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   Fake water polo players, fake SAT scores, and some very real   
   allegations of bribery: These are only some of the wild stories   
   that have surfaced this week from a massive college admissions   
   fraud case, in which wealthy parents were discovered to have   
   been allegedly committing fraud to get their kids into elite   
   universities.   
      
   The FBI investigation, dubbed “Operation Varsity Blues,” has   
   resulted in the indictment of 50 people, including Lori   
   Loughlin, the actress best known for her role as Aunt Becky on   
   Full House.   
      
   Loughlin is married to Mossimo Giannulli, the founder of a   
   multibillion-dollar fashion company called Mossimo that was a   
   popular streetwear brand in the ’90s and used to be sold at   
   Target. They have been accused of paying $500,000 to ensure that   
   their two daughters were admitted to the University of Southern   
   California. Loughlin was taken into custody but has since been   
   freed on a $1 million bond.   
      
   One of the figures to emerge at the center of this scandal is   
   the couple’s younger daughter, Olivia Jade Giannulli. The 19-   
   year-old has been a student at USC since fall 2018 and was   
   already well-known in some online circles as a social media   
   influencer.   
      
   On her YouTube channel, she vlogs beauty tutorials and shopping   
   hauls for her 1.9 million subscribers. On Instagram, she posts   
   daily outfits and wanderlust pics from her vacations to places   
   like Fiji, and on Twitter, she answers her followers’ questions   
   about her life. Like most every other social media star,   
   Giannulli also does plenty of sponsored content.   
      
   But now, Giannulli is facing a backlash, particularly on   
   platforms that she once used to reign over. Her Instagram is   
   filled with angry comments. Sephora, which used to pay her to   
   post social media ads and collaborated with her on a makeup   
   palette with her, just confirmed to Vox that it will be pulling   
   the product.   
      
   Giannulli’s criticism is largely due to the light the scandal   
   shines on income inequality, and the unfair advantages wealthy   
   families in the US have when it comes to college admissions. As   
   Libby Nelson wrote for Vox earlier this week, colleges might say   
   they care about grades, references, and extracurricular   
   activities, but the children of alumni and major donors get   
   preferential treatment, as do athletes. Even without illegal   
   intervention, wealthy kids like Giannulli routinely get spots to   
   top colleges because they come from families who can afford to   
   pay for music lessons, sports tournaments, and tutors.   
      
   There’s also the fact that Giannulli is an influencer (I   
   messaged her on Instagram for this story but didn’t get a   
   response). An influencer today has the power to drive tons of   
   money, to prop up medicines and energy drinks, and even to make   
   their babies famous. Millions of kids look up to influencers   
   like Giannulli, devouring their beauty tips and shopping hauls,   
   so the fact that someone who commands such power is also   
   involved in a college scandal only makes Giannulli’s situation   
   look worse.   
      
   The Insta-famous life of Olivia Jade Giannulli   
   As far as social media influencers go, Giannulli almost seems to   
   be algorithmically generated. She’s thin, white, and beautiful   
   and comes from a wealthy, famous family.   
      
   On her YouTube channel, she amassed nearly 2 million subscribers   
   by sharing her makeup tips, revealing her Christmas presents,   
   and showing off her favorite jewelry pieces. Like many Gen Z   
   social media stars, Giannulli’s internet personality is casual   
   and approachable. She’ll post her morning routine, for example,   
   and will bring the camera into her bed before her makeup   
   application. And even though she comes from a privileged   
   lifestyle, she maintains somewhat of a humble tone, frequently   
   telling her audiences how much she loves them and is grateful   
   for their views.   
      
   Giannulli has been a social media celebrity since she was 14 —   
   or at least, that’s when her YouTube footprint starts. Over more   
      
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