They Put My Name on the List. Here's What I Actually Feel About It.

I ugly cried when I saw it. I need you to know that.

I was going through my emails & honestly half asleep, probably on my third coffee when I saw a notification from Feedspot sitting in my inbox. I almost scrolled past it.

I opened it and just froze.

Top 50 Latina Beauty Influencers in 2026. Number 22. Dominique Dros.

I read it three times because my brain refused to process it the first two. Then I started shaking. Not dramatically just that quiet kind of shaking you do when something you have been working toward for years finally lands in front of you and says: yes, this is real, you did this.

And then I kept scrolling and saw the second one. Top 100 Latino Influencers in 2026. Number 67.

Feedspot does not just hand these out. These rankings are based on real metrics — reach, engagement, consistency, impact. With over 122K followers and a community that genuinely shows up, something we have been building here is being recognized beyond our own little corner of the internet.

I sat with that email open for a long time. Just me, my coffee going cold, and 122K reasons to cry the good kind of tears.

This is not just about a number on a list. This is about every creator who told me 'I don't know if this is working' — and kept going anyway. This one is for you too.

Let me tell you what this list actually means

Because I do not want to just post a screenshot and move on. That is not how I operate. If you have been here for any amount of time, you know I believe in pulling back the curtain on the wins just as much as the hard days.

These are not lists that you buy your way onto. They track real metrics, follower growth, engagement, reach, impact in your niche. With 122K followers and a community that actually shows up, Dios mío, something we are doing is resonating.

And that something is this: we keep it real. Soft glow, real life, good energy. Not a persona. Not a character. Just me a Honduran-American woman from NC who decided her voice was worth sharing and her community was worth building.

What I want you to know about how we got here

It was not overnight. It was not one viral video. It was not a magic strategy or a secret nobody told me.

It was consistency on the days I did not feel like it. It was showing up in Stories when I was tired. It was answering DMs at midnight because someone needed to hear that they were not alone. It was building my Content Club community because I genuinely believed that creators deserve a safe space to learn, grow, and be honest with each other.

It was choosing authenticity over perfection every single time those two things competed. And they compete all the time.

• It was the Reels I filmed 6 times because I kept laughing at myself

• It was the brand deals I said no to because they did not align with who I am

• It was the blog posts I wrote at 11pm because I had something to say

• It was the Content Club members I coached at 7am before my own day started

• It was the days I genuinely questioned if any of this was working and posted anyway

Authenticity is not a strategy. It is a standard. And it is the only thing the algorithm cannot replicate, buy, or fake.

To every Latina creator who is still waiting for her moment

I see you. I was you. I am still you on the hard days.

The internet will tell you that you need more followers, a better camera, a more polished brand, a bigger budget. The internet is lying to you. What you need is the courage to keep showing up as exactly who you are until the right people find you.

Because your culture, your language, your story, your perspective — that is not a niche. That is a gift. And there is an audience out there who has been waiting specifically for you.

Being Honduran. Being bilingual. Creating in Spanglish. Building community the way we build community with warmth, with honesty, con el corazón and that is not a limitation. That is our power.

What this means for my community

If you are in The Content Club, you already know this win belongs to all of us. Every audit I have done, every late night voice note I have sent, every 'you've got this' I have typed into that chat — that is part of what got me here. Community is not a backdrop to my career. It IS my career.

And being recognized not just as a beauty creator but as a Latina creator, a community builder, an entrepreneur — that is everything. That is the full picture of what I have been trying to build since day one.

What comes next

More of the same. More real. More honest. More of the content that got us here and none of the content that compromises who we are to chase a trend.

More resources for creators inside The Content Club. More brand partnerships that actually make sense for this community. More showing up, more pulling back the curtain, more proving that you do not have to be someone else to build something beautiful.

And more gratitude. Always more gratitude. Because none of this happens without you choosing to spend your time here, trusting my voice, and showing up for this community the way you do.

Thank you for being here. Thank you for watching, sharing, commenting, and choosing me. This one is yours as much as it is mine. 🤍

Drop a 🤍 in the comments if you have been here since the beginning

I want to know who was here before the lists, before the brand deals, before any of this felt like it was working. Because THOSE are the people I am writing this for.

And if you just found me — welcome. You arrived right on time.

Written with love, honesty, and a lot of cafecito — from one creator to another