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Dallas–Fort Worth
Creators to Watch

The creators our neighbors actually follow.

Magpie's editors picked 40 creators across Dallas and Fort Worth who are worth a local business's attention: people who live here, post for their neighbors, and show up week after week. Rooted here counts for more than follower count, so you will find creators with hundreds of followers on the same list as creators with hundreds of thousands.

40 creators · 7 categories · One hometown

Downtown Dallas at night, the Bank of America Plaza lit green over the skyline
How we picked them

Rooted here beats big here

Three things to know before you read the list.

/ 01

Rooted here

Every creator on this list lives their beat here: their neighborhoods, their restaurants, their teams, their weekends. The content is made in Dallas–Fort Worth, for Dallas–Fort Worth.

/ 02

Local audience over follower count

What a local business is really reaching is nearby people who can walk in. A smaller creator whose crowd is here can be worth more than a giant whose crowd is everywhere else, so follower count never decided who made this list. The list below is grouped by what they do, not ranked by size: a creator with 900 neighbors who all live here matters more on this list than a million followers somewhere else.

/ 03

Checked by hand

Every name was verified from public profiles: a real person, based here in Dallas–Fort Worth, posting recently and consistently. If a creator goes quiet or moves away, they come off the list.

The List · 40 Creators

The 40 to watch

Forty creators, picked by hand from public profiles and grouped by what they do. What put them here is how rooted they are in Dallas–Fort Worth.

Lifestyle13 creators

Sunlight streaming into a cozy cafeLifestyle

Sierra Miller

@sierralmiller
Fort Worth

230K followers · Instagram

A sunlit vintage living room with records and warm wood furnitureLifestyle

Kahri Jason

@kahrijason
Dallas

17.4K followers · Instagram + TikTok

Historic main street storefronts at sunsetLifestyle

Breshell West

@breshell
Frisco

185K followers · Instagram

Fresh vegetables piled on a farmers market stallLifestyle

Lauren

@lauren__livinglife
Fort Worth

18.5K followers · Instagram + TikTok

A sunlit vintage living room with records and warm wood furnitureLifestyle

Tonya Jones

@themoptop
Fort Worth

139K followers · Instagram

Historic main street storefronts at sunsetLifestyle

Tiffany Collins Blackmon

@tiffanycblackmon
Fort Worth

18.7K followers · Instagram

Fresh vegetables piled on a farmers market stallLifestyle

Morgan Nicole Richters

@__morgannicole
Fort Worth

126K followers · Instagram

Sunlight streaming into a cozy cafeLifestyle

Alex Tellem

@a1_tellem
Dallas

21.7K followers · Instagram + TikTok

Historic main street storefronts at sunsetLifestyle

Vanessa A'mon

@vanessa_amonn
Fort Worth

78.5K followers · Instagram

Fresh vegetables piled on a farmers market stallLifestyle

Lauren Nelson

@laurenleahn
Southlake

37.1K followers · Instagram

Sunlight streaming into a cozy cafeLifestyle

Monica Huynh

@monicadoesdallas
Dallas

59K followers · Instagram + TikTok

A sunlit vintage living room with records and warm wood furnitureLifestyle

Katherine Osborne

@kxosborne
Dallas

43.4K followers · Instagram + TikTok

Fresh vegetables piled on a farmers market stallLifestyle

Shelby Rose

@dfwburblife
Plano

55.9K followers · Instagram

Food & Drink12 creators

Smoked brisket being sliced on a wooden boardFood & Drink

Denise Eleena

@dallasfoodiefix
Dallas

263K followers · Instagram + TikTok

Tacos al pastor with onions, cilantro and lime on a black plateFood & Drink

Sarah Le Manison

@dfwfeed
Fort Worth

6K followers · Instagram

A steaming bowl of ramen in a wooden dining boothFood & Drink

Chris Kahle

@chris.james.kahle
Dallas

233K followers · Instagram + TikTok

French pastries, tarts and cakes in a bakery display caseFood & Drink

Tarshia (Shae)

@tarshia.deshae
Dallas

8K followers · Instagram + TikTok

Tacos al pastor with onions, cilantro and lime on a black plateFood & Drink

Anisha Holla

@dallastx_foodies
Dallas

218K followers · Instagram + TikTok

A steaming bowl of ramen in a wooden dining boothFood & Drink

Josie Villa-Singleton

@eatthisfortworth
Fort Worth

8.4K followers · Instagram

French pastries, tarts and cakes in a bakery display caseFood & Drink

Kelly Choi

@kellysimplyeats
Dallas

139K followers · Instagram + TikTok

Smoked brisket being sliced on a wooden boardFood & Drink

Kelly

@peanut_butter_kelly_eats
Fort Worth

8.7K followers · Instagram

A steaming bowl of ramen in a wooden dining boothFood & Drink

Jack Spiritas

@foodguyjack
Dallas

122K followers · Instagram + TikTok

French pastries, tarts and cakes in a bakery display caseFood & Drink

Be

@wherebebe
Fort Worth

34.7K followers · Instagram

Smoked brisket being sliced on a wooden boardFood & Drink

Crystal Willars Vastine

@fwfoodie
Fort Worth

51.2K followers · Instagram

Tacos al pastor with onions, cilantro and lime on a black plateFood & Drink

Paige

@paigefoodfinds
Dallas

46.4K followers · Instagram + TikTok

Going Out5 creators

A colorful cocktail under neon lights in a barGoing Out

Stephanie Camillee

@stephaniecamillee
Dallas

395K followers · Instagram + TikTok

Drinks on a rooftop terrace table at sunset above the cityGoing Out

Robyn Neal

@robynmneal
Fort Worth

75.1K followers · Instagram + TikTok

String lights glowing over a restaurant patio at duskGoing Out

Brittany Rose

@brittanyroseblog
Dallas

311K followers · Instagram + TikTok

A colorful cocktail under neon lights in a barGoing Out

Peggy

@dallasfunandyum
Dallas

122K followers · Instagram + TikTok

Drinks on a rooftop terrace table at sunset above the cityGoing Out

Destiny Adams

@iamdestinyadams
Dallas

166K followers · Instagram + TikTok

Music4 creators

A musician playing acoustic guitar on stage under warm lightsMusic

Eve Rosja

@eve_rosja_music
Arlington

10K followers · Instagram

A DJ performing for a dancing crowd under stage lightsMusic

Jesse Jennings

@jessejenningsmusic
Fort Worth

2.3K followers · Instagram

A musician playing acoustic guitar on stage under warm lightsMusic

DJ Waukee

@djwaukee
Dallas

3.2K followers · Instagram

A DJ performing for a dancing crowd under stage lightsMusic

Hazel

@sayheyhazel
Fort Worth

3.1K followers · Instagram + TikTok

Weddings & Events4 creators

A wedding table centerpiece with white flowers and candlesWeddings & Events

Taylor Doyle

@thefloraleclectic
Dallas

17.1K followers · Instagram

A candlelit wedding reception table with white flowers and glasswareWeddings & Events

Emanuel Alejandro Retana

@dflix_videography
Dallas

824 followers · Instagram

A wedding table centerpiece with white flowers and candlesWeddings & Events

Jessie Craig

@accordingtoplandfw
Fort Worth

1.1K followers · Instagram

A candlelit wedding reception table with white flowers and glasswareWeddings & Events

Karen Higginbotham

@klhfloral
Dallas

952 followers · Instagram

Fitness1 creator

Heavy dumbbells on a rack in a dimly lit gymFitness

LeAndria Black

@bfitwithla
Fort Worth

3.8K followers · Instagram

Beauty1 creator

Lipsticks and makeup products on a black surface beside an aloe plantBeauty

Alexis Crossley

@alexis.crossley
Fort Worth

69.8K followers · Instagram + TikTok

Photos (Pexels, free to use): Downtown hero — Nate Hovee · List photos: Food & Drink — Hayden Walker, Abner Velázquez, Diana Nguyen, Svitlana Shakalova · Going Out — Kuiyibo Campos, Diego Luján, Laura Meinhardt · Lifestyle — Alex Seb, Charlotte May, Tom Fisk, Magda Ehlers · Music — Alena Darmel · Weddings & Events — Jonathan Borba, Matheus Bertelli · Fitness — Nica's Photo · Beauty — Kaboompics.

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