MariandCastrejónCastañeda, commonly known as Yuya- a nickname she’s had since childhood is known to have vlogged for over 12 years now. Yuya started her YouTube channel with makeup tutorials when she was only a 16-year-old student.
In the year 2015, she became the highest paid YouTuber of all times with a monthly income of $41,000. In March 2016, she joined the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Action Campaign, seeking to “attain gender equality and empower all women and girls round the world”.
In July 2015, she released a perfume named #True. While, in October 2017 she came up with an exclusive Mexican cosmetics brand known as the “Yuya Cosmetics.” Yuya Cosmetics is inspired by the Mexican culture, Yuya obtained all the vibrant colors of Mexico and beautiful Mexican traditions to create a distinctive stylish line for her clients world-wide.
The 27-year-old is brimming with talents with that being said, she even wrote two books namely: Los secretos de Yuya (2015) and Las confesiones de Yuya (2016). She made an appearance in Vogue magazine and in a myriad of Mexican television shows.
In 2018, her net worth was estimated to be $3 million, with a monthly income of $100,000. Yuya has 24m subscribers on YouTube and 16m followers on Instagram.
