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Eugenia Sullivan Cooney(bornColleen Cooney;[1]July 27, 1994) is an AmericanYouTuber,Twitchstreamer andInternet personality. She beganlivestreamingon broadcasting serviceYouNowand created aYouTubechannel in 2011, which has more than 2 million subscribers. Cooney's content mainly involvesclothing hauls,beauty,cosplay,emo,gothiclooks andvlogsof her daily life.
Cooney was born Colleen Cooney on July 27, 1994, inBoston, Massachusetts.[2][3]Her first name was changed to Eugenia several months after her birth.[4]During her childhood, Cooney had few friends and was often the victim ofbullyingat school,[5][6]which caused her to switch schools multiple times and begin attending anonline schoolafter her first year of high school.[7][8]She transferred toConnections Academyand graduated in 2012.[9][10]Cooney briefly pursuedmodelinginNew York.[11][12]After being asked to remove her online presence and feeling overcontrolled, Cooney decided to focus on her online career.[13]
Cooney began her online presence on June 17, 2011, bylivestreamingon broadcasting serviceYouNow, creating herYouTubechannel later that year.[14]Her first three videos amassed over 7.5 million views. Cooney's YouTube content mainly consists of clothinghauls,vlogsabout her daily life,cosplayoutfits, and makeup tutorials.[14]She began livestreaming onTwitchin 2018,[15]where she had over 400,000 followers as of 2022.[16]She is known for heremostyle, characterized by her "extraordinarily long, dark hair,gothiclace dresses, and bold, multi-colored makeup looks."[17]
On November 16, 2018, Cooney starred in the video forNiki DeMar'ssong "Anthem for the Judged".[18]She was nominated and a finalist for "YouTuber of the Year" for the12th annual Shorty Awardsin 2020.[19]
Cooney has faced criticism and allegations that her content encourages eating disorders among viewers, with critics raising concern about her influence on her young fans.[20][21][22]Cooney is a popular figure in onlinepro-anacommunities, where her videos and images are used asthinspiration, although she does not explicitly promoteanorexia.[23]In 2015, viewers began expressing concern about her weight loss. In 2016, aChange.orgpetitiontitled "Temporarily Ban Eugenia Cooney off of YouTube" wentviraland received 18,000 signatures, although it was later removed for "violating community guidelines".[24][25]In response to the petition, Cooney denied having a problem and said that she did not intend to be a bad influence.[5]
In July 2019, Cooney appeared as the subject of an hour-long YouTube documentary video byShane Dawsontitled "The Return of Eugenia Cooney", in which she confirmed that she had an eating disorder and detailed herrecoveryprocess for the first time. She noted several friends had gotten her help at the time.[26][27]The video was viewed over 27 million times in a month.[28]The reaction to "The Return of Eugenia Cooney" was mixed, with some viewers andmental health expertsraising concerns about the future of her treatment, as well as the possible impact on Dawson's mostly young, female audience.[28]
After Dawson's documentary released, Cooney resumed posting videos.[26]She was initially praised when she returned, with people commending her for being honest about her health. As a result, Cooney was nominated for YouTuber of the Year at the2020 Shorty Awards.[29]Despite being initially praised for opening up about her struggle with an eating disorder, Cooney was soon criticized again for appearing torelapse.[27]In early 2021, another petition was started on Change.org to age-restrict, or entirely remove, Cooney's YouTube channel and social media accounts, claiming that she promotes eating disorders.[30]
Cooney resides with her family inGreenwich,Connecticut,[31][32]and had a residence inLos Angeles, California.[33]
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• ^Cooney, Eugenia [@Eugenia_Cooney](September 10, 2014)."how many of you know my name was originally colleen and then it got changed a few weeks later now you all know congrats"(Tweet).Archivedfrom the original on November 21, 2021. RetrievedNovember 23,2021– viaTwitter.
• ^"Eugenia Cooney Draw My Life".YouTube. April 29, 2018.
• ^Where was Eugenia Cooney Born?. lilg54g. May 24, 2022. RetrievedDecember 2,2022– viaYouTube.
• ^Eugenia Cooney Tells 48 Facts About Herself | YouTube July 26, 2013. Love Eugenia Cooney. December 17, 2020.Archivedfrom the original on November 21, 2022. RetrievedDecember 2,2022– viaYouTube.
• ^abI'm Sorry. Eugenia Cooney. October 14, 2016. RetrievedDecember 2,2022– viaYouTube.
• ^How To Deal With Bullies. Eugenia Cooney. August 31, 2017.Archivedfrom the original on March 16, 2022. RetrievedDecember 2,2022– viaYouTube.
• ^My Bullying Story. Eugenia Cooney. September 11, 2019.Archivedfrom the original on September 26, 2022. RetrievedDecember 2,2022– viaYouTube.
• ^Getting Bullied...Eugenia Cooney. August 31, 2015.Archivedfrom the original on November 28, 2021. RetrievedDecember 2,2022– viaYouTube.
• ^What school did Eugenia Cooney go to?. lilg54g. May 24, 2022.Archivedfrom the original on May 24, 2022. RetrievedDecember 2,2022– viaYouTube.
• ^"Eugenia Cooney on Linkedin".
• ^REACTING TO MY OLD MODELING PICTURES. Eugenia Cooney. September 16, 2017.Archivedfrom the original on August 7, 2022. RetrievedDecember 2,2022– viaYouTube.
• ^🗃️ Eugenia Cooney' Life: Deleted Video ( ARCHIVED ). LIVE ARCHIVE. April 30, 2019. RetrievedDecember 2,2022– viaYouTube.
• ^Eugenia Cooney On Photographer Who Wanted To Push Her Beyond Her Limits | Twitch August 7, 2021. Love Eugenia Cooney. August 8, 2021. RetrievedDecember 2,2022– viaYouTube.
• ^abDodgson, Lindsay (February 6, 2021)."YouTubers are campaigning to deplatform an influencer over eating disorder concerns. Experts say that won't fix the problem".Insider.Insider Inc.RetrievedSeptember 1,2021.
• ^First Hour Of Eugenia Cooney's VERY FIRST Twitch Stream | Twitch March 2, 2018. Love Eugenia Cooney. November 21, 2020.Archivedfrom the original on November 21, 2022. RetrievedDecember 2,2022– viaYouTube.
• ^eugeniacooney - Twitch, retrievedAugust 1,2022
• ^"The 10-year journey that led YouTube star Eugenia Cooney become one of the most polarizing figures on the internet".Times News Express. July 17, 2021. RetrievedNovember 28,2021.
• ^Anthem for the Judged- Niki DeMar [Official Music Video]. NIKI DEMAR. November 16, 2018.Archivedfrom the original on June 5, 2022. RetrievedDecember 2,2022– viaYouTube.
• ^"Eugenia Cooney - The Shorty Awards".shortyawards.com. RetrievedJune 5,2022.
• ^Dodgson, Lindsay (March 25, 2021)."Sexual predators target pro-eating-disorder communities to find young people to groom".Insider.Insider Inc.RetrievedAugust 21,2021.[better source needed]
• ^Montoya García, Jonathan (January 19, 2018)."Youtubers que hacen locuras por likes".El Colombiano(in Spanish). Archived fromthe originalon February 18, 2019. RetrievedSeptember 2,2021.
• ^Henríquez, Azucena (November 2, 2017)."Seguidores piden cerrar canal de famosa Youtober por inducir a anorexia".El Mundo(in Spanish). El Salvador. Archived fromthe originalon February 9, 2019. RetrievedSeptember 2,2021.
• ^Dodgson, Lindsay (May 15, 2019)."An extremely thin YouTube star disappeared from the internet, but people with eating disorders are still getting 'thinspiration' from her videos".Insider.Insider Inc.RetrievedSeptember 1,2021.[better source needed]
• ^Tait, Amelia (February 20, 2019)."The story of Eugenia Cooney, the emaciated YouTuber the internet thought was dead".New Statesman. RetrievedAugust 21,2021.
• ^Gupta, Sonal (November 2, 2016)."This US Fashion Vlogger Was Slammed For Being 'Too Thin'".The Quint. Archived fromthe originalon September 28, 2017. RetrievedAugust 21,2021.
• ^abSong, Sandra (August 20, 2019)."Eugenia Cooney on Cyberbullying, Recovery and Her Return".Paper. RetrievedAugust 21,2021.
• ^abEstévez, María (April 2, 2021)."Eugenia Cooney, la 'influencer' que promueve la anorexia".ABC(in Spanish). RetrievedAugust 21,2021.
• ^abTenbarge, Kat (August 3, 2019)."One of YouTube's biggest stars made a viral 'documentary' about another YouTuber's eating disorder. Experts say it could be harmful for its subject and audience".Insider.Insider Inc.RetrievedAugust 25,2021.[better source needed]
• ^ab"Eugenia Cooney - YouTuber".Shorty Awards. 2020. Archived fromthe originalon October 28, 2020. RetrievedAugust 25,2021.
• ^Dodgson, Lindsay (February 6, 2021)."YouTubers are campaigning to deplatform an influencer over eating disorder concerns. Experts say that won't fix the problem".Business Insider. RetrievedJuly 29,2024.
• ^Dellinger, Hannah; Marchant, Robert (February 11, 2019)."Greenwich therapists: Social media contributes to eating disorders, body dysmorphia". GreenwichTime.Hearst. Archived fromthe originalon September 1, 2021. RetrievedSeptember 1,2021.
• ^"Eugeniacooney • Instagram".www.instagram.com.Archivedfrom the original on December 24, 2021. RetrievedNovember 28,2021.
• ^5150 - Eugenia Cooney's Story. Kati Morton. January 6, 2020.Archivedfrom the original on August 7, 2022. RetrievedDecember 2,2022– viaYouTube.
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