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How YouTube ‘Bawse’ Lilly Singh is going mainstream

OtherhoodMay 12, 2017
Lilly Singh poses with her hands in a heart symbol.

Lilly Singh is a YouTube superstar with 11 million followers.

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YouTube 'Superwoman' Lilly Singh got famous by being herself … but will Hollywood let her be someone else? 

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