Teni Panosian
Teni Panosian
Teni Panosian is an actress, makeup guru and video blogger who also goes by the name Miss Maven. She has earned over 1,200,000 subscribers to her YouTube channel.[2]
Personal Life
Teni Panosian was born in Iran, but moved to the United States when she was 5 and settled down in Los Angeles, California. She has a chihuahua named Bambi that she's constantly showing off on Instagram. Teni is a vegetarian and animal rights activist. She also loves reading, in an interview with ArmenianWeekly, she suggested Jonathan Haidt’s "The Righteous Mind" to curious readers. [4][11]
She had a rough time accepting herself in relation to American beauty standards, she told Justluxe: [12]
"I spent so much time when I was younger not embracing my uniqueness, my dark hair, my thick eyebrows.
I came to this country when I was five years old, so I wanted to be an American.
I would see these cute little blonde girls on Barbie commercials and say, “I want to have silky hair like that.” Growing up I didn’t embrace my natural coloring, but now, as an adult it’s more like “this is how I look my best” and I’m really embracing it"
Teni has always been athletic, she was on the drill team and high school pom squad, eventually working her way on to the USC Song Girls.
As an animal rights activist, Teni connects with rescue groups in Southern California through Facebook, helping dogs find homes. She's also fostered several dogs herself. [13]
Education
Teni graduated from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications in 2007. She later earned a Master of Arts in Communication Management in 2009.
At university, Teni was a member of the USC Song Girls alongside teammates Jacquelyn Umof and Allison Mattox. [4]
Career
Social Media
Teni Panosian first started her blog, MissMaven, after acting as an unnofficial beauty adviser to her friends.
She went on to launch a Youtube channel on February 22nd, 2010 which features lookbooks for each season and travel vlogs, as well as house tours, makeup tutorials and much more. She has also collaborated with other youtubers like Chriselle Lim and Desi Perkins. She shared that her youtuber friends like Justin James Hughes and Chester See inspired her to try making videos. By December of 2019, her Youtube channel had accumulated over 84,000,000 views. [5][10]
On Instagram, Teni goes by the handle @tenipanosian and has around 600,000 followers. She mostly posts selfies and glamor shots. On Twitter, Teni has over 23,000 followers and goes by the handle @TeniPanosian. Her Facebook timeline is full of promotional posts she's made in parternship with brands like Nordstroms, Buxom Cosmetics, Crest, Sephora, Tarte Cosmetics and more. [7][8][9]
She currently has a lifestyle and beauty blog called Remarques, which features stories such as the time she spent the day with Cindy Crawford. [6]
Television And Film
She also played the love interest in the music video for Nick Carter’s song, “Love Can’t Wait" and a vampire in a music video for The Wanted. [13]