Celai West

Celai West

Celai West, pronounced sah-LAY, is a quirky twelve-year-old STEMgirl who is making waves in the fashion, acting, and vlogging industry, all while proving you can never be too cool for school. She began print modeling when she was five, doing runway shows when she was six, started acting, and became the CEO of her t-shirt line, TheChattyChick.com, at seven. By the age of ten, Celai earned her second viral video while walking in an all-adult lineup NYFW runway show and co-authored her first book. Celai has worked with major brands such as Target, Walmart, Amazon, Gap, and Disney, and was the leading lady in the Willy Williams music video, The Voodoo Song, with over 20 million views! She also appeared in I Am My Own Mother, which was selected to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in 2018. Celai became a Texture Activist a couple of years ago. She has people working on her hair all the time, and therefore, she has learned how to care for her hair and wants to educate and empower others to do the same. Together with her mom, they created hair tutorials to help show styling and hair care techniques for ethnic textured hair. They were pleasantly surprised to find that their videos were a hit, many of which have received viral numbers.