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Generation Z is here, and by popular demand, they are taking over social media. These are the smart kids who grow up with phones, do homework on Ipads, take selfies and watch YouTube videos.
They pull us into the world of cuteness with their camera-confidence, intellect and enviable wardrobes.
In the age of influencers, these children serve up killer sartorial and beauty inspiration for kids around the world, and with a strong support system the world is theirs.
According to the 2019 influencer marketing global survey conducted by Rakuten Marketing, there is a significant growth power of influencers.
The survey spanning five countries revealed that fashion and cosmetic brands are slowly shifting from celebrity towards influencers.
Here is our list of the best fashion and beauty children-influencers five years and younger.
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Sithelo Shozi's boy, Baby Makhosini (43K followers)
Makhosini, affectionately known as baby Makhosini, is a social media sweetheart who's cute face makes everyone wish they had their own.
We first met him through his mother, Sithelo, who would post endearing pictures of him in the cutest outfits.
He's lively and seems to be quit a natural in front of the camera. On his Instagram page, it was announced that he released his namesake clothing line last year, the Baby Makhosini Range.
Khumo Mahlangu (31.2K followers)
Khumo is Mome and Tol Ass Mo’s brilliant daughter who has more than 30 000 Instagram followers.
The talented five-year-old has her own children's beauty range that includes shampoos, conditioners and face creams for children's pampering.
Khumo told Mome: "I want khumopanda.com so we can make dollars and I can buy lots of toys for all the kids in Africa."
Put on your shades, Khumo's future is too bright.
Mila & Emma (4 million followers)
Mila and Emma are the most adorable 4-year-old's in the world. Not only are they fashionistas with more than a four million following on Instagram, they can also add clothing designer to their resume.
The twins recently helped their mum develop a fashion line ( the Mila and Emma range) for one of the biggest retail brands in the U.S., Target, according to Yahoo Lifestyle
They helped decide on fabrics and waistlines for their range. They also got to model the range for the advertising campaign.
"The girls had a huge part in designing the line. We showed them fabric options and went with what they liked best," said their momager Katie Stauffer.
Millie-Belle Diamond (399K followers)
At just four years old, Millie-Belle Diamond has her own fashion label, and has even walked the runway at New York Fashion Week, as reported in the Daily Mail.
The tiny Instagram star has 399 000 followers on Instagram, and has travel experiences many of us can only can dream of.
Did we mention she poses like professional model in pictures? At four years old.
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Ralphie Waplington (19.9K followers)
One-year-old Ralphie was dubbed Britians youngest influencer by the Daily Mail after his momager revealed that he get's up to £10k (R187 293.51) in freebies.
This little guy even has a pram for every day of the week.
The toddler models for brands such as Next Uk and has more than 19 000 followers on Instagram.
Baby Chanco (401K followers)
Baby Chanco became an internet sensation in 2017 for her thick luscious hair that many adults can only dream of achieving.
According to the Daily Mail, the one-year-old is now the star of a Pantene shampoo commercial, and it's the cutest thing I've ever watched.
She has amassed over 401 000 followers on Instagram thanks to her gorgeous hair and carefree personality.
Jayde Robinson (507K followers)
Jayde is seriously the coolest hair influencer out there. She has close to 200 000 YouTube subscribers and 507 000 Instagram followers.
This little girl with a big personality has been giving us hair tutorials since she could basically talk. She's very confident in her hair styling abilities and it's so infectious.
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Kairo Forbes (343K followers)
Kairo is one of the most adored celebrity children in South Africa. The daughter of DJ Zinhle and AKA has been serving us the most heart-warming pictures and videos on her Instagram page.
With more than 330 000 followers, the three-year-old is undoubtedly very influential, even endorsing her father AKA by encouraging her followers to vote for him after being nominated for the Nickelodeon Children’s Choice Awards.
We have no doubt that every single cute dress and hair-do she wears becomes an instant must-have.
Coco (684k followers)
Coco is a bonafide street style star with well over 600k followers on Instagram. She’s one of the few eight-year-olds who probably prefer Gucci over princess dresses.
We’ve seen her effortlessly rocking clothes from brands including Burberry and Moschino.
We suspect her inspiration and love for fashion could come from her parents who own a vintage clothing store in Tokyo, according to Vogue.
Brace yourself, the age of fashion and beauty child influencers has just begun, and we can't wait to see where the future takes us.
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