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Brands offered her money to shill tummy-control leggings. An influencer with perfect teeth DM’d her: “Love your vibe! Let’s collab. I’ll do a ‘dressing like a sad Victorian ghost’ GRWM, you do the voiceover?” A fast-fashion giant wanted to license her “aesthetic” for a 30-piece “curated drop” made in a week.

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Gilded Lily was the opposite of Elara. She was a “disruptor” with four million followers, known for setting designer handbags on fire and wearing trash bags as a “commentary on consumerism.” Her last viral hit was a video of her smashing a $2,000 watch with a hammer. Brands offered her money to shill tummy-control leggings