Cassandra Bankson Today Show: 19-year-old's acne-covering skills, YouTube video land her on runway
After 12 million YouTube video hits, Cassandra Bankson has hit the Fashion Week runway and has appeared on the Today Show.
Photographer: YouTube screengrab, user DiamondsAndHeels14
Posted: 09/17/2012
19-year-old Cassandra Bankson suffers from severe acne, like many American teens.
But Bankson figured out a way to feel better about her skin, and hide her acne problem with makeup solutions that have gone viral thanks to YouTube.
After 12 million YouTube video hits, Bankson has hit the Fashion Week runway.
Through her videos, which she posts using the YouTube account DiamondsAndHeels14, Bankson gives a step-by-step tutorial on how she is able to mask her acne, while keeping her skin looking natural.
The transformation of her before and after is so monumental that the video reached over 6 million views.
Bankson was featured on the Today Show Monday morning to explain what she does and why she does it.
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