Biography / Wiki
The first male CoverGirl spokesperson was an honor that was received by American internet personality, makeup artist, and model James Charles. James appeared in a commercial for their new product, ‘So Lashy BlastPro’ Mascara, the very next month and has been seen alongside other CoverGirl brand ambassadors including celebrities like Muslim beauty blogger Nura Afia, Katy Perry, Sofia Vergara, and R&B duo Chloe x Halle.
To talk about his experience of becoming the first male CoverGirl ambassador, he made a guest appearance on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’. Singer Zendaya and James took a CoverGirl Makeup Challenge in January 2017.
Charles, who is openly gay, rose to fame as a male makeup and beauty expert on YouTube and later became popular on other social media platforms as well. He often shares such videos on YouTube and Instagram and also sings for several cappella groups.
Height / Weight / Age
Date Of Birth | May 23, 1999 |
Age | 25 Years |
Height | In Centimeters – 175 cm
In Feet and Inches – 5′ 10″ |
Weight | In Kilograms – 68 Kg
In pounds – 150 lbs |
Body Measurements | 38-30-34 |
Eye Color | Dark Brown |
Hair Color | Black |
Shoe Size | 10 (US) |
Net Worth
It has become quite easy to earn a reputation and money via social media if you have a particular set of skills. James has also made a lot of wealth through social media endorsements and via his career as a model. The total net worth estimated for James Charles is $4 Million Dollars as of now.
Education / Family
James Charles Dickinson was born and brought up in New York, USA. He grew up with a younger brother named Ian. He has not revealed the name of his father, but his mother is Christie Bee.
Bethlehem Central High School is where he studied and graduated in June 2017. at the age of twelve while in middle school, he first came out as gay. His parents are very supportive of his interest in makeup as well as his sexual orientation.
Name |
James Charles Dickinson |
Nickname | James |
Birth Place | New York, USA |
Profession | Influencer, Entrepreneur, Businessperson, Makeup Artist, Model, and Internet Personality |
Sexual Orientation | Gay |
School | Bethlehem Central High School |
College | None |
Religion | Christianity |
Nationality | American |
Home Town | New York, USA |
Fathers Name | Name Not Known |
Mothers Name | Christie Bee
|
Brothers | Ian Charles
|
Sister | None |
Career / Fashion And Style
Feeling bored and creatively constricted while he was working as a hairstylist, James Charles decided to share his pictures and videos on social media related to cosmetics. on December 1, 2015, he created his YouTube channel to share beauty and makeup videos with his subscribers.
He managed to gather over 5.1 million subscribers to his channel and gained popularity as a male beauty expert. He shared pictures with his followers from his high school prom on September 5, 2016 which soon went viral and cosmetics brand CoverGirl chose him as their first male model.
Boyfriend, Affairs, Husband and More
Boyfriend | Shawn (2017),
Aaron Fuller (2017), Jackson Krecioch (musical Artist) |
Marital Status | Unmarried |
Husband | None |
Favorite Things
Here we provide you the list of James Charles’s favorite things.
Favorite Signature Makeup | Faux freckles |
Favorite Beauty Influencers | Aclyn Hill and NikkieTutorials |
Favorite Colour | White |
Favorite Holiday Destinations | Switzerland |
Favorite Food | Continental Food |
Favorite Things To Do | Make-up |
Some Interesting Facts About James Charles
- To filter out hateful comments, Instagram’s new filters helped him a lot as he often got pounded by bullies and haters on social media comments for doing a woman’s job.
- To announce that they have hired James as a spokesmodel for the new beauty product CoverGirl chose Katy Perry to announce it.
- His father, who first helped James turn their basement into a studio, is a person to whom a huge credit for the success of his YouTube channel lies with.
- Through his Instagram account, he was discovered by the cosmetics giant,
- He insists that he doesn’t interfere with his ability to do his job efficiently even though he is legally blind.
- By creating his Instagram account James started his journey to social media fame in 2015.
- His first job in the beauty industry was that of a hairstylist before finding fame as a social media personality.
- After he made an offensive joke about Ebola and Africa in Feb. 2017, he caused a huge controversy.
- In December 2015, he created his YouTube channel with the intention to inspire others to be confident and comfortable.
- He seemed to be admitting that to achieve fame in a shorter period he had faked his background story in the screenshots of his conversation with Charles posted by a fellow YouTube make-up artist Thomas Halbert in March 2017.