Introducing Devon Lee Carlson

Devon was born under the zodiac sign of Leo on 3 August 1994, in Thousand Oaks, California USA; she holds American nationality, and her ethnicity is Caucasian. She’s a fashionista, model, vlogger, and YouTuber perhaps best known for her eponymous YouTube channel, launched on 12 September 2013, which is today subscribed by nearly 300,000 people, and all of her videos combined have gained over 10 million views. Devon is also recognised as a co-founder of the company Wildflower Cases, which designs ‘phone-cases for iPhones.

Family and education

Devon was raised in Thousand Oaks alongside her younger sister, Sydney, who first started uploading her vlog videos on YouTube, and Devon gained popularity through Sydney’s videos; she is a co-founder of the above-named company with Devon, and besides ‘phone cases, she designs various other types of accessories.

Their parents, Dave and Michelle, are very supportive – their mother came up with the idea for Wildflower Cases, she founded the company, and girls took advantage of their popularity to advertise their products.

Michelle made ‘phone cases for her daughters, and some of their school friends liked them, so Michelle started hand-making cases for them; when at a local restaurant Devon approached Miley Cyrus to take a picture with her – Miley saw her phone case and was delighted, so she tweeted a photo of a ‘phone case and tagged Devon, and people started asking where they could buy it. This inspired Michelle and her daughters to create a website, and they started selling – their business is global now, and many celebrities can be seen with ‘phone cases designed by the family.

Devon attended Newbury Park High School, and upon matriculating in 2012 enrolled at college, but dropped out after a semester, and focused on her family’s company.

Career

Although Devon initialy gained popularity with her sister’s vlogs, she soon launched her own YouTube channel, and started uploading videos featuring her own vlogs, pranks, make-up advice, and clothing combinations.

Her first video – “my first vlog- devon lee carlson” – was uploaded on 23 August 2017, and has gained nearly 300,000 views, and was about her shopping, and photo-shooting in swimwear. The most viewed video “NYC DAY #3 – honestly best day ever” was uploaded on 24 February 2018, and has amassed nearly 500,000 views; it was her and her boyfriend’s travel vlog.

In February 2019, Devon’s popularity increased after she started as a model for popular fashion brands such as Marc Jacobs, with whom she worked on a line of T-shirts, and later they collaborated designing bags. Devon then worked with Louis Vuitton, starred in their accessories campaign in 2020, and she participated in various fashion week events, dressed in brands such as Miaou, Sandy Liang, and Maryam Nassir Zadeh, among others.

Devon’s now created YouTube content for Prada, Burberry, and Versace, and she collaborated with Marc Jacobs creating a capsule collection in honor of her birthday in August 2021. With the Aussie brand, she worked on a line of hats, and alongside her sister, collaborated with Frankie’s Bikinis; Devon also styled Olivia Rodrigo for her music video for the song “Good 4 U”.

Devon is certainly a fashion influencer, who’s secured a high fashion partnership, and graced the covers of magazines such as “Vogue”, “L’Officiel”, “Mad Sounds”, “Girls”, and “V Magazine”, among others; she announced her partnership with Versace in December 2021.

Presence on social media platforms

Devon’s Instagram account is followed by nearly 1.5 million people, and she’s posted over 2,000 photos and videos, mostly featuring her modeling career, everyday life, and pictures of her boyfriend, and dog.

She established her Twitter account in February 2011, and it’s today followed by over 75,000 people; she’s tweeted over 12,500 times ,mostly updates of her company, work, and her everyday life.

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Her TikTok account is followed by nearly 600,000 followers, and all of her videos combined have gained over 12 million likes.

Love life and relationships

There were various rumors concerning Devon’s love life, however, it’s widely known about her relationship with Jesse Rutherford, an American singer-songwriter who’s the lead vocalist of the band The Neighbourhood.

The two started dating back in 2015, having met in a mall while they were in high school, and eventually started dating after a couple of years of a Facebook friendship. They were elected ‘most 2019 couple’ by American men’s magazine “GQ”, and in 2020 in a collaboration with Marc Jacobs, Devon and Jesse created a limited edition of T-shirts on Valentine’s Day, which sold out after a few minutes of being on sale.

They were living together in an apartment in Los Angeles, California, and were saying that soon they would buy a house together.

In November 2021, rumors about their break-up started, and their fans were disappointed with this news because they are known as a ‘favorite internet couple’ – some of them were tweeting things like ‘just heard about their break-up, it hurts me more than my parent’s divorce’.

The rumors started when Devon deleted from her bio on TikTok ‘Jesse’s girlfriend’, and she has deleted some videos and photos from her Instagram featuring two of them, however, Devon and Jesse haven’t spoken about these assumptions.

As of December 2021, it seems that Devon is single, and she hasn’t been married or engaged and doesn’t have children.

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Hobbies and other interests

One of Devon’s favorite hobbies is dancing, especially while listening to The Spice Girls, her favorite music group; as she said once, her idol is Victoria Beckham, also known as ‘Posh’.

Devon is into sports, doing aerobics and working out at the gym, and she enjoys swimming and running.

In her spare time, she likes to read books or watch movies; her favorite writer is Nicholas Sparks, and her favorite book is “True Believer”. Her favorite actor and actress are Chris Hemsworth and Angelina Jolie; a couple of her favorite movies are “The Cabin in the Woods”, “Salt”, “The Tourist”, and “Original Sin”.

Devon is into traveling, having visited several US states, and has traveled around the world, while her favorite travel destination is Bora Bora, French Polynesia; she’s dreaming of visiting Milan, Italy.

She is an animal lover, with dogs being her favorites, and has a pet dog named Marty.

She’ is very supportive of the political and social movement ‘Black Lives Matter’.

Age, height, and net worth

Devon is 27 years old, and has long, brown hair and hazel eyes; she weighs around 120lbs (54kgs) and is 5ft 8ins (1.73m) tall with vital statistics of 34-22-34.

As of December 2021, her net worth has been estimated at $2 million.

Who is aDrive?

Daniel Clap, known better online as aDrive, was born under the zodiac sign of Aquarius on 16 February 1991, in Danbury, Connecticut USA; he holds American nationality, and his ethnicity is White. He’s a Twitch streamer, social media personality, and YouTuber, perhaps known best for his YouTube channel launched on 2 September 2011, which is today subscribed to by nearly 900,000 people, and all of his videos combined have gained over 325 million views; they mostly feature his Pokemon tutorials, reactions, un-packing Pokemon packs of cards, and ‘let’s play’ content.

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Early life and education

aDrive was raised in Bethel by his father, since his parents divorced when he was a teenager; there is no information about siblings, so it’s assumed that he’s an only child.

He attended a local high school, and upon matriculating in 2009, enrolled at Western Connecticut State University, from which he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing and Business administration in 2013.

While he was in high school and at the college, aDrive joined bands, with whom he’s toured, and opened for bands such as Paramore, Bon Jovi, and Gavin DeGraw, among many others.

Career

After graduating, aDrive worked as a research analyst for two years, and then launched his YouTube channel planning to upload “Call of Duty” content. He then established his Twitch account, and soon he became a Twitch partner after his channel grew, due to his popularity as one of the top-level Pokemon battlers.

He was an avid Pokemon fan from when he was a teenager, and made a name for himself by joining and participating in Pokemon leagues such as the Global Battle Association, Lumiose Station, and Team Kaliber whose director he eventually became. He calls himself “Shiny King” of the Pokemon community because, he’s collected over 1,000 shiny Pokemons.

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His fan base was rising day by day, since he was covering all aspects of the Pokemon world, such as championship play, trading card game, and Pokemon GO.  aDrive was eventually streaming for up to 20 hours per day, and his passion for Pokemons started to pay off, as he’s had partnerships with various brands and companies, such as Elgato, G Fuel, Reeses, and GameStop, among others.

aDrive has also launched his merchandise stores Ownaj and MerchLand, an sells keychains, mugs, T-shirts, and all kinds of merchandise with his signature.

Most viewed videos

aDrive has been creating Pokemon videos for over seven years; the content is family-friendly because he wants to be a role model to his young viewers, and he’s aware of the fact that his niece and nephew are watching him. He’s known as an accomplished competitive Pokemon player, and has become a coach for the team “Rampadors” from Saint Louis, Missouri, and the “Metapods” from New York City.

His most viewed video “100 EPIC SHINY POKEMON REACTIONS! Pokemon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Shiny Montage” was uploaded on 24 July 2015, and has gained over 2.5 million views.

His second most viewed video on his channel is “Poketuber Reacts to ‘I Attempted my First Pokemon Nuzlocke'” which has been uploaded on 16 July 2020 and has amassed over two million views.

Third on his list of most viewed videos is “DANTDM pulled the GOLDEN POKEMON CARD! Absolutely INSANE!”, uploaded on 23 January 2021, and viewed nearly two million times – it’s a collaboration with famous English YouTuber Daniel Robert Middleton, known better online as Dan TDM.

Presence on social media platforms

aDrive’s Instagram account is followed by over 400,000 people; he’s posted over 650 photos, mostly featuring Pokemon content.

He established his Twitter account in June 2009, and it’s today followed by over 150,000 people, while he tweeted over 100,000 times; his Twitch profile has gained over 550,000 followers.

Love life and relationships

There were various rumors concerning both aDrive’s love life and his sexual orientation, however, rumors stopped when he presented his future wife, Dani, in one of his videos.

On 4 July 2015, he proposed to her in front of their family and friends, performing a song which he wrote for her; they married in July 2016. Two years later, on 13 July 2018, Dani gave birth to their daughter Dallas Rose, named after Dani’s grandmother.

As of December 2021, aDrive is married to Dani, and they have one child.

Hobbies and other interests

One of the important aspects of aDrive’s work is philanthropy; he’s participated in raising money for charity events, for example in June 2020, he raised over $90,000 through an 80-hour streaming marathon, and in October of the same year, he raised nearly $300,000 for the organization Games for Love.

aDrive is into traveling and has visited a couple of US states, mostly to participate in Pokemon tournaments; his favorite travel destination is Anaheim, California where he won first place at the One Nation of Gamers Pokemon Invitational, and placed highly at the season four and five of the Global Battle Association (GBA). aDrive dreams about visiting London, England in 2022, to participate in the Pokemon World Championship, which should take place in August, in ExCel London events center.

aDrive likes to spend time with his family and friends, but one of his favorite hobbies is music, and he still performs and publishes under the name ‘From Me to Your Stereo on the Bandcamp’, an internet music company from Oakland, California.

He isn’t into sports, preferring to play video games – his favorites are “Pokemon”, “Minecraft”, “Legend of Zelda”, and “Skyrim”, among others.

In his spare time, he likes to watch movies; his favorite actor is Robert Downey Junior, and his favorite movies are from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) such as “Iron Man”, “The Incredible Hulk”, and “Spider-Man”.

He is also a big fan of anime – his favorites are “Pokemon”, “Dragon Ball Z”, “Attack on Titan “, and “Demon Slayer”.

Age, height, and net worth

aDrive is 30 years old, he has brown hair and brown eyes, weighs around 176lbs (80kgs), and is 5ft 8ins (1.73m) tall.

As of December 2021, his net worth has been estimated at $900,000; he has a minimum income of $25,000 per month from his YouTube channel.