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From Couture Week to TIME100, Jackie Aina is announced as one of the most influential digital voices for the 2026 Creators List
TIME has named digital creator, beauty entrepreneur, and FORVR MOOD founder, Jackie Aina to the second-annual 2026 TIME100 Creators, recognizing the 100 most influential digital voices shaping culture, creativity, and conversation around the world.
The honor comes on the heels of Aina’s trip to Paris for Couture Week, where she sat front row at a run of the season’s standout shows — including Tony Ward and Stéphane Rolland, Manish Malhotra, among others — further cementing her presence at the intersection of beauty, fashion, and culture.
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The full list will appear in the July 27, 2026 issue of TIME, available on newsstands on Friday, July 17, and now at TIME.com
Since launching her YouTube channel in 2009, Jackie Aina has transformed the beauty landscape by championing inclusivity, representation, and authenticity.
Widely recognized as one of the industry’s most influential voices, she has built a global community of more than 10 million followers across social media by creating content that educates, empowers, and celebrates beauty for people of every skin tone.
Beyond content creation, Jackie has leveraged her influence to drive meaningful change across the beauty industry through groundbreaking collaborations with brands including Anastasia Beverly Hills, e.l.f. Cosmetics, Too Faced, and Sigma Beauty.
In 2020, she expanded her entrepreneurial footprint with the launch of FORVR MOOD, her self-care and lifestyle brand, which debuted with a waitlist of more than 45,000 customers and is now carried in Sephora stores nationwide.
She later broadened her lifestyle portfolio with Lavishly Jackie, showcasing her passion for home, luxury, and intentional living.
Her impact extends far beyond beauty.
Through consistent advocacy for greater representation of people of color within the industry, Jackie has helped redefine standards of inclusivity while inspiring brands to create products and campaigns that better reflect diverse consumers.
Her contributions have earned numerous accolades, including being named the NAACP Image Awards’ first-ever YouTuber of the Year, receiving the Adweek Creator Visionary Award, Glamour’s Woman of the Year honor, Refinery29’s Beauty Innovator of the Year, and WWD Beauty Inc.’s Influencer of the Year.
Her influence has also been recognized by leading publications including Essence, Harper’s Bazaar, Vanity Fair, ELLE, Allure, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal.
About Jackie Aina
Jackie Aina is a Nigerian-American digital creator, beauty mogul, and founder of FORVR MOOD.
Since launching her YouTube channel in 2009, she has become one of the beauty industry’s most influential voices, using her platform to champion inclusivity, representation, and entrepreneurship.
Through her content, brand partnerships, and business ventures, Jackie continues to shape the future of beauty, lifestyle, and digital culture while inspiring millions around the world.