Miss Trudy

Gertrude Awino Njeri Juma (born May 10, 1994) popularly known as Miss Trudy[2][3][4] is a Kenyan YouTube personality, vlogger[5][6] and digital media influencer who focuses on unveiling the unknown positive side of Africa to the World.[7]

Miss Trudy
Personal information
BornGertrude Awino Njeri Juma
(1994-05-10) 10 May 1994
Kenyatta, Nairobi
NationalityKenyan
Education
OccupationYouTuber
Spouse(s)Wode Maya
WebsiteIG
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2017–present
Subscribers371 Thousand[1]
(March 23, 2024)
Total views58,543,665[1]
(January 17, 2023)
100,000 subscribers 2020
Last updated: March 23, 2023

Miss Trudy started her YouTube journey in 2017 and she is one of the most Influential YouTubers in Africa.[8][9][10]

Early life and education

She attended Milimani Primary school and shiners girls high school, Nakuru before enrolling at the St Pauls University of Kenya from where she graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Mass Communication[9]

Career

She started creating YouTube content using her mobile phone in 2017 but her broke through in 2019 when president Uhuru Kenyatta launched the Standard Gauge Railway and she pioneered documenting her project (SGR) journey from Nairobi to Mombasa.[2] Her detailed narration including interviews with the train staff attracted thousands of viewers in excess of 100,000 views.[2] Miss Trudy then inspired more vlogers who then jump into the SGR content.[2] She appraised restaurants, salons, hotels, and residential houses and focused her channel on African travel, breaking the stereotypes often associated with the continent through her positive videos and pictorials of the several countries she visits.[8]

Personal life

She has a Ghanaian Husband and business partner[11][12] called Wode Maya who is also a YouTuber with whom they occasionally work.[13][14][15]

Reference
  1. "About Miss Trudy". YouTube.
  2. bizmart (January 20, 2023). "Meet Miss Trudy, a top Kenyan YouTuber telling and showcasing the Positive African story". THE BIZMART MAGAZINE. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  3. Robi, Amos (March 13, 2023). "Miss Trudy faces backlash from Ugandans after this comment". Pulselive Kenya. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  4. "WATCH: YouTube iko na pesa! Wode Maya buys Miss Trudy Sh 4.8 million vehicle for Christmas". Nairobi News. December 26, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  5. "Miss Trudy: I make a minimum of Sh. 500,000 on my YouTube channel monthly". July 13, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  6. "Wode Maya marries longtime girlfriend on the deathday of her mother". September 14, 2022.
  7. Hannie, Petra (March 13, 2023). "Why Ugandans are beefing with Miss Trudy online". Kiss 100. Retrieved March 23, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. Astrido. "5 Top Kenyan Female Youtubers Under 30 | Zigza". Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  9. whownskenya (December 17, 2021). "Miss Trudy Biography, Education, Family, Career and Relationship - whownskenya". Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  10. Wanjala, Caiaphas (July 30, 2022). "Henry Desagu, 14 other top Kenyan Youtubers being watched by millions of viewers". Tuko.co.ke - Kenya news. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  11. "WATCH: YouTube iko na pesa! Wode Maya buys Miss Trudy Sh 4.8 million vehicle for Christmas". Nairobi News. December 26, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  12. "Wode Maya marries longtime girlfriend on the deathday of her mother". September 14, 2022.
  13. "Love Made On YouTube! How An Unromantic Wode Maya Won The Heart Of Miss Trudy With Flowers - Ameyaw Debrah". Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  14. Makokha, Justus Kizito Siboe (February 25, 2023). "Month wherein black pride is vlogged". The Star.
  15. "Wode Maya and Miss Trudy: A portent of better things to come?". businessday.ng. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
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