Social media sensation Breanna Youn’s parents convert to Islam and move to Dubai | The National: "Most of her followers in the region are from Saudi Arabia. Breanna has had invites to present on game shows and model everywhere from Bahrain to Indonesia, while her fanbase has spread as far afield as Malaysia, Kuwait and Singapore.
It was one such invitation that first brought the family to Dubai in May for a two-week holiday.
The trip had a profound and lasting impact as Mr and Mrs Youn – who were brought up Catholic and Mormon respectively, but decided to convert to Islam.
Mrs Youn began wearing an abaya and encouraged Breanna to learn Arabic from YouTube videos. Together with their new-found Arab friends, the four-year-old quickly picked up phrases such as “fideyt kum” (I’m dying for you), which have become a signature of her Instagram videos.
Mrs Youn thinks much of Breanna’s quick-spreading fame is down to her high-profile followers, from prominent Emiratis to celebrities like the singer Shamma Hamdan, who drove excitedly to pick up Breanna in her Mercedes Benz and took her for dinner at the Burj Al Arab."
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