Kids and Family Series
Kids React
Comedy
My Drunk Kitchen
Fashion Program
Bethany Mota
Drama Series
The Lizzie Bennet Diaries
News and Current Events Show
SourceFed
Action/Sci-Fi Series
Video Game High School
First Person Channel
Jenna Marbles
Original Song
Whistle While I Work It, Chester See