Arika Sato

ABOUT ARIKA SATO

This web star, blogger, model, and beauty and fitness expert has attracted over 280,000 YouTube subscribers. Also a reality television personality, she appeared on Season Two of Paris Hilton 's My New BFF.

After graduating from UC San Diego with a bachelor's degree in Japanese studies and communications, she earned a master's degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Southern California .

She is famous for her "Model Tips" and "#hotgirlproblems" YouTube videos.

She grew up in Torrance, California as the daughter of Japanese-born parents Yutaka and Tomoko Sato. She dated professional paintballer Bear D'Egidio.

In July 2015, she attended BeautyCon LA alongside other beauty YouTubers such as Bunny Meyer and Bethany Mota .