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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Meet Zoella

    Zoella, real name Zoe Sugg, started posting videos of herself demonstrating hair, makeup and fashion tips on YouTube five years ago. Now she has nearly 7 million subscribers to her channel on the website, and earned millions of dollars from her fame. But her star’s been tarnished recently by a controversy over her recently published book .

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    By Madeleine Brand • Dec 16, 2014 • 1 min read

    Zoella, real name Zoe Sugg, started posting videos of herself demonstrating hair, makeup and fashion tips on YouTube five years ago. Now she has nearly 7 million subscribers to her channel on the website, and earned millions of dollars from her fame. But her star’s been tarnished recently by a controversy over her recently published book.

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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    Sydney Standoff, The Future of Sony, and the Stars of Vine
    1. 0:00Sydney Hostage Standoff Ends With Three Dead
    2. 8:11The Future of Sony After Email Hack
    3. 16:46'The Newsroom' Says Goodbye, And More
    4. 26:33Meet ZoellaYou’re reading this
    5. 35:39The Internet’s New Superstars
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