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Candace Payne

Candace Payne

Candace Payne is a 37-year-old stay at home mother of two from Dallas, Texas and is married to Chris Payne. She graduated in 2000 with a degree in Musical Theater from Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. She attended high school in H. Grady Spruce High School in Balch Springs, Texas. Candace volunteers as a worship leader at her local church.

Facebook Live

On May 19, 2016 Candace broadcast a video of her laughing and playing around with a Chewbacca mask on Facebook Live that went viral. The video was viewed by more than 130 million people and broke the record of the most watched Facebook Live video ever. The previous most viewed Facebook Live video was a BuzzFeed produced video of a watermelon exploding which had a little over 10 million views.

Candace Payne bought the mask on whim as she did not plan to purchase it when she went to her local Kohls department store, just outside of Dallas, Texas.

Kohls thanked Candace for her support of their store in a Facebook post by giving her family many toys and masks.

After the video went viral the $20 - $30 Chewbacca mask used in the video sold out and was out of stock online at Target, Walmart, Toys R Us, and Kohl’s. The masks are now being resold on eBay Inc. for much higher prices usually around $60-$90. The mask used in the video's full name is Star Wars The Force Awakens Chewbacca Electronic Mask and has a 4.6 out of 5 stars rating on the Walmart website.

Her celebrity brought her over $400,000 in endorsement deals.

References

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Citation Linktarget.comThe Chewbacca mask Candace used in her video can be bought at Target
Jun 18, 2016, 11:31 AM
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Citation Linkbbc.comBBC Newsarticle about Candace Payne and her now famous video
May 21, 2016, 2:26 AM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comArtwork by Mike Dension, a fan who made a work depicting Candace in a Golden Girls mask
May 21, 2016, 3:53 AM
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Citation Linkyoutube.comThe video of Candace in the Chewbacca mask which made her famous
May 21, 2016, 2:37 AM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comPhotos of Candace before and after putting on the mask
May 21, 2016, 2:38 AM
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Citation Linkyoutube.comVideo of Kohl's giving many toys to the Candace's family on YouTube
May 22, 2016, 7:44 PM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comPhoto of Candace's family and the toys, Kohls gave them
May 21, 2016, 3:57 AM
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Citation Linkfacebook.comKohls Facebookpost where they announced their gift to Candace's family
May 21, 2016, 3:59 AM
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Citation Linkfacebook.comThe original FacebookLive video which now has over 130 million views
May 22, 2016, 7:51 PM
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Citation Linkfacebook.comCandace Payne on Facebook.
May 21, 2016, 1:52 AM
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Citation Linkbuzzfeed.comBuzzFeedarticle about the Chewbacca masks used in the video selling out after the video went viral
May 22, 2016, 8:03 PM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comCandace Payne with a Chewbacca mask.
May 21, 2016, 1:56 AM
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Citation Linkwalmart.comThe mask used in the video's listing on the Walmartwebsite, the mask is currently sold out
May 22, 2016, 8:04 PM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comPhoto of the mask used in the video
May 22, 2016, 8:08 PM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comPhoto the Chewbacca mask in the box from the Walmartwebsite
May 22, 2016, 8:11 PM
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Citation Linkwww.youtube.comThe video of Candace in the Chewbacca mask which made her famous
May 21, 2016, 2:37 AM
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Citation Linkwww.youtube.comVideo of Kohl's giving many toys to the Candace's family on YouTube
May 22, 2016, 7:44 PM