Child Pageant Queen to Teen Millionaire | CREAM

Isabella Barrett is fifteen and a self-made millionaire. Actually, she’s been one since she was six after achieving international fame through the pageant world, featuring on the popular show “Toddlers and Tiaras.” She did, however, leave the show after saying that her rival’s mother dressed her daughter up “as a hooker.” Now, at the tender age of fifteen, she owns three fashion brands, with plans to become the next billionaire. VICE’s Sydney Lima spends a couple of days with her in Rhode Island and New York to discover how she has dealt with fame and money at such a young age.
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[@Gabe94dotcom]

Lol

[@RyanQuinlan420]

vice, u a virgin fam.

[@skillswiper]

Calling her self made is so ridiculously generous

[@jvmartiniano]

@@xyz0zyx ppl so sad with their life and lacking the will to make it better that they get bitter against others... plus they never wanna take the blame in order to resolve the problem

[@ToddSmith23]

@@xyz0zyx I read this in a fortune cookie

[@mrmotl1]

@@xyz0zyx It definitely is dictated by where you come from. I could easily do it with a million or a fraction of that. Then again with nothing than no absolutely not, because nobody will help you. If you have a million dollars everybody will help you, only because you can pay them! Money gets other people to help and do the work for you, so yes it does make a huge difference and to deny that is pure ignorance in yourself. Otherwise go try and do something with absolutely no money and find a way to get the money otherwise. You can do anything if you have the money, you can do nothing if you don't. Now please share your wisdom and tell me how I'm wrong?

[@GG-vy1oy]

@@mrmotl1 Failed LOL!

[@kodabear9946]

@@xyz0zyx so if it's that simple just a smartphone and a dream why aren't you a millionaire? Also cmon you can't be that ignorant to think the only thing trump got was one million dollar loan from his father? You really can't be that ignorant?

[@OneEyegroup]

This isn't an achievement, it's just exactly What the entertainment industry wants to believe.

[@classwarhooligan923]

Bourgeois propaganda

[@shortblackandmiserable]

Facts

[@gokuvegeta161]

💯 sold out at the pedo palace #classwar #exploitation

[@user-rv9um5xc3r]

Well, actually it is

[@oo0024]

This is the “I’m a single Middle Aged man, I love watching Little girls get dressed up so I’m gonna give them all my money, industry.

[@phoenixrisn9697]

I find dressing small children to look like adults repulsive. These people are the type that will do anything for money. They're just gross.

[@alifakhreddine998]

They probably pimp them out as well, where did that "million" come from a week on Epstein's island of rape! Btw I am no conspiracy theory moron but I can't stand to see this child abuse. I was sexually abused as a little helpless boy a long with my brother gun to head.... That's all I will say except thank God my dad was a veteran of the Lebanese civil war and had many firearms. He dragged the scumabag and dragged him by garrote, handcuffed him and put a loaded AK to his head. Let's just say the peado was gone within two days, don't know where but I have an idea.

[@kovy689]

Ikr? Child groomers are sick in the head.

[@xeftones]

It's the right wing equivalent of progressives who randomly have 4 children who are either no binary or members of lbgqt community which is statistically highly improbable.

[@alifakhreddine998]

What happened to all the other comments?

[@bakeraus]

Same with dressing up animals

[@delaunthirdgill-ross7667]

Her mother doesn't even want the credit. A true mastermind.

[@midastouch7773]

Can you expand on your comment please?

[@mosesmc52]

@@boohere2 After all she is a teen millionaire. :/

[@millsykooksy4863]

Her mother is a demon

[@Hijab_Diffusion]

she would have ended up on OF if it's not for her mum.

[@beanzburriton4263]

she wants her kid to believe it was all her own work . that's not a mastermind it's an evil woman

[@theRealSara]

She’ll probably write another book in 15 years. A memoir after facing burn out, learning who she truly is as an adult and looking back at how she was never able to truly be a kid. I hope I’m wrong but this seems like a Momager taken to the extreme.

[@thomasjhun3700]

Youre not wrong. The issue with this is that she not actually "independent." She is gonna break soon, no one can handle being under someones control for the rest of their lives.

[@laurens.7510]

I made my first seven at 21 after I got my chemistry degree and cosmetic formulary specialization. I invested and became a senior RN. I got to make some coin and invest. I had my first business at 8 and taught myself to sew. Being a child entrepreneur keeps kids focused and out of trouble. Entrepreneurs are also focused on sports, entertainment, and a host of things. You leverage them to make $$. Start early!

[@alexfraser88]

I'd buy that book

[@connihudson1578]

Sad! So sad!

[@Gabe94dotcom]

Lol!

[@DMWBN3]

"I didn't get groomed" That line was fucking classic.

[@wizkaqueefa9003]

13:27 z0o0o0omErZ

[@DMWBN3]

@@wizkaqueefa9003 thanks 😊

[@DMWBN3]

@@xyz0zyx who’s parents were absent??

[@alifakhreddine998]

@@xyz0zyx her slag mother was there to abuse her like a lamb to the slaughter. And now she's repeating that process on a mass scale

[@hhr7799]

@@xyz0zyx you're an odd fella

[@tylerdillon8511]

Or... "My parents exploited my youth for a million dollars by age 6"

[@kingeatking]

Ya but a million is a million at the end of the day 🤷

[@jeremiasrobinson]

Much more accurate headline. Vice should be ashamed they didn't use it themselves.

[@hegemonstrategos3485]

Well it doesnt matter bc they are a good family

[@alifakhreddine998]

@@kingeatking ok Jeffery Epstein and or Johnny Depp, John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy. You justify the rape and torture of little girls for a million dollars. Children are precious and have no power to control their destiny when their parent(s) ruin them for life and cause them to repeat the process untill the cycle of abuse is broken.

[@alifakhreddine998]

@@jeremiasrobinson yeah wtf is vice showing this in anything but a extremely negative light. It is shameful

[@ivareskesner2019]

_'I was exploited as a child to the tune of one mil by the age of 6'_ would be the more correct title. Very little of that money actually went on her, I'm willing to bet.

[@zambachoo]

I mean yeah I guess but $300k cost her to go on that helicopter so I guess that was technically spent on her.

[@rush4g]

She's not self made. Her parents made her like this. Bought up materialistic, literally saying she likes money. First 3 minutes and you can clearly tell she's a narcissist. Humble yourself, you were exploited by your parents.

[@alifakhreddine998]

She needs a lesson in destitution.

[@zariballard]

Jake As someone who writes books about narcissism, who has had a blog for ten years on the topic and who counsels victim of narcissistic abuse, I would never call her a narcissist...not yet. Female narcs are the worst of the worst with their own particular penchant for doing evil things and I don't see that here. She is simply too young for that label and has too many people on the "team" helping to mold the Bella brand for anyone on the outside to even begin to differentiate where Bella begins and the brand ends. It's not fair to call her a narc. She's just a kid. She appears to be having fun and the truth is, she PARTICIPATES in the work, is creative and has actual ideas that excite her. We'll check back when she's, say, 28 to make a better assessment.

[@Louis-qo7tf]

Nobody is never helped or coached. Still self made because her mom isn’t rich

[@echonielsen1969]

she’s only 15, and kids at this stage of development tend to think the world revolves around them somewhat. she’s self-centered and self-absorbed, for sure, but not a narcissist by definition as she’s under 18, and also clearly been influenced to believe she is above others.

[@sundiva7642]

I think you're just jealous honestly and it's fine but just don't project your insecurities. She's a child come on.

[@Tis_I_SirJames]

What 15-yo girl has the professional psychological background to write a self-help book? That's ridiculous and will do more harm than good.

[@chamade166]

She is not writing anything, she's being pushed around like the puppet by her PR. They are giving her the appearance of control. I wrote down her name because 500$ says she will struggle with substance abuse and mental health issues later on in life.

[@WurstPeterl]

To be fair: Most authors of self-help books don’t have any qualifying background.

[@highvalue1195]

Kids are professionals. They can pick their gender, butcher their own body, and take hormones/ puberty blockers

[@chamade166]

I can never have enough of these docs that show what a dystopia the US is.

[@rockymtndrone]

I never understood how being a “self made” millionaire as a child is considered a stunning achievement while those who have to work minimum wage jobs to support their families while in high school are never recognized

[@anna-nd6yb]

That’s bc she’s a millionaire and they’re working minimum wage jobs that’s the difference

[@rockymtndrone]

@anna I think you missed the point, the vast majority do not have the same path to opportunity but still work just as hard or even harder for scraps compared to what others are handed at a young age.

[@seymourlove4788]

You aren’t working smart enough

[@dilkclub]

@@anna-nd6yb that guys dumb as a rock i wouldnt bother explaining anymore

[@SATX_]

@@billybongthornton4285 so true. She is just an object for her mom to cash in

[@Stephanie-le4dy]

It bothers me so much when people imply that the only thing distinguishing the average person from becoming rich is to "work hard" as if the millions of Americans working two jobs and taking care of kids at home aren't working hard... They act like they have an exceptional work drive when in reality they had opportunities or advantages made available to them that they refuse to acknowledge.

[@user-rv9um5xc3r]

She definitely grabbed all those opportunities though...

[@toasterlordtoasterlord4224]

@CryptoCrackYoMomsBack BAD WITH MONEY LOL... Have you seen the cost of living my guy? Have you seen the average wage? Maybe you should leave your moms basement once and a while.

[@laurenelizabeth5551]

@CryptoCrackYoMomsBack you’re extremely ignorant, maybe try having a little empathy for the hardworking Americans barely getting by because of low wages, predatory loans with high interest rates, high rent/grocery/gas/bills costs, medical bills, sick children, childcare and more. You don’t know everyone’s situation. I don’t understand why you’re trying to belittle people for “being bad with money” when they’re working hard every day just to make ends meet. Let me tell you, a single mom is more worried about working and putting food on the table for her kids with the last 50 dollars she has than even paying the electricity bill, let alone investing it. Trust me, I’ve been the kid in that situation. Have a good day.

[@BoobtitsCats]

You are taking the phrase "work hard" waaayyy to literally. When people say work harder they don't literally mean grab a shovel and start digging trenches for 16 hours a day. They mean work smarter, more efficient, make better decisions. An idiot but an extremely "hard worker" can dig a trench for 16 hours a day and wonder why he is going no where in life. A hardworker could also mean that same guy saved money to buy a tractor to do twice the work in half the time thereby increases his output for the same exact hours a day. Which type of hardworker would you employ? The first worker or the 2nd worker?? HARDWORK = THINK MORE. You know? thats why CEO's get paid more than anyone in the company, because their decision making and leadership skills is 1000x harder than digging a hole for 16 hours a day. Simple laws of economics, if you get paid $xx,xxx and your manager gets paid $xxx,xxx and if your boss is getting paid $x,xxx,xxxx. Who is doing most of the "hard work"?? And please Don't tell me you think all bossess and managers just kick up their feet and watch youtube videos because "they made it". Jeff Bezos for example says he defines success if he can only make FOUR good decisions per day, 1 bad decision could be catastrophic to hundreds of thousands of workers. Warren Buffet says he only needs to make 1-2 good decisions per year. Who is the harder worker? The guy digging a hole for 16 hours a day, or warren buffet managing billions of dollars that effect millions of lives?

[@Realcordy]

@@user-rv9um5xc3r but most people don’t have rich parents to present those opportunities

[@meganfildes001]

Let's make one things very clear, Isabella is not a 'self made' millionaire. She would not have been afforded any of these opportunities if it had not been due to the people around her essentially creating her career. This is not a slight on Isabella, it's not questioning her work ethic or that she hasn't put a lot of effort into her projects. It's just disingenuous to imply that she somehow became a millionaire on her very own - like anyone can do it.

[@mozvidz]

*_Not to mention she's always acting grown as a kid, and missing out on being jus a child, which will later in life affect her life. In her 40's she's going to want to do baby stuff, and will be acting like a kid or hanging out with kids because she will crave the life that she never had as a kid. It happens to everyone who grows up too fast - think Michael Jackson. Too bad her mother doesn't see it either, or she knows but can't resist the money!_*

[@alifakhreddine998]

She is a groomer of little girls.

[@classwarhooligan923]

This is what we call bourgeois propaganda

[@alifakhreddine998]

@@classwarhooligan923 BINGO! NO WAR BUT THE CLASS WAR!! ONE WORLD ONE RED NATION!

[@alifakhreddine998]

@@mozvidz /s right?

[@df4196]

“She has 3 fashion brands” What we lack in quality we make up in quantity

[@frankieslittlemonster132]

For real. I've never heard of her brand. Shitty quality clothes that will just end up in landfill.

[@oolong2]

You are not "self made" unless you became a millionaire after living on your own, under your own roof, having to pay your own bills. Children who proclaim they are "self made" always leave out the free lodging, grooming, investment, and labor they got from their parents. Most parent don't have the means to turn their children into celebrities and help them with their businesses.

[@user-rv9um5xc3r]

Well it looks like she pays the bills, doesn't it?

[@oolong2]

@@user-rv9um5xc3r The Queen of England pays bills too, but apparently you missed the entire point.

[@user-rv9um5xc3r]

@@oolong2 You are comparing a minor celebrity who was able to leverage on her 15 minutes of fame with the queen of England and I missed the point?

[@oolong2]

@@user-rv9um5xc3r Well if you're capable of reading then try reading the first comment and try again. Because saying "she pays bills" didn't demonstrate at all that you actually understood what I said.

[@user-rv9um5xc3r]

@@oolong2 Yes, I'm sorry, I don't speak f**ktard

[@deltaroo420]

It seems like she was coached, probably by her mom, to say some of the things she said, like saying she wanted to go to school to be a nurse, in order to seem more like someone with a good heart that wants to help people. We all know that she's not going to turn away from her instagram fame and lucrative businesses to take a huge pay cut and do the back-breaking work that nurses do. Or when she said that she wasn't writing the book to make money and then her mom chimed in with "if she said she was all about the money that wouldn't be good so her answer was a perfect answer"

[@colinschafer5453]

She also mentioned several times in the beginning that being “relatable” was something that was very important to her. Something about the number of times she pointed it out made it come off as a bit scripted to me. The mom is definitely steering this ship.

[@TheAverageServant]

As long as Bella isn’t really a dude I think it’s all good… but she does seem well rehearsed

[@colinschafer5453]

@CryptoCrackYoMomsBack Not saying there is anything wrong with her making a bunch of money. She seems to enjoy what she is doing as well. I support that all the way. No hate from me there. I’m just saying, I think that the mom is living vicariously through her daughter and somewhat using her as a cash cow. It’s not bad all around. I just don’t trust the mom and don’t think her intentions are totally pure. I also think mothers that do Toddler and Tiara type pageantry stuff with their kids are gross. She told her single-digit-aged daughter to call the competition a hooker. That is not level-headed parenting, but somebody obsessed with winning…and her daughter is the vehicle thru which she is doing that. The little girl probably didn’t even know what a hooker was. Strikes me as strange. That’s all.

[@RyanQuinlan420]

i think shes on adderal

[@RyanQuinlan420]

maybe meth

[@colinschafer5453]

Man, these toddlers in tiaras- type pageants really gross me out. Little kids aren’t supposed to be “sexy”. The mom told her to say the competition looks like a hooker about a little girl. That’s just wrong on so many levels. Strikes me as more of a competition amongst the mothers, which is being fought through the children. Just quite disgusting, really. Sure, making a bunch of money is awesome. I don’t trust that mother’s intentions at all though. Seems like a pretty dark character behind a facade.

[@evomink]

Her mother is a true piece of work. Wow… Bella seems like a really sweet kid, I hope she can get out of her mother’s death grip and find happiness as an adult.

[@MrRapmaster19]

It’s going to take a Herculean effort to escape her mom’s grasp when she’s an adult. The mom’s been gaslighting her her entire childhood for her own benefit. It’s going to be so hard for her to break out of that.

[@XaYaZaZa]

🤮 What gross self-absorbed BS. This should be called "I'm thankful for my parents pimping me out for money, and how I take credit.."

[@jeromefym9548]

Don’t be mad cause your pockets are empty

[@WhoTFVotedBiden]

@@jeromefym9548 we are mad because this is ridiculous and you are most likely 🤤🤤🤤 over how these little girls look

[@kovy689]

@@jeromefym9548 Let’s go Brandon!

[@lenadjukic5570]

Right!!👍

[@wabisabi7755]

I can't wait to know how much privilege this girl had so she could make her first million.

[@hegemonstrategos3485]

Are you some non-white person that hates white ppl giving their wealth to their own blood and not to racial enemies?!!

[@MatchstickBeast]

She was given a $999,999 start up cash from mummy and daddy 😂

[@TheWeardale1]

LMFAO 🤣🤣😂

[@x_t_c]

“Small loan of a million dollars” - Donald Trump 😂

[@colinschafer5453]

I think we throw the term “self-made millionaire” around a little too loosely.

[@that1guy335]

And yet 99% of people watching this wouldn't trade places with her. Value comes from within, whether you have 1 or 1 million

[@panpiskotka1207]

would say 50%

[@krrishgoyal6567]

@@panpiskotka1207 would say 67.3%

[@xxhc2000xx]

Dumb assumptions you don’t speak for everyone

[@kevinbenitez42]

10%

[@sundiva7642]

Lol make that 0.1%

[@hasky9813]

You spelt "I was used as a tool by my mum at age 6 to get us rich" wrong.

[@zeroceiling]

Are you being ironic?…”spelt”….really!

[@RITBCPodcast]

🤣🤣🤣 so true

[@wizkaqueefa9003]

@Crack Shot Z0INKS SC00BS ya got him

[@JohnKadias]

I wish mine did too

[@DmitreJO]

@@JohnKadias 🤣

[@HolyFreakinDragonSlayer]

I feel sorry for these people

[@lachyy1542]

Fr

[@Hudy3001]

Me2

[@extremepsyche3135]

I doubt she needs your sympathy

[@HolyFreakinDragonSlayer]

@@extremepsyche3135 it's called figurative speach.. go figure?

[@archieledger]

This is so sad to watch. no doubt she will struggle with her mental health down the line. treating your child like live stock is truely disgusting.

[@evrythingis1]

"Self made millionaire at age 6..." Welp looks like I'm never watching anything from Vice ever again.

[@germanshepherds9292]

Right

[@Minnevan]

Sure lol, see in the comments of the next vice video

[@kevoam1660]

Vice has been ass since like 2017

[@Tata-iu3fy]

BYE 👋

[@aerialcombat]

Oh no! How will they ever get by without you?

[@Yowzoe]

What an amazingly-shot and produced mini-doc! This world of “beauty” and acquisition child influencers is for me the antithesis of everything good - it’s shallow, delusional, and ego-driven (despite the denials). And did I say shallow? Thanks for giving us this glimpse

[@theRealSara]

Children dressed as business people?! There’s no way there’s a market for that type of stuff. Kids should be kids. Enjoy it while they can. Adulthood creeps up on you way too fast.

[@seymourlove4788]

When a 15 year old tells her to “spruce up her vocabulary” that hurt the other girls feelings 😂

[@DMWBN3]

Lest she didn't get groomed. That line killed me 😁😁😁

[@Zetunez]

She said that to a uni grad, professional writer and journalist lol

[@DrexAW]

The second you see someone not look at prices you know they didnt work hard for their money

[@emmaskidmore2314]

Powerful sentence

[@alifakhreddine998]

@@emmaskidmore2314 extremely

[@spoonhead86]

@@xyz0zyx Bro you're simping for an underage girl in every comment thread. Creep much?

[@sundiva7642]

And so????

[@mskirti00]

The scene with the mom and literary agent was like watching 2 rabid dogs over a dead carcass

[@mommalou64]

Can we get rid of TikTok

[@stevenlowe4230]

"Honestly, if I'm gonna be honest" that killed me🤣🤣🤣

[@FuckingPurple]

i know the issue here is that she's growing up too fast and handling too much responsibility, but let's be honest - most kids that grow up in toxic households grow up just as fast and carry just as much responsibility. i'd rather grow up too fast because of my several companies than because of trauma.

[@oceanlawnlove8109]

Agree. People just jealous but won't admit it

[@kimberlyoliver200]

@@oceanlawnlove8109💯

[@anita2293]

It feels like EVERYTHING she said was scripted, she's the most unrelatable person on Earth. And she's not self-made, her mom handed her the money, she's not even allowed to do anything at 15

[@noelleackles]

I went to school with her, she actually is a nice kid and at school seemed pretty normal and down to earth

[@rockymtndrone]

Imagine two people, both teenagers. The first person is given guidance, access to resources, and lots of time to develop themselves in school, work, opportunities etc. The second person is has lack of access to guidance, resources, opportunities and is put in a position where they have to provide for their family at a young age. Person 1 is far more likely to be successful than Person 2 no matter how much harder Person 2 works. TLDR: meritocracy in the USA is a lie

[@ryanmarshall1883]

TLDR: meritocracy is a lie.

[@cbwavy]

The American Dream is a lie.

[@alifakhreddine998]

Meritocracy died when the John Birch Society took control of the right. Not like there was ever a Meritocracy in the U.S

[@alifakhreddine998]

@@xyz0zyx you are a right wing propagandist.

[@alifakhreddine998]

@@xyz0zyx you don't have the experience to state "facts" and you didn't deny being a propagandist. You pleading the fifth?

[@sttvoyager1727]

There is something very creepy about exploiting children

[@DMWBN3]

Don't know how those pagents have not been stopped, looks so wrong. I'm in England & it's alien to me. So often it looks like failed model mums, or ex cheer leader mums living out what they wanted or had as their own childhood, so wrong. Imo.

[@alifakhreddine998]

It's a pedo fantasy.

[@EMINTUBER]

Bro whats this😂😂💀💀

[@mumopoet2417]

From the title fam😂😭

[@Evey94Marti]

I would be really inpressed if she went out there to become a nurse. Then I could really believe the 'all you do is work' statement of her mom.

[@nftwmusic]

This is something that will be used as a history lesson of how society imploded. If people will even be around that long.

[@alifakhreddine998]

Sadly I doubt humans have even 50 year's before the sixth extinction destroys us by our own selfish capitalist money fetishists. The dinosaurs will already be dead so they say who cares.

[@royalguard56]

“I think teens are the future of this planet.” Just when I thought the world couldn’t get any dumber.

[@alifakhreddine998]

I know this world's collective IQ and Critical Thinking ability have gone right down the toilet

[@angryakita3870]

Well you really can’t deny the core of truth to the statement, that’s how pretty much all living creatures work. The old ones die, and the younger ones take their place. Of course, they then too die of old age. Granted that’s not what she meant, but it’s not completely wrong

[@alifakhreddine998]

@@angryakita3870 true she just makes it sound so damn dumb

[@letsgetsometruth4516]

@@angryakita3870 she speaking the truth. Teens are the future and if you look at the demographic of the developed world there is a shortage of teens due to low birthrates

[@TheDocPixel]

Once again, Sydney the most real and beautiful person in the entire episode.

[@aeon5785]

It should actually read: "Mother becomes a millionaire by exploiting her child".

[@markeasley6149]

Never tell a British person to spice up their vocabulary as an American.

[@honestyisthegucci]

Omg exactly!!

[@tiabrown9014]

Most of the people in these comments forget that she’s a child and are attacking/ belittling her as if she knows and controls everything she’s saying which seeing her mom, she doesn’t. Like Jesus. She doesn’t know that she’s being exploited or taken advantage of because she doesn’t have the depth of knowledge, emotional maturity, or information. She’s being fed what to do, say, look, etc. All of your insults and jabs at a child sound bitter and honestly weird. When she grows up there’s a lot of things that when she looks back on will cause her pain and trauma. She’s been working since she was a small child to provide her family the life they want even if that meant exploiting her, isolating her, over working, and treating their child like a employee/cash cow to milk. She doesn’t have actual autonomy and this interview was most likely set up by her mother in the foot of Kyles supposed “self made billionaire” bs on Forbes. This girl is doing what she’s been told is right in a capitalistic society set on making money by any means necessary. She is a product of her parentage and worse a product of our system and values. It’s not wrong to want to be successful or to want your child to be finically free, it is a problem to base your own personal value in this world intrinsic to how many zeros you have in your bank account. It is problematic to deny your child their childhood and work what talent they have to satisfy your own greed and desire. She’s not self made because mostly everything she’s done has been to fulfill other peoples desire/expectations for her.

[@hhr7799]

to me it seems like most of the people attacking anyone is talking about the mother, no?

[@chakarox516]

Exactly !! She’s only 15. That’s such a baby. And the mom flat out said they groom these kids

[@cernunos8153]

“Self made”. Cringe. More like “My parents exploited me for money”

[@ilikeswishcheese]

the scene with the book publisher says so much. The mom talking about how Isabella "worked" for her 15 minutes of fame and stretched it into this career when it was luck and timing that gave her the exposure needed to do this not some act of hard work that can be replicated. Also the book publisher actively making fun of 99% of bella/teenagers who spend their youth doing "nothing" and instead need to be what?? starting your own clothing line while using the exposure of years of pageant victories aided by a television show on TLC that made you famous? Also the publisher actively shutting down Isabella's positive attitude about how the book is supposed to help people by just fucking saying the quite part out loud "Im here to make money off of your fame and to capitalize on this to make as much as i can for myself". This is also not judgment call on isabella, She got into this game incredibly young, and as she even admits in this video, shes not legal to do most of the things like own a company/manage the finances/ do marketing ect. Shes a child and should be treated like every other child, her decision to be in pageantry, start a business, do a superbowl ad whatever, is all encouraged and supported by her mother who lets her live a normal life while trying to balance it with this half. My real gripe with all of this isn't the mother and how she treats her daughter or even how Isabella's life has panned out, I really hate this false narrative that they worked hard to earn this money when TLC made her, and anyone in that position could have turned out this "successful". But it was luck and timing not skill and hard work that made her succeed so if her real goal with the book is to make people happy and give advice on how to make a million dollars, you should start with the fact that its not gunna happen to 99% of people and thats okay.

[@rahilrahman266]

I just want u to know, i disliked your comment.

[@officiallydenise]

Your comment was SPOT ON. So well explained and informative. I really enjoyed reading it.

[@frankieslittlemonster132]

@@rahilrahman266 bro who cares

[@SicTr4nsit]

"I have a whole team of people that, you know, help me do everything... 15 years old. I'm not even legal to do most of the things yet" Yes. Completely self-made /s

[@wood-wheel-wizard]

That was an odd statement, especially the last part.

[@bretzky9261]

The interviewer is the most beautiful and talented woman in this video.

[@sangeeta]

While I appreciate the fact that having money means that she gets the chance to avoid a lot of financial struggles in her future and that’s great, I can’t help but feel really sad for her.

[@kiki13451]

Right like I went into this thinking I’d be jealous seeing her living lavish, but I just can’t imagine having all of that on my plate rn at 20 let alone when I was 15. Like idk just not having that “child” childhood seems sad to me

[@puffinpie]

I made my first million before I was born.

[@cameraman3006]

Genuine question here, tell me why I should care about a rich kid that’s most definitely not “self made” and who’s also probably not going to use her influence/ capital for anything actually positive. Why people like this get attention and praise is beyond me. I’m not knocking their lifestyle, it’s America do what you want to make your living. not saying her life is all easy, but c’mon guys should we really place any importance on this?

[@michaelfernandez3182]

Did you see the video?

[@cameraman3006]

@@michaelfernandez3182 yes I did, and while it’s an interesting window into a strange lifestyle, I saw no importance in any of this. Again it’s America do what you want, but in today’s current climate it’s a bit ridiculous to place extra value people like this. But hey maybe I’m wrong and she’ll put her money to something good some day.

[@walli6388]

@@cameraman3006 It's vice, what did you expect?

[@cameraman3006]

@@walli6388 ya got me there lol some of their stories are cool though

[@walli6388]

@@cameraman3006 That's the whole point of vice. Some cool stories about sex, drugs and child exploitation

[@daikucoffee5316]

The joker was right. Let the money burn.

[@Zspec1988]

I’m so sick of hearing “self made” wealthy people. It like media outlets have no idea what that means!

[@robwhitexp]

"I'm mainly a DJ" means "I don't do anything"

[@alifakhreddine998]

It's millennial gen z garbage

[@deeel6926]

lolol, probably going to be cringeworthy for him if he sees it in the future.

[@alifakhreddine998]

@@deeel6926 me?

[@tmlawson751]

She seems really sweet if not disconnected. Her claims of being down to earth and similar to her peers, are a bit disingenuous.

[@taylorg8509]

More of Sydney lima vice plz she's a great interviewer

[@PurpleHazeVanNederlands]

They'll probably fire her

[@pro_154]

Half of wealth is inherited, do you think the other half comes from hard work or successful crime?

[@GeorgeGlass298]

That's not self-made lol. These rich privileged people need to quit calling themselves a self-made cuz that's not what this is.

[@alifakhreddine998]

Yeah Caitlin Jenner syndrome along with mass stupidity have destroyed any chance of class cooperation.

[@softheloaf7693]

This made me want to cry because i know deep down she just wants to live life like no one is watching.

[@roobedev3496]

Im so sorry for these people. And the fact that she said "I made my first million" "I" aka mom.

[@jeromefym9548]

Still made it y’all sound hella petty 🤡🤡😂😂

[@Pizza_Rat]

@@jeromefym9548 get a grip on life, you sound psychotic

[@roobedev3496]

@@jeromefym9548 🤦 I agree, great work from her mom to bring her to fame and money, but i dont know if she thinks that herself really was the reason shes rich. But everyone in their own way i suppose

[@XayraX91]

There is no I in this, only exploatation by her parents!

[@extremepsyche3135]

I wish my parents exploited me so I can be a millionaire by 6

[@Marloez82]

I lost a few brain cells watching this. Thanks

[@leealan4312]

I would make sure my child understands that the million she made is temporary. Looks fade and the resulting income will dry up. If she gets a good education it cannot be take away. For example, as a doctor she could make over 500k every year for the rest of her life. That income is not dependent on looks or trends. Being a physician has been a rewarding profession for myself.

[@mrfrivolusfr8482]

"self made"

[@kalexokylie]

The fact she's saying her daughter can really be a nurse is heartbreaking. It shows Shes pushing so much on her 15-year-old daughter for no reason. When her daughter gets fame so does she. Thats the sad truth behind child influencers. Shes not self-made shes more pushed into it than anything.

[@AaronPetrosky412]

Top tier journalism here

[@mochithepooh5368]

I haven't watch the video but let me guess. She was born into a super rich family where basically she can do anything and not worry about any finacial problems and her parents got all connection she needs. Edit: oh look at that, how predictable. Also I love how she basically did nothing? Got into child beauty show probably because her mom told them to, deliberately causing a controversy to gain attention because her mom yold her to, and then *suddenly* she own several fashion brand.

[@narutokunn]

Well ..... just finished watching

[@syz3981]

ur so cool

[@myfaveyoutube]

We all can't wait to meet you xx

[@jujitsujew23]

a child literally cannot be a self made millionaire...its an oxymoron

[@27jerry27]

I learn to ride a bike at age 6.

[@mariamariner23]

She has a strong support system I agree it's not self made they should disclose that they have a great team behind them

[@electriksnake]

I love seeing the contrast between the raw, sweet, and humorous journalist to the performative and boastful aspects that comes off Bella.

[@pro_154]

It's who you know, not what you know when it comes to money

[@solastalgia4716]

prayers for healing, I see a lot of hurt beneath.

[@Alex-rl4uy]

This is why I love my plain life in rural Mississippi with the wife and cattle dog.

[@Editnamehere]

I’ll join you.

[@DailyMoFo1]

@@Editnamehere I’m in MS. Count me in XD

[@majd_shoots]

Oh my god 🤣 I enjoyed every bit of this videos

[@okeverett8498]

the reporters face in the publisher's office really says a lot

[@undefined624]

Yeah sure. A very normal, relatable teenager who drives a brand new Range Rover hahahahahaha.

[@glichjthebicycle384]

Sydney Lima is the only good thing about this video

[@aiden121311]

does she really have to shout literally everything

[@shylady8711]

It actually doesn't look exhausting. My shift is Tues to Fri 10 hours a day at the hospital. Then I study all weekends and before I go to bed till 2 am everyday. I wish I have her life honestly.

[@chronixx101]

She’s 15 and she’s driving!?😂😭

[@markeasley6149]

So she is not self made. Her parents helped her immensely.

[@metroidandroid]

Of course she's a child

[@eyesack2546]

I love this journalist

[@rhondahodgson496]

The song in the car ride at 5:34 was incredible

[@Joe-so6su]

"self made"... under a certain age kids and teens can't even sign their own contracts, waivers, or release forms, alone so parents would have to be involved. Even she says she has a whole team.

[@truthbtold3177]

The unfortunate facts are ; Perception is more valuable than one's true reality

[@redmille1000]

I cleaned my first chimney aged 3, times were in Ye Olde London Town.

[@Logrowlf]

A well rounded human.

[@legalisefreedom]

She's 15 and driving?

[@requiem5179]

Anyone involved in this industry is extremely SUS. Imagine the judges. They should all be in jail by default. Of all the causes that get traction there's zero interests in child pageants being shut down. I find that to be absurd, backwards and par for the course.

[@bigredranga69]

Merrrikkka 💩👎

[@maryangier2773]

I love how the interview looks/sounds like Lily James 😍🥰💖

[@mikesiben2288]

Bella’s friend face throughout the interview says it all

[@myfaveyoutube]

oh word?

[@profuji7945]

If you gave me a button that said “push to make 1 million dollars” and I pushed it.. Did I make myself the money, or did you, who gave me the button, make me the money?

[@lauramulder5914]

Lol this is so sad. I hope she’s happy but god this made me appreciate my ordinary life. If I had to be anyone in this video I’d be the presenter haha she’s cool!

[@turdgoo]

12:40 that statement leading up to it is so awkward looool - but by 13:06 they remind you theyre just to remind you of the selling out

[@FATHERSOFBASS]

Dammm that’s a fact work hard and you make n pave your own path to what you need and want in life! Whatever that might be?

[@userMB1]

The most atractive person is still the reporter.

[@ConnorAshFreeman]

well everyone else is a child…..so…..

[@e.1544]

Everyone else is a child what do you expect

[@TheGreatMandalore]

I love all the videos with Sydney! She is so amazing, lovely, cute and intelligent.

[@NOlr249]

I like the subtle burn at the end about the mother