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Allie Sevdalis
Alisha Sevdalis (born August 4, 1995), known online and professionally as Allie Sevdalis, is a Canadian modern day YouTuber, blogger and social media influencer. She has a following of over 130,000 subscribers on YouTube and about 30,000 followers on Instagram. Her videos on YouTube have gotten up to 20 million views in total.

Personal Life
Sevdalis was born Greek Orthodox in a half-Greek and half-Canadian household. Her and her little sister Fotini, or "Toni" were raised by their parents Melanie and Nikos Sevdalis in Île-Bizard, Quebec. In 2012, she started dating her present boyfriend Michael Nairn, who was featured in a "Boyfriend Tag" video in 2015. Her sister, Toni, started her YouTube career June, 2016; she presently has almost 200,000 subscribers, surpassing Allie.

Sevdalis now lives in Vaudreuil, Quebec with her Pomeranian, Bentley, and her boyfriend Michael.

Mental Health
Since she was very young, Sevdalis has struggled with mental health issues. She suffers from social anxiety, body-dysmorphia and mild depression. Growing up, Sevdalis stuck to her close friends and family. Her YouTube channel was discovered by her peers in high school, when someone played her video in front of the whole school.

Career
Sevdalis started her YouTube career at just 13. She was inspired by other YouTuber's at the time, such as "loulud81" and "mollyclairexx" (both retired), who both made her addicted to the platform. Finally, in 2009, Sevdalis created her first video. It took her years to gain a following on the site, but in 2014, brands started recognizing her for partnership and sponsorship opportunities. She tries to post videos once a week and her content has shifted from beauty, to lifestyle and fashion.

Sevdalis received her Silver YouTube Play Button in 2015, once she surpassed 100,000 subscribers.

Partnerships
Sevdalis has connected with many companies and other influencers. In 2012, Sevdalis went to Toronto to create a commercial for Marc Anthony Cosmetics. This trip connected her with influencer and trans-gender activist, Gigi Gorgeous (previously Gregory Lazzarato), who now has a following of millions. Sevdalis also paired up with the popular cosmetics line, NYX, to be the face of their eyebrow campaign in 2015.

For a brief period of time in 2012, Sevdalis worked at David's Tea during the holiday season to gain sales experience and extra money.

Throughout her career, Sevdalis worked with other big companies, such as: Maybelline, Pantene, and L'Oreal. In early 2018, a company called Barquillo Travel sent her on a trip with other influencers to Punta Cana to promote their new travel company.

Her most recent partnership happened in late 2018, when Sevdalis was sent to Ginza for five days with eBay to explore the luxury consignment industry. She has purchased many second hand pieces on the internet to add to her collection of luxury items.

Businesses
In 2016, Toni inspired the two to start a hand-made jewelry business called "Coffee and Couture". Presently, it is called "C&C Luxury", and is still run by the two sisters. Toni is a business student at McGill University Desautels program, and takes care of the finances for the company. The brand created controversy for Allie and Toni, as in 2018 buyers were convinced the jewelry was not handmade or of low-quality.

In 2017, the sisters collaborated with an old friend, named Michel Eid, to start a phone case company. The business is called Signé, and is run solely by the three of them. The cases are designed by the team and manufactured overseas, they fit all types of iPhone's.