5 Arab Female Influencers Nominated for First Middle Eastern Category at E! People’s Choice Awards

Arab influencers are finally getting the international recognition they deserve! For the first time ever, American TV channel E! is adding a new category to their famous E! People's Choice Awards: the Middle Eastern Social Media Star of 2021, and eight contestants are in the race for the title, with 5 women among them. Keep scrolling to know which or the regional influencers and personalities have been selected and how to vote for your favorite nominee.

The winner will be announced on December 8th in a live broadcast from Santa Monica, California and that you will be able to watch on both E! and NBC channels. The voting is from October 27th to November 17th, and, good news: you can vote up to 25 times per day here.

The 5 Arab women competing for the title of Middle Eastern Social Media Star of 2021 are:

Lebanese-Saudi style influencer Alanoud Badr aka Fozaza, with more than 1 million followers.

Lebanese fashion entrepreneur and lifestyle influencer Karen Wazen with over 6 million followers.

Kuwaiti fashion influencer Ascia with over 2 million followers.

Iraqi YouTube sensation and content creator Noor Stars with over 11 million followers on Instagram and more than 18 million subscribers on her YouTube channel.

Egyptian influencer, makeup artist and vitiligo advocate Logina Salah with over 1 million followers.

On the guys’ side we have in the running:

Syrian comedian and actor Amr Maskoun.

Emirati YouTuber Khalid Al-Ameri.

Bahraini filmmaker and one of the region's top YouTube stars Omar Farooq.