Most teenagers can only dream of becoming an internet sensation. Sophomore Quenlin Blackwell, better known as “Quensadilla” on Vine, has experienced enormous success through her social media outlets.

“I’ve always been into making people laugh,” Quenlin says. “I used to make videos on YouTube with my long time friend Emme, and then we went to Vine. This is when everybody thought they were too cool to be crazy on camera, but I really didn’t care.”

Her whole persona is based off being herself. This caught the eye of established Viners across the platform.

“I posted a Vine of me dancing, and Ricky Thompson saw it,” Quenlin says. “He had over a million followers at the time, and he liked the Vine, which made it show up on his page. Another first success on Vine was when I fell off a chair doing cheerleader tricks and broke the leg of the chair. That Vine got two million loops, and I was thinking ‘wow this is cool.’”

Since Quenlin’s chair-breaking Vine, her channel has grown exponentially. She now has over 750 million loops on her videos, yet wishes to remain humble and true to herself.

“If I do become somebody bigger than I am right now I either want to be an actress, a model or something where my brand ‘Quensadilla’ is not really attached to it but has the same following,” Quenlin says.

Quenlin has big plans for the future—merchandise for her brand, a possible acting career and potentially her own clothing line. She feels the name ‘Quensadilla’ is not mature enough for her future career, especially since it dates back to middle school.  

“When I was in eighth grade, my Spanish teacher made us make a name on Kahoot that had to be a pun on our name to some food,” Quenlin says. “I was wondering how Quenlin could be a pun, and since I was in Spanish, I thought of a quesadilla.”

Quenlin is recognized everywhere she goes. Whether she is at dinner with her family or out shopping with her friends, somebody builds up the courage to come show her their love and support.

“Some people say that they are scared to come up to me, but every time I go out somebody says something to me, especially if they are into the whole social media thing,” Quenlin says. “Some people cry over me, and all I can say is that it’s crazy that I have the impact that I have because I’m just a 15-year-old girl.”

Quenlin anticipates the internet taking over the world. She cannot wait for the day that everybody knows what Vine is.

“In maybe 10 years from now, everybody will know what Vine is, what Instagram is—hopefully Facebook will be a thing of the past,” Quenlin says.

Quenlin Blackwell has made a name for herself in the entertainment industry at a very young age. She works hard to entertain her “supporters” across the globe and works equally as hard in school. She hopes to graduate early so she can get out into the world and make the next move in her career.

“Now that I truly know who I am and what I want to do with my life, I don’t want to be all into books or away from my family,” Quenlin says. “I want to be doing what I love and I’m happy. Happiness is all that really matters.”