Internet comedienne Elsa Majimbo is celebrating her 21st birthday today.
The popular comedian shared throwback photos of her on her social media platforms acknowledging that she is proud of the woman she has become and the achievements she has achieved so far.
Majimbo was recently named in the top 30 under 30 by Forbes Magazine.
"At 21 I’m so proud of the woman I’ve become. All the family, love and achievements. I’m so blessed and grateful cause I never imagined what I have at 21 in a lifetime. Happy birthday Elsa. You’re an icon."
Majimbo went viral globally through videos posted on her digital platforms at the height of the coronavirus pandemic.
Majimbo has since landed various lucrative deals, among them with American singer Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty Cosmetics as a brand ambassador.
In an interview posted on her Instagram, Majimbo recounted the first video she went viral.
"I was just in my bedroom and minding my own business. I knew something great was dancing for me," she said.
Majimbo explained that she knew she would one day become a superstar, although she did not know how that would happen.
"You know how you just feel like you are an icon, I could feel it. I just didn't know what I was driving and it just came away," she said.
At the time, she did not have many followers on social media.
"My friends texted me that I was going viral on the Internet and this one girl had posted a video of me and it was making rounds," she said.
"The video made rounds and I was happy to have about 90 followers on Twitter. I posted again and said that is me in case anyone cared."
Twitter users were excited to see her. At the time, Majimbo said her focus was not to build her platform but to make herself happy.
"I started building my platform by doing what I was doing," she said.
"I just made myself happy. I continued making myself happy and I continued growing."
Majimbo said although some people hated her content, she ignores them.
"I am more focused on making myself laugh than my audience, which is so odd because that is not the point of comedy," she said.
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