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Ve'ondre Mitchell
Mitchell in 2024
Born
Ve'ondre Mitchell

OccupationInfluencer
Years active2018–present
TikTok information
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Followers6.7 million
Likes542 million

Last updated: March 26, 2024

Ve'ondre Mitchell (born 2003 or 2004) is an American influencer who currently has 6.7 million followers on Tiktok. She is also known for co-creating the song "It Girl (Fan Remix)" [1]with Aliyah's Interlude. She was featured in the music video for Dylan Mulvaney's 2024 single "Days of Girlhood".[2]

Early life

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Ve'ondre Mitchell was born in Snohomish County in Washington. She came out to her mother as transgender when she was 7 years old.[3][4] She attended Glacier Peak High School in Snohomish, where she led the school's Black Student Union.[3] Mitchell has said she grew up in a small town that was majority white, and sometimes felt she needed to hide her Black identity.[5]

Career

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In 2018, Mitchell appeared in the documentary The Most Dangerous Year which focuses on transgender issues, it received favorable reviews from critics.[6]

Beginning in 2019, Mitchell began cultivating an online following, and had 4.6 million followers on TikTok by November 2021[3] and 6.6 million followers by June 2023.[5] Mitchell often discussed LGBT issues on her social media.[5]

In 2021, Mitchell was announced to be a Youth Ambassador for the Human Rights Campaign.[7] In the same year, Mitchell was featured on GLAAD's second annual 20 under 20 list[8] and nominated for the "Tiktok Queer Advocate of the Year" award at the 32nd annual GLAAD Media Awards.[9]

In 2022, Mitchell began working on an HIV prevention initiative called Me in You, You in Me.[4]

On January 30, 2024, Aliyah's Interlude and Ve'ondre Mitchell released "It Girl (Fan Remix)".[10]

On March 13, 2024, Mitchell appeared in the music video for Dylan Mulvaney's debut single "Days of Girlhood".[2]

Personal life

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Mitchell is a Latina and African-American trans woman.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "FIRST IT GIRL REMIX OUT NOWW FT. VEONDRE". twitter.com.
  2. ^ a b "Dylan Mulvaney Drops Debut Single 'Days of Girlhood,' Shares Summery Music Video". Billboard.
  3. ^ a b c Greenberg, Kalie (2021-11-22). "Snohomish County teen uses TikTok fame to advocate for Black, trans rights". king5.com. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  4. ^ a b Milligan, Rashad (2022-06-26). "How Ve'ondre Mitchell became a voice for the trans community". rollingout.com. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  5. ^ a b c d McClain, Audra (2023-06-26). "Meet Ve'ondre Mitchell, a Trailblazing Trans TikToker and Podcast Host". OUT FRONT. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  6. ^ "The Most Dangerous Year". www.metacritic.com. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  7. ^ "HRC Foundation Announces 2021 Youth Ambassadors". Human Rights Campaign. 2020-12-09.
  8. ^ "GLAAD releases its second annual 20 Under 20 list, featuring JoJo Siwa, mxmtoon, Ve'ondre Mitchell, Stella Keating, Ewok, Yasmin Finney, and more". GLAAD. 2021-06-22.
  9. ^ "32nd Annual Glaad Media Awards Recipients Include: Disclosure, Schitt's Creek, Sam Smith, Chika, Happiest Season, I May Destroy You, Star Trek: Discovery, the Boys in the Band, Veneno, We're Here, and the Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo". GLAAD. 9 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Empowerment and Anti-Bullying: Aliyah's Interlude - It Girl feat. Ve'ondre (Fan Remix) - Video Summarizer". Glarity.