Shallon Lester

Shallon Lester
Lester at the MTV Movie Awards in 2010
Born
Shallon Nadine Lester

(1981-01-23) January 23, 1981 (age 45)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
EducationCalifornia Polytechnic State University (BA)
Occupations
Employers
TelevisionDowntown Girls
Shallon Lester
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Years active2011–present
Followers78.4 thousand
Substack information
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Notes@shallon
Subscribers9.4 thousand
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Years active2019–present
Followers46.4k thousand
YouTube information
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Years active2006–present
Subscribers357 thousand
Views117 million
Websiteshallonlester.com

Shallon Nadine Lester (born January 23, 1981) is an American gossip columnist, author, editor, social media personality, and YouTuber. Lester previously wrote for newspapers and magazines such as the New York Daily News, FHM and Glamour, and served as an editor for Star Magazine. Lester also starred in the 2010 MTV reality television show: Downtown Girls.

Early life

Lester was born in San Francisco to parents Nicolas and Nadine Lester. Lester was raised in Irvine, California, and graduated from University High School. Lester attended California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (commonly referred to as Cal Poly), and graduated with a Bachelor of arts degree in Speech communication in 2003. During her college years, Lester was part of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority and was a columnist for the Mustang Daily: the university's newspaper.

Career

After college, Lester moved to New York City and got her first job writing for CollegeHumor. In 2007, Lester became a gossip columnist for the New York Daily News where she worked with Rush & Molloy. In 2008, Lester collaborated with Julie Kraut to publish her first fiction book called "Hot Mess: Summer in the City" which main plot was about a girl tell[ing] a lie to this hot guy she meets, and [the lie]... spirals out of control". In 2009, Lester ended up starring on Downtown Girls through Rush & Molloy's pitch for a show to MTV. That same year, Lester moved over to contribute for the paper's "Gatecrasher" column until her resignation in February 25, 2009.

Controversies

D'Angelo Wallace

In March 25, 2020, Lester published a YouTube video titled "HOW TO SPOT A PSYCHOPATH: The Truth About Ellen Degeneres". Commentator YouTuber D'Angelo Wallace made a response video titled "shallon lester blocked me before i could get the truth out" criticizing Lester's method of analysis. Within a few days, Lester accused Wallace of doxxing her, and said that she reported Wallace to the police. Lester has yet to provide proof what she accused Wallace of, and Wallace has not been criminally charged for the doxxing allegation.

Disparaging comments on Bozeman residents

In 2023, Business Insider published an article three years after Lester's move to Bozeman, Montana. Lester received backlash from local residents for, what they believed to be, making infantilizing, out-of-touch comments about the city's male residents' dating preferences where she perceived that they preferred "girls who need saving, or [girls] who may have jobs but not careers" instead of "her type of intelligence", and comments downplaying the city's residents moving away due to rising housing costs by stating that "it's common to see employees not show up to work if it's a good ski day or the first day of elk-hunting season." Lester responded to an Instagram page, that criticized her, by calling the account owner a "goblin" and an "anonymous, broke, dumpy pigeon".

Personal life

Since June 2020, Lester currently resides in Bozeman, Montana, and has a dog named Cowboy.

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References

  1. 1 2 Huff, Ryan (February 14, 2003). "Nothing's taboo for her". The Tribune. San Luis Obispo, California, U.S. A1, A10 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Shallon Nadine Lester — Born 1981, Marin County, California". California Birth Index. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
  3. ↑ "Shallon Lester". New York Daily News. 2018-04-09. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
  4. ↑ Lester, Shallon. "TV Interviews, Mellissa McNulty". FHM. Archived from the original on February 18, 2007.
  5. ↑ Nast, Condé. "Shallon Lester". Glamour. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
  6. 1 2 3 Chang, Richard (June 3, 2010). "New MTV show follows O.C. woman's life in N.Y.C." Orange County Register. Santa Ana, California, U.S.
  7. 1 2 3 Chang, Richard (August 5, 2011). "'Downtown Girl' Shallon Lester to read in Newport". The Orange County Register. Santa Ana, California, U.S.
  8. ↑ Ballinger, Jeff (June 21, 2004). "Shandon High grad starts teen magazine". The Tribune. San Luis Obispo, California, U.S. pp. A1, A4 – via Newspapers.com. Shallon Lester, a former sex columnist for the Mustang Daily at Cal Poly, contributes a similar column for DASH.
  9. ↑ Duerr, Sandra (February 16, 2003). "Strong language was pertinent to story context". The Tribune. San Luis Obispo, California, U.S. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Rovzar, Chris (February 25, 2009). "Shallon Lester Quits 'Gatecrasher' Column". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018.
  11. ↑ Kircher, Madison Malone (March 3, 2021). "The Receipt-Keeper of YouTube D'Angelo Wallace is the foremost chronicler of online celebrity, now he is achieving fame in his own right". Vulture.
  12. 1 2 Blumberg, Perri Ormont (August 23, 2023). "I left NYC for Montana. I had a big job title but a terrible bank account — now I'm happier and my money goes further". Business Insider. Archived from the original on August 16, 2023.
  13. ↑ Toren, Tammie (August 16, 2023). "Open Letter And Invitation To Great Falls For Shallon Lester". The River 97.9. Great Falls, Montana, U.S.
  14. ↑ Hill, Katie (August 17, 2023). "Famous YouTuber Who Left NYC for Bozeman Embodies Everything That's Wrong with Big Sky Country". Outdoor Life.
  15. ↑ Blumberg, Perri Ormont (April 20, 2021). "I packed up my New York City life and moved to Montana alone. Now that I'm here, I can't imagine living anywhere else". Business Insider. Archived from the original on April 25, 2021.