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Talia’s YouTube channel, filled with videos of tutorials about makeup, drew hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
Talia Castellano, a charismatic 13-year-old Florida girl with cancer who inspired people around the world with her online videos about makeup and who became an honorary face of CoverGirl cosmetics, has died.
Talia, who had been fighting neuroblastoma, a type of childhood cancer, for six years, died Tuesday morning with her family by her side.
The passing was noted on her official Facebook page:
“It is with a heavy heart that we share with all of you that Talia has earned her wings at 11:22 a.m. Please lift her beautiful soul, her beautiful light to heaven and please send your love and prayers to her family during this most difficult time. Godspeed, little one, may you be free from pain and suffering, may your soul feel the light and love that you brought to so many of us on this Earth during the short time you were here with us. We will miss you more than you will ever know, baby girl.”
Talia’s YouTube channel, filled with videos of tutorials about makeup, drew hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
Talia didn’t like wigs to cover her bald head, but she loved wearing makeup.
“It’s really cool to know that people watch me, and that they like me, and they think I’m inspiring,” she told Fox 35 in an interview last year. “Every single comment that I get that says they think I’m inspiring or whatever, it feels so good. It’s really cool.”
Talia had many TV appearances, including one on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” in September.
DeGeneres, a representative of CoverGirl, made Talia an honorary CoverGirl, complete with her own portrait. Talia was also given a check for $20,000 from the makeup brand and appeared in an ad in People magazine for CoverGirl.
Talia was featured in the documentary movie “The Truth 365,” about kids fighting cancer.
DeGeneres took to Twitter to express her condolences.
“This year I met a very special girl, and today we lost her. Sending my heart to Talia’s family. I’m so sad,” the talk show host tweeted.”
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