<P> Brooklyn and Bailey McKnight (born December 31, 1999) are American social media entertainers, musicians, and entrepreneurs . They are twin sisters . </P> <P> The Texas - based identical twins originally surfaced on YouTube in 2009 as models for their mother Mindy McKnight's DIY channel "Cute Girls Hairstyles", a video series of hair design tutorials . </P> <P> In 2013 the twins launched their own YouTube channel, Brooklyn and Bailey, with a focus on teen interests, fashion, beauty, and "all things fun". </P> <P> In 2015 the twins were listed by Business Insider as one of "13 up - and - coming YouTube stars you should be following", and their YouTube channel was nominated for a Streamy Award in the Fashion category . </P>

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