{"id":13829,"date":"2018-09-11T13:06:05","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T13:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/?p=13829"},"modified":"2025-06-16T10:01:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T17:01:35","slug":"flawless-kevin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/ias\/news\/2018\/09\/11\/flawless-kevin","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Ninh: From bullied teen to social media star"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/flawless-kevin.jpg\" alt=\"flawless kevin\" class=\"wp-image-24483\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kevin Ninh, known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/flawlesskevin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flawless Kevin<\/a> online, entertains half a million followers with comedy sketches and makeup tips. Beyond the laughs and beneath the eyeliner, he is carving out a space for himself and others. Ninh graduated last June with a double major in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/ias\/undergraduate\/majors\/media-communication\">Media &amp; Communication Studies<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/ias\/undergraduate\/majors\/gender-women-sexuality\">Gender, Women &amp; Sexuality Studies<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/magazine.washington.edu\/feature\/flawless-kevin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read about Kevin<\/a> in Columns Magazine. Story and photos by digital editor and IAS alum Quinn Russell Brown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kevin Ninh, known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/flawlesskevin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flawless Kevin<\/a> online, entertains half a million followers with comedy sketches and makeup tips. Beyond the laughs and beneath the eyeliner, he is carving out a space for himself and others. 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