Wanna

About

Instagram star behind the account BeBeautifulLA, which aims to redefine and inspire what it means to be black and beautiful to it's 130,000 followers and growing. Some of her biggest fans include their faces such as Gabrielle Union, Kelly Rowland and Tracee Ellis Ross.

Before Fame

Prior to starting the BeBeautifulLA account in 2012, she consulted beauty brands and commissioned the work of black female artists.

Trivia

She originally started BeBeautifulLA as a blog after moving to Los Angeles and realizing she needed a creative outlet and stumbled on Instagram.

Family Life

She was born Shawanna Davis in Tulare, California, but goes by the nickname Wanna.

Associated With

She has featured many their faces including First Lady Michelle Obama for her T magazine cover in 2016.