James Charles is an American make-up artist, model and a popular web star from New York, the United States. He is known for being the first male spokesperson for CoverGirl. He is an internet sensation who is mostly popular through his Instagram profile with more than 6 million followers. Audiences enjoy seeing his videos on YouTube where he presents the perfect cosmetics instructional exercises. He appears in both male and female looks and is popular for his indulgent looks. According to James Charles biography, he was born on May 23, 1999, which makes his age be 19 years old as of 2018. James Charles has a younger brother named Ian Jeffrey who is also a popular Instagram star. Let’s explore in detail about James wiki below:
Early Life and Education
The American makeup artist was born as James Charles Dickinson in 1999. His birthplace is in Bethlehem, New York, the United States. He grew up in a family four including his parents and younger brother Ian who was born on December 17, 2001. James got full support from his family where his dad helped him to convert their basement into a makeup studio. Last year, his mother and brother visited him in California for the first time. Regarding his education, he attended Bethlehem Central High School from where he completed his graduation in June 2017. On his graduation cap, “Easy, Breezy, Beautiful”, the slogan of CoverGirl was written.
Career and Professional Life
At the age of 17, James turned out as the first male spokesmodel for cosmetics brand CoverGirl on October 11, 2016. This made him appear into the limelight and was a big breakthrough in his professional modeling career. He worked alongside brand ambassador Katy Perry while being the spokesmodel. He is also going to represent So Lashy! by BlastPro Mascara which is about to launch soon. He also appeared in the popular television show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show. During the interview with Ellen DeGeneres, James talked about his role as a CoverGirl ambassador. During the Los Angeles Fashion Week, he walked for MarcoMarco’s Six 1/2 collection in 2017.
Talking about his role as an internet personality, he rose to the peak of social networking sites from 2015 through his Instagram profile. On 1 December 2015, he started his YouTube career which has accumulated more than 7 million subscribers. Katy Perry made an Instagram post with the caption “Simply wrapped another extraordinary COVERGIRL shoot. Regarded to have the delight to report the main COVERBOY, James Charles!” which means that James Charles would turn as the first CoverBoy in October 2016.
James has already garnered more than 558,143,000 views on his eponymous YouTube channel. His most watched video is entitled “TRIED DRAWING MYSELF… WITH MAKEUP!” which was published on August 10, 2018. His other popular videos are “I TRIED FOLLOWING THE FIRST EVER MAKEUP TUTORIAL” (published on August 7, 2018) and “$50 MAKEOVER vs. $3000 MAKEOVER” (published on August 3, 2018).
James was pulled into a controversy in February 2017 about his tweet which is about an offensive joke about Ebola and Africa. For this he seriously apologized later.
Personal Life
James Charles is not married yet. Regarding his sexual orientation, he is openly gay. Charles is the inspiration for those people who are unable to openly reveal their sexual orientation to the public. Looking at the available records, no information about James’s boyfriends have been explored. He is very young to get married as of now. Hope, the American Instagram makeup artist would find a perfect partner who could turn as James Charles husband.
Body Measurements
James has a tall height of 5 feet and 9 inches which makes him perfect for modeling and photo shoots. As per some wiki sites, he weighs about 62 kg which will make a perfect BMI calculation. They say James chest, biceps and waist measures 35, 12.5 and 26 inches respectively. As a makeup artist, he knows how to maintain his personality from which he is able to impress people easily.
Salary and Net worth
The estimated net worth of first male spokesperson for CoverGirl is 2 million USD. Working for CoverGirl, made him amass a good amount of fortune alongside a good fame and popularity. In addition to the brand endorsement, his modeling career has added some more dollars into his account. He must also have generated income from his online presence over YouTube.
Wiki and Facts
You can find James biography presented on Wikipedia and some other popular celebrity websites. Join him on Twitter https://twitter.com/jamescharles where he has been followed by over 1.4 million people. He has amassed more than 7.1 million followers on his Instagram profile reachable @jamescharles. James Facebook page is available @CharlesBeauty. You can subscribe his YouTube Channel available @/jamescharles.