| Personal Information Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name | Safiya Nygaard |
| Mother / Mom | Mumtaz Nygaard |
| Birthday / Safiya Nygaard Age / Date of Birth / DOB | July 19, 1992. As of 2024, she is around 32 years old. |
| Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Partner / Safiya Nygaard Boyfriend | Currently in a relationship. Check the full bio for relationship details. |
| How did Tyler meet Safiya? | She met Tyler Williams, who was a year above her at Stanford, through one of their theatre productions. |
| Children / No. of Kids | None |
| Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | Mixed |
| Nationality | American |
Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- An actress, producer, writer, and comedian, Safiya Nygaard is best known for her work on BuzzFeed’s ‘Ladylike’ series.
- The multi-talented online personality has collaborated on many popular TV and YouTube productions and now runs her own popular YouTube channel.
Safiya Nygaard Family and Early Life :
- Safiya was born on July 19, 1992.
- She grew up in Chicago & moved to LA to study and work.
- Her long-term boyfriend is Tyler Williams, the pair have been friends since that met in college.
- Allegedly, they became a couple in 2014 and currently live together with their cat named Crusty.
- They like to celebrate their anniversary by going to Disneyland each year.
Safiya Nygaard Stanford & College Education :
- Safiya attended Whitney M. Young Magnet High School from 2007 to 2010.
- She then jumped straight into studying at Stanford University, California, where she graduated in 2014 with a BA in Drama and English.
- During her time at college, Safiya took different jobs from a Library intern at, Victory Gardens Theatre to a sales assistant at Abercrombie and Fitch.
BuzzFeed Salary & YouTube Career :
- Safiya started working for BuzzFeed as a full-time video producer in April 2015.
- Beginning her career with a video production internship, she soon became the main star, producer, and creative mind behind BuzzFeed’s ‘LadyLike’ series, which gained over 1 million subscribers.
- Despite her success with the hit YouTube channel, Safiya decided to leave BuzzFeed in January 2017 & now focuses on producing content for her own channel, posting new content 3 times a week.
- She focuses her videos mostly on makeup & fashion items reviews.
Safiya Nygaard Left BuzzFeed : Why?
- Safiya claimed that she choose to leave BuzzFeed because of the restrictions she felt while working for the company.
- The star says that she wanted to regain her independence & told that she had been advised against responding to fans comments.
- She was even left out of major decisions and planning for the LadyLike series.
Life Before BuzzFeed :
- Before becoming an online personality, Safiya starred in various theatre productions, including “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Crucible and Les Liaisons Dangereuses.”
- She also co-created an online series ‘Tiger Dad Comedy’ with her friend Cody Behan, broadcasting short comedy sketches through YouTube.
- In 2015, she also worked as a production assistant on the episode ‘Bitches Please’ of the TV series ‘Revenge of the Commodes’ & starred in various episodes of TMI Hollywood.
- She has been on production & editing teams for Steppenwolf Theatre Company, The Public Theatre, Stanford Theatre, and FremantleMedia.
Interesting Facts and Trivia :
- Safiya Nygaard Ethnicity : She is of mixed heritage. She is half Danish and half Indian, of Muslim faith and of Caucasian, Middle Eastern, Hispanic, Native American and South Asian ethnicity.
- She is often involved in BuzzFeed productions that follow cultural, religious and racial topics.
- One of her most well-known videos was titles ‘I am Muslim but I’m not…’.
- Safiya also is a huge Harry Potter and pop culture fan.
- Safiya Nygaard Net Worth – Few hundred thousand USD (unconfirmed)
- Height : 5 feet 10 inches.
Body Figure / Physical Info
Safiya Nygaard Measurements :
- Eye Color : Brown
- Haircut / Hair Color : Black
- Safiya Nygaard Height : 5′10″
- Safiya Nygaard Feet / Legs / Shoe Size : 8
- Pregnant? : Currently, she is not expecting a baby.
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Can someone please edit the grammar here? It’s horrible. “They were friends since THAT met in college.” Really?
excuse me, she WAS best known for her ladylike series on buzzfeed, now she is known for making videos about wish, mixing cosmetics, trying internet/fashion trends, testing products out, and making random content…to ask the question: was it worth it