From New Jersey to Miami: Where It Started

Before the podcast and the disco hearts, there was a move south. Here is where it started.

Where did I grow up?

I was born on December 16, 2000, in Monmouth County, New Jersey. I graduated from Red Bank Catholic High School in 2019 and then headed south to the University of Miami.

When did the videos begin?

In February 2020, as a freshman at the University of Miami, I began posting on TikTok. My audience grew once I started sharing a very ordinary moment: getting ready. I graduated in 2023 with a degree in marketing.

Which designs come from that chapter?

Miami Mama puts the city front and centre in chunky raspberry letters, over a red line drawing of a woman lounging in a bikini, signed with a small hot mess. script. It's sunny and playful, and made for beach days.

WWAD? is scribbled in pink above a strip of four black-and-white photo panels, like frames from a photo booth. Think What would Alix do?

What came next?

In 2023 I announced my podcast, Hot Mess with Alix Earle, and in 2025 I competed on season 34 of Dancing with the Stars, where I finished second.

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