Not only has Silva’s works impacted her followers, but she also affected her close friends. “I received thousands and thousands of DMs regarding people saying I’m an inspiration to them a really good role model for them, and that I have inspired them to start their own business,” Sliva said.

She has gained almost 200,000 followers on Tiktok and 30,000 on Instagram and is still counting. By Crystal Yeungīy running her own business, Silva had gained many followers as an influencer and became an inspiration to others. “I finally realized cosmetology was my because I enjoy photography, modeling, makeup, being creative, and also creating digital designs,” Silva said. To combine everything she loved into one, Silva followed her parents’ footsteps in entrepreneurship as her father is a chef who runs his own catering business and her mother is a self-employed housekeeper. Silva always had a passion for art, photography, entrepreneurship, and cosmetology. Silva accepts orders online using direct messages through her Instagram, Orders came flushing when Silva uploaded a video on TikTok that obtained more than eight million views, gaining recognition for her business. Her products include a variety of vegan and cruelty-free beauty products, such as her top-selling lip products and lashes. Silva had legalized her business under the state of California through her LLC (limited liability company) which gives her ownership and limited liability. She is also a freelance artist in addition to her business. However, she had planned it for a year and eight months.

Silva has been running her makeup business, Audacity Cosmetics, on Instagram since Oct. Having to set up inventory, reply to DMs through her Instagram, package orders, hand-make her own products, and mail them afterward by herself, senior Monica Silva is an aspiring entrepreneur. Photo and Illustration Courtesy of Monica Silva Audacity to Achieve Student Monica Silva runs her own makeup business, inspiring others.

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