Rachel "Bunny" Meyer (born August 3, 1985) is an American

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known by the username grav3yardgirl.

Early life

Meyer graduated from

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in 2003. She has recounted her high school experiences, stating that she participated mainly in theatre, but was also a member of

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, debate, student council, and the French National Honors Society. She met her current boyfriend, whom she calls "Dogman" in videos, during her sophomore year. Meyer originally pursued a career in the fashion industry, attending

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, and finally the

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, from which she graduated in 2007. However, she broke her hand in a car accident in 2010, which left her unable to pursue a career in the fashion industry. She created her YouTube channel later that year in an effort to redirect her trauma in a positive way. Meyer has said that she has never drunk alcohol, smoked tobacco or marijuana, or engaged in drug use.

YouTube channel

Based in

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, Meyer's

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channel was originally focused on paranormal experiences and trips to graveyards. She later transitioned her channel to focus on fashion and makeup, as well as a series called "Does This Thing Really Work?" in which she reviews

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products. Meyer refers to her followers as her "Swamp Family". , her channel has over 8.5 million subscribers and 1.8 billion video views.

Collaborations

In May 2018, Meyer was struggling to maintain her audience.

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contacted her and offered to help re-brand her channel as part of his ongoing

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-style

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Makeup collection

On June 6, 2016, Meyer released her "Swamp Queen" makeup collection globally in collaboration with

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. The collection was sold at several leading cosmetics stores, such as

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, Ulta and

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, and included an eye shadow palette and two lipsticks.

Awards and nominations

In 2014, Meyer was nominated as the

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Choice Web Star in Fashion/Beauty, but lost to

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. She received a second nomination for the same category in 2016, but lost to

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