James Charles

James Charles Dickinson (born May 23, 1999) is a makeup artist, model and YouTube Vlogger. He became the first male spokesmodel for cosmetic brands CoverGirl, working alongside brand ambassador and singer and songwriter KatyPerryVEVO. He also starred on TheEllenShow on November 14, 2016. As of November 2017, his YouTube channel currently has over 1 million subscribers.

Personal Life
James is from Bethlehem, New York and is a student of Bethlehem Central Senior High School. He is openly gay and came out at the age of 12. Before he developed his interest in makeup, he often did hairstyling. After having his career in makeup, his father helped him change their basement into a makeup studio where he practiced doing it on his friends.

Controversy
In February 2017, James tweeted an offensive joke about Africa and Ebola. An apology was later responded with him saying: "I am extremely sorry for what I said. There are no excuses. No one owns me forgiveness, but I've learned a lot from the experience. I hope that people who might look up to me will be able to learn from my mistakes and not repeat them."

A month later, James was exposed when another YouTube make up artist named Thomas Halbert posted screenshots of previous conversations online with him where his rise to fame story was falsified. He claimed that his high school prom photographs were retaken with a ring light. However, it was revealed that they were actually edited which led the photographer being contacted. He was sorry for the mistake he made.