Judith Gutierrez Travis
| Judith Gutierrez Travis | |
|---|---|
 Judy Travis YouTube personality.jpg | |
| Born | February 2, 1986[1] Seattle, Washington |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 💼 Occupation | YouTuber |
Judy Gutierrez Travis (born 2 February 1986) is an American make-up demonstrator and YouTube personality.[2][3][4] Judy's YouTube channel Itsjudytime has over 1.37 million subscribers and 233 million lifetime views.[5] Her other YouTube channel itsJudysLife has more than 1.4 million subscribers and 680 million lifetime views.[6][7]
Early life and career[edit]
Judy was born in San Diego, California in a Filipino family to Nini Bihis Gutierrez and Albert Gutierrez.[8] She went to Marysville Pilchuck High School and graduated from the University of Washington. Judy started video blogging in 2008 while studying at the University of Washington.[9] She posted a hair-curling how-to video on YouTube which was received well on the social media network.[10] Encouraged by this Judy started frequently uploading such videos to her channel itsjudytime. In 2011,Judy started her second YouTube channel itsJudysLife, a daily vlog channel where she highlighted the everyday moments of her life.[11] She launched a "makeup palette".[12][13] In August 2014, Driver Digital signed a contract with Judy to represent her for new media and product launches.[14]
Philanthropy[edit]
In 2011 Judy Travis started an event called Dancember with his husband Benji Travis.[15][16] Dancember is an annual fundraiser where they dance for donations in December to raise awareness and funds for causes and/or charities during a 24 Hour Live Broadcast.[17][18] Their first year they raised $5,000 and surpassed their initial goal of 3K raising funds for “homeless youth” in collaboration with Virgin Mobile.[19] Since then the couple has raised over 1 million dollars for charities such as the YMCA, March of Dimes, Rescue Freedom, and Convoy of Hope.[16][20] In addition to the money they have been able to hit milestones for awareness such as trending on twitter and getting over 1.5 million views on their broadcast in a 24 hour period.[15][21] Dancember continues to happen every year and now is supporting Convoy of Hope through their feeding initiative “Feed One”.[16][22]
Every year Judy and her husband Benji host a 24-hour live broadcast in December,[23][24] known as Dancember to raise awareness and funds for different humanitarian causes.[25][26]
Awards & recognition[edit]
- L’Oréal Paris’ "I’m Worth It" vlogger award.[13]
Personal life[edit]
Judy married to Benji Travis.[27] The couple has three children: Julianna, Miyako and Keira.[24]
References[edit]
- ↑ Alex, Adam (18 July 2015). "Judy Travis Biography". Dodoodad. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ↑ "Watch These Wonderfully Sneaky Babies Try to Trick Their Mom Into Thinking They're Asleep". Cosmopolitan (magazine). 25 August 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ↑ Bellini, Jarrett (10 June 2015). "Mommy blogger gets the 1% treatment". CNBC. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ↑ "It's Judy Time: YouTube Beauty Star Makes Millions". Bloomberg Businessweek. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ↑ "About - itsjudytime". YouTube. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ↑ "Seattle mom catches twin babies not napping". New York Daily News. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ↑ "About - itsJudysLife". YouTube. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ↑ Travis, Judith (20 August 2015). "YouTube celebrity Judy Travis: 'Being Filipina is about family and giving'". The FilAm. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ↑ "Baby girls caught faking sleep after they hear their mum's voice". Daily Mail. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ↑ Halverson, Matthew (22 May 2013). "Judy Travis Is the 21st Century Video Star". SeattleMet. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ↑ Varma, Anjali (15 July 2015). "Mompreneur Spotlight: How to Build a Following & Make a Living on YouTube". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ↑ "BH Cosmetics Announces Signature Collections for YouTube Stars". SteamFeed. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Watts, Chloe (22 November 2013). "Vlog for Your Life". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ↑ Siegel, Fern (25 August 2014). "Driver Digital Teams With Judy Travis For Shows, Product Launches". MediaPost. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "YouTube Channel ItsJudysLife Launches "Dancember" Charity Event For Impoverished Children". Tubefilter. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 "Dancember 2015 - The Shorty Awards". Shorty Awards. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ↑ "YouTubers ItsJudysLife Feed Hungry Children with Dancember - VideoInk". TheVideoInk. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ↑ "Dancember 2014". Itsjudytime.com. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ↑ "ItsJudysLife Raises $221,000 For Charity Through "Dancember" Event". Tubefilter. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ↑ "3-Year-Old Watches Video of Children Living in Poverty, Immediately Donates Favorite Clothes and Toys to Help". Babble (magazine). 22 August 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ↑ "Friends perform different dance for every day of advent for charity". The Daily Mail. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ↑ "Dancember 2016 – Presented by Convoy of Hope". Convoy of Hope. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ↑ "Dancember's annual campaign to end hunger". KING-TV. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 "Simple act of kindness by US blogger, family for PH kids goes viral". The Inquirer. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ↑ Patrick, Shayla (18 December 2015). "24-hour dance fundraiser benefits Convoy of Hope". KYTV (TV). Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ↑ "YouTube stars celebrate #Dancember to raise donations". KING-TV. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ↑ Bryan, Saint (21 August 2015). "YouTube stars converge on Seattle". KING-TV. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
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