Published:  00:00 Wednesday - March 24, 2010

Michelle Phan, a Vietnamese-American student from Florida has been contracted by make-up brand Lancome to serve as its first make up instructor via video clips.

Phan, 22, joins a list of high-profile celebrities, including movie stars Julia Roberts, Kate Winslet, Anne Hathaway, supermodel Daria Werbowy and make-up expert Sandy Linter, as Lancome’s worldwide ambassadors.

She will work under the brand’s auspices to film video clips that instruct viewers in the art of make-up.
Phan has been a YouTube phenomenon for the last two year with her self-made make-up instruction video clips scoring 117 million hits and her own YouTube-based site attracting more than half a million members.