Who is Vanillamace? The blind-box streamer up for three 2026 Streamer Awards

Vanillamace, who also goes by VNLLA, is an American streamer and YouTuber from Connecticut. She has 1.2 million Twitch followers and 2.1 million YouTube subscribers, according to her Wikipedia page, which also says she has been on Twitch since 2020 and on YouTube since 2024.

On Oct 16, she was nominated in several 2026 Streamer Awards categories, per Geo News’s full list.

How she blew up

Per Wikipedia, citing Teen Vogue, she left her job in 2024 to create content full time after finding success on Twitch. Her breakout came in 2025, when a Pop Mart blind box video in which she kept pulling a Skullpanda keychain she didn’t want went viral. Mashable says the video passed 15 million views. Variety, citing her agency UTA, reported her TikTok following climbed from 300,000 to 3.8 million in three months.

Timeline

1. Sept 8, 2025Signs with United Talent Agency, per Variety.
2. Oct 2025Featured on “Bing Bong,” the focus track from bbno$’s self-titled album, per Rolling Stone.
3. Dec 2025Performs in an in-game concert in the video game Peak, alongside bbno$ and Ironmouse, per PC Gamer.
4. Apr 2026Announced as the face of Boy Smells’ Vanilla Era perfume, per Wikipedia citing Hypebae. Mashable also lists Boy Smells among her brand collaborations.

The 2026 Streamer Awards

Per Geo News, she is nominated for:

Those are Best Stream Duo (as “Katie B + Vanilla Mace”), Best Reality Streamer, and President of Chat, the new name for Best Just Chatting Streamer.

In 2025, she was nominated for Best Breakout Streamer and the Sapphire Award, per Wikipedia.

What the categories mean

Geo News says this year’s ceremony has 37 categories and will stream live on Twitch and YouTube, hosted by QTCinderella. “President of Chat” is the 2026 show’s name for Best Just Chatting Streamer, per Wikipedia. Best Reality Streamer is also on her list alongside Cinna, Yonna, Maya Higa and ChristinaAndAmber.

Her duo nomination pairs her with Katie B, whose own nominations include Best Sports Streamer and Best Breakout Streamer.

Why she is everywhere

Her path is a creator-economy template: a viral product moment, a talent agency, a brand deal, a music feature. Whether it converts into trophies comes down to a public vote, with winners to be announced Nov 12.