Lele Pons

Lele Pons

Pons (right) in July 2014
Born Eleonora Pons Maronese
(1996-06-25) June 25, 1996
Caracas, Venezuela
Residence Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation Internet personality,
Years active 2013–2017

Eleonora "Lele" Pons Maronese (born June 25, 1996)[1] is a Venezuelan-American internet personality and actress most notable for her YouTube videos.

Pons is managed by Shots Studios, the company that also produces her YouTube content.[2] She posts YouTube internet videos for her over 5 million subscribers.

In 2015, Time magazine included her in its list "The most influential teens". In 2016, Time included her among the "30 Most Influential People on the Internet".

In 2017, Forbes magazine included her in the part of its "30 under 30" list in the categories of entertainment, immigrants and youngest. Lele Pons ranks No. 8 in Forbes' Top Influencers of 2017 in the entertainment industry.

Early life

Pons was born in Caracas, Venezuela and moved to the U.S. at age five. She is an only child. She lived in Miami, Florida. She finished school from Miami Country Day High School in 2015 and moved to Los Angeles, California. Her father, Luis Pons, is an architect [3]and her mother, Anna Maronese, is a doctor[4]. Pons' native language is Spanish and she also speaks English and Italian. Many of Pons' videos consist of practical jokes on herself or her friends, classmates and family. She mostly uses physical comedy, which she says is her favorite type of comedy.

Career

Pons began her career on video platform Vine. Prior to the shutdown of Vine, Pons had hit 8.4 billion loops which made her the most looped person on Vine. She is also the most followed female star on Vine. As of July 5, 2017, Pons has 18 million followers on Instagram.

Pons appeared in the first 7 minutes of the second season of the American horror TV show Scream in 2016. She had a role in Joey Graceffa's YouTube Red series, Escape the Night. She was casted as The Hustler.

Pons partnered with Shots Studios to create videos and launched her YouTube channel in 2016.[5]

She would then go on to being one of the main roles in Marshmello's "Summer" as his skate date.[6]

Her book Surviving High School, co-written with New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz, was released in April 2016.

In 2016, she starred in Blink-182’s “She’s Out Of Her Mind” video with Hannah Stocking and Vale Genta.

She appeared in the romance movie The Space Between Us as one of Tulsa's classmates, the movie was released in February 2017.

In February 2017, it was announced that Pons partnered with CoverGirl to be their Brand Ambassador.[7]

Dolce & Gabbana invited Lele Pons to walk in their Milan Fashion Week show on February 26, 2017.[8]

Lele Pons and Juanpa Zurita, a Latin American digital star, hosted Latin America’s 2017 MTV Millennial Awards.[9]

Pons was honored at the 2017 National Association of Latino Independent Producers’ Latino Media Awards with the Digital Trailblazer Award. [10][11][12]

Social media growth

Pons was introduced to Vine at the age of 16 by one of her friends, stating, "I started with my friends, and I started becoming good". "At first it was just being really creative—it wasn't even funny stuff".[13] Pons would become one of the app's most prominent users, becoming the first user to surpass 1 billion video loops.[13][14] As of September 1, 2016, Pons' account remains the most looped of all time with over 16.7 billion loops.[15] In addition, Pons' account ranks within the top five in terms of followers, with over 10.6 million as of March 14, 2016.[15] Pons is credited as being a creator of the phrase "Do It For The Vine".[16][17]

Pons' Vines have been met with positive reception; in 2014, she earned a Teen Choice Awards nomination for "Choice Viner" as well as a Streamy Awards nomination for "Viner of the Year, and a subsequent Shorty Awards nomination for Vine Star of the Year in 2015.[18][19][20] Additionally, Aol.com included Pons on their list of the "10 Most Entertaining Latino Stars on Vine".[21]

Following up again with her social image, Pons also has a YouTube channel with over 4 million subscribers. She posts short comedy skits every 2 or so weeks.[22]

Pons was named one of 2016’s 30 Most Influential People on the Internet by Time Magazine. [23]

Pons became a member of Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Celebrities class of 2017. [24]

Pons was ranked number 8 on Forbes' Top Influencers of 2017 in the Entertainment Industry. [25]

Nominations and awards

Year Award Category Results
2014 Teen Choice Awards Choice Viner Nominated
Streamy Awards Viner of the Year Nominated
2015 Shorty Awards Vine Star Nominated
Teen Choice Awards Female Internet Celebrity Nominated
Streamy Awards Viner Nominated
2016 People's Choice Award Favorite Social Media Star Nominated
Premios Juventud 6 Segundos de Fama Nominated
Teen Choice Awards Best Viner Won
Streamy Awards Viner Nominated
Premios Tu Mundo Influencer favorito Nominated
Hispanicize Tecla Awards Latinovator Won
2017 MTV Millennial Awards Instagramer Global Nominated
MTV Millennial Awards Supercollab Nominated
Kids Choice Awards Mexico Chica Trendy Nominated
Teen Choice Awards Choice Web Star: Comedy Nominated

References

  1. ↑ Pons, Lele (June 15, 2016). "FIRST Q&A ANSWERED BY FRIENDS". youtube.com. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  2. ↑ How Shots Studios Wants To Use Data To Create The Next Digital Star. Forbes.com (April 17, 2017). Retrieved on 2017-06-15.
  3. ↑ https://www.luispons.com/team
  4. ↑ https://twitter.com/lelepons/status/544188174969622529?lang=en
  5. ↑ Josh Constine, Katie Roof (October 5, 2016). "Shots Studios rebrands from selfie app to social star video factory". TechCrunch.
  6. ↑ Marshmello Falls in Love With Lele Pons in Adorable New 'Summer' Video: Watch. Billboard (January 9, 2017). Retrieved on 2017-06-15.
  7. ↑ Kristine Hope Kowalski (February 9, 2017) So Exciting: Lele Pons Is the Newest CoverGirl. Twist Magazine
  8. ↑ Weiss, Geoff. (February 28, 2017) Dolce & Gabbana Taps Lele Pons, Marcus Butler, Juanpa Zurita To Walk Fall Runway Show. Tubefilter. Retrieved on 2017-06-15.
  9. ↑ "Internet Stars Lele Pons, Juanpa Zurita to Host 2017 MTV Latin America Millennial Awards". Variety. 2017.
  10. ↑ Rubin, Rebecca (June 19, 2017). "Zoe Saldana, Tony Revolori to be Honored at 2017 NALIP Latino Media Awards". Variety. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  11. ↑ "2017 NALIP MEDIA SUMMIT".
  12. ↑ "NALIP HOSTS 18TH ANNUAL MEDIA SUMMIT honoring Zoe Saldana, Tony Revolori at the Latino Media Awards and Gala". prnewswire. June 6, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  13. 1 2 Firman, Tehrene (February 2015). "Exclusive! Get to Know Lele Pons, the Girl Behind Those Vines You Can't Stop Watching". Teen Vogue. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Miami teenager Lele Pons becomes first Vine user to reach one billion loops". ITV News. July 22, 2014. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  15. 1 2 "Lele Pons Vine Page". Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Lele Pons". Instagram. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  17. ↑ Munzenrieder, Kyle (May 23, 2014). "Miami Vine Star Lele Pons Gets Slapped by Lincoln Road Living Statue (Video)". Miami New Times. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  18. ↑ Hernandez, Brian Anthony (August 10, 2014). "YouTube and Vine Stars Win Big for #TeamInternet at Teen Choice Awards". Mashable. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  19. ↑ Blas, Lorena (August 18, 2014). "2014 Streamy Award nominees revealed". USA Today. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Vine Star of the Year". Shorty Awards. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Meet the 10 most entertaining Latino stars on Vine". AOL. April 15, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  22. ↑ "YouTube Channel". youtube.com. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
  23. ↑ "The 30 Most Influential People on the Internet". time.com. March 26, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  24. ↑ "Forbe 30 Under 30: Hollywood and Entertainment". Forbes. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  25. ↑ "Top influencers of 2017: Entertainment". Forbes. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
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