There's a special level of fame that comes with getting your likeness recreated in wax, and YouTube stars may have reached that same lofty upper echelon normally reserved for dead presidents and pop princesses.
Arguably, a lot more kids today can probably identify Jenna Marbles and the duo of Smosh faster than they can Harry S. Truman. Marbles, aka Jenna Mourey, and wax museum Madame Tussauds announced her likeness will soon appear in the New York location, making her the first social media star to join the museum.
Smosh members Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox had their wax figures revealed before the premier of SMOSH: The Movie on Thursday. Both announcements coincided with VidCon, an online video-focused convention in Anaheim July 23-25.
I'm so beyond honored and excited that @nycwax is making me into a wax figure!! In October at their Times Square location you can come take selfies with wax me and grope da butt all you want. The grope zoo will officially be open jk but seriously this is probably the coolest thing that has ever happened I'm just so completely floored by this and thank you so much @nycwax A video posted by Jenna Mourey/Marbles (@jennamarbles) on Jul 23, 2015 at 9:15am PDT
Smosh's network of YouTube channels, which include comedy and gaming videos, have more than 30 million subscribers. Their figures will debut in San Francisco before touring other Madame Tussaud's locations.
Marbles has garnered more than 15 million YouTube subscribers since she brought her comedy to the service in 2010. Videos like "What Girls Think About During Sex" and "Drunk Makeup Tutorial" have earned her more than 1.8 billion video views.
If Madam Tussauds is interested in mining the YouTube generation for wax inspiration, maybe famous Internet pets are next. Wax Grumpy Cat, anyone?
This post has been updated to include YouTube stars Smosh, whose wax figures were premiered the same day.