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♪ >>> GLOBAL BEAUTY WAS CREATED BY
"TODAY" WITH OUR SPONSOR ULTA
BEAUTY
BEAUTY BEAUTY.
BEAUTY. >> SHE IS A YOUTUBE SENSATION
WITH MILLIONS OF FANS AND SHE IS
SHAKING UP THE BEAUTY WORLD.
>> NATURALLY OUR GIRL DONNA
COULD NOT WAIT TO MEET HER.
>> TO CELEBRATE HISPANIC
HERITAGE MONTH WE WANTED TO
INTRODUCE YOU TO A MEXICAN
IMMIGRANT WHO IS TRULY LIVING
THE AMERICAN DREAM.
AS A YOUNG GIRL SHE STRUGGLED
WITH SELF ESTEEM AND NOW SHE’S A
HUGELY SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR
INSPIRING YOUNG WOMEN TO EMBRACE
THEIR UNIQUE BEAUTY.
>> HI, GUYS.
WELCOME TO A NEW VIDEO.
>> SHE’S A YOUTUBE SENSATION.
HER LIFESTYLE AND BEAUTY VIDEOS
ATTRACTING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
OF VIEWS.
OF VIEWS. BUT THE ROAD TO 2 MILLION
SUBSCRIBERS HASN’T BEEN EASY.
BORN IN MEXICO, SHE WAS JUST 6
YEARS OLD WHEN HER PARENTS MADE
THE DIFFICULT DECISION TO BRING
HER FAMILY TO AMERICA IN SEARCH
OF A BETTER LIFE.
>> AS A YOUNG MEXICAN GIRL
GROWING UP IN AMERICA, HOW WAS
YOUR SELF ESTEEM?
>> I HAD A LOT OF INSECURITIES
ABOUT THE WAY THAT I LOOKED.
I HAD NO SENSE OF IDENTITY AS A
YOUNG GIRL.
YOUNG GIRL. I WAS VERY DEPRESSED, SUICIDAL.
>> AT THAT AGE FOR YOU, WHAT WAS
THE IDEA OF BEAUTY?
>> BLOND HAIR, BLUE EYES, TALL.
THAT’S ALL I SAW ON MAGAZINE
COVERS.
COVERS. SO IT’S ALWAYS BEEN A CHALLENGE
AND A STRUGGLE TO, YOU KNOW,
PUSH BACK AND FIGHT AGAINST THAT
STANDARD OF BEAUTY.
>> FRESH OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL AND
FIGHTING DEPRESSION, DULCE WENT
LOOKING FOR MEANING, JOINING THE
ARMY.
ARMY. >> I MADE A DRASTIC DECISION
BECAUSE I WANTED A BRAND NEW
LIFE.
LIFE. IN THE ARMY THEY STRIP YOU AWAY
FROM EVERYTHING THAT YOU
IDENTIFY WITH.
IDENTIFY WITH. YOU’RE NOT ALLOWED TO WEAR
MAKEUP OR CIVILIAN CLOTHING.
THAT LEFT ME TO ONLY DEPEND ON
MY CHARACTER, MY PERSONALITY AND
HOW I TREATED PEOPLE.
>> AND THEN HOW DID THAT IMPACT
YOU EXPLORING THE WORLD OF
MAKEUP AND BEAUTY?
WAS THERE A DIRECT CORRELATION?
>> FOR SURE.
I THINK ESPECIALLY DURING THE
DEPLOYMENT WHERE YOU’RE NOT
ALLOWED TO EXPRESS YOURSELF IN A
CREATIVE MANNER, THAT LEFT ME
WITH A DESIRE INSIDE TO EXPRESS
MYSELF.
MYSELF. >> YOU EMBODY EVERYTHING THERE
IS TO BE A MODERN LATINA.
YOU ARE A MOTHER, A WIFE, A
VETERAN, AN ENTREPRENEUR, A
MEXICAN, AN AMERICAN.
HOW IMPORTANT IS IT FOR YOU FOR
ALL OF THOSE THINGS TO BE KNOWN?
>> I JUST FOCUS ON AUTHENTICALLY
SHARING WHO I AM.
I’M NOT AN ONLY CASE.
ALL OF US WOMEN, JUST
INDIVIDUALS IN GENERAL, WE HAVE
SO MANY FACETS ABOUT US.
>> MOM TERESA IS GRATEFUL TO BE
ABLE TO WATCH HER DAUGHTER LIVE
OUT THE AMERICAN DREAM SHE
FOUGHT SO HARD FOR HER TO HAVE.
>> SHE HAS BEEN THROUGH A LOT OF
BAD THINGS.
BAD THINGS. NOW SHE’S VERY HAPPY WITH HER
LIFE AND THAT MAKES ME FEEL SO
HAPPY.
HAPPY. >> TODAY DULCE TAKES EVERY
OPPORTUNITY TO PAY IT FORWARD
WORKING WITH CHARITIES LIKE
GLOBAL GLOW TO DEVELOP
LEADERSHIP IN YOUNG GIRLS.
>> THEY CREATED PROGRAMS IN HIGH
SCHOOL FOR WOMEN TO GET TOGETHER
AND YOUNG GIRLS TO VOICE THEIR
OPINIONS AND REALLY MAKE AN
IMPACT AND CHANGE IN THEIR OWN
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. >> ULTA BEAUTY KNOWS THE
IMPORTANCE OF OWNING YOUR POWER
AND INSPIRING OTHERS SO THEY
HAVE A SURPRISE FOR YOU.
>> WHAT?
>> WHAT? I’M GOING TO CRY.
>> ULTA BEAUTY IS GIVING
$10,000 --
$10,000 -- >> TO GLOBAL GLOW?
>> TO GLOBAL GLOW.
>> THAT’S AMAZING.
THANK YOU, ULTA BEAUTY.
>> WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO YOUR
14-YEAR-OLD SELF?
14-YEAR-OLD SELF? >> I WOULD TELL HER TO LOVE
HERSELF FOR WHO SHE IS AND
EMBRACE AND DISCOVER WHAT MAKES
HER HER AND TO FIND HER OWN
SPECIAL UNIQUE GIFT THAT SHE HAS
AND JUST TO NOT FORGET WHO SHE
WAS.
WAS. BYE!
BYE! >> AS YOU CAN SEE DULCE IS TRULY
INSPIRING.
INSPIRING. GLOBAL GLOW WAS THRILLED WITH
THE DONATION AND PROUD TO WORK
WITH DULCE, WHO IS HELPING TO
LIFT UP YOUNG GIRLS ALL OVER THE
WORLD, WHICH WE SHOULD ALL BE
DOING.
DOING. >> THAT WAS A GREAT INTERVIEW.