Many little girls dream of one day becoming a Disney princess.
But Anna Faith is living it.
Back in 2014, when Anna was 18 years old, her life changed forever when she posted a
photo standing next to a cutout of Elsa from Frozen.
She told ABC News, "We went to the mall and there was a cardboard cutout in front of GameStop,
and my mom, sister, and best friend were all like, 'You should take a pic in front of the
cutout.'"
So here's what life is like for Anna, ever since she became a real life Elsa.
Sisters
Anna isn't the only one in her family who's a Frozen character lookalike.
Her sister, Lexie, is a dead ringer for Anna from the movie!
But there's nothing but love between these sisters.
Anna told Cosmo, "Lexie wanted to go see [Frozen] with me right when it came out, so we went
with each other and we fell in love with it...I absolutely find it amazing how we both look
like the characters and are huge fangirls of the movie."
Let it go
Anna dreamed of being a performer long before her career took off, telling Cosmo, "I started
performing publicly in second grade, and that's around the time when I started modeling.
I've been in musical theater and things like that.
Right now I'm doing a lot more modeling than singing, but I hope to start singing a lot
more now."
A few months after Anna's first Elsa post, she and Lexie were featured on Fox and Friends,
where Anna proved she not only looks like Elsa, she's got the singing chops to back
it up.
"Let it go, let it go, can't hold it back anymore."
She told ABC News, "I was born a singer…That's what's fun doing Elsa too, I get to sing 'Let
it Go.'"
Doing good
So how has Anna's life changed these days?
She dished the latest, with Emily Cline.
"It's definitely changed a lot now because I have a lot of younger kids following me..."
"I get a lot of things from parents saying, 'My children look up to you, and they want
to be just like you when they're older.'"
Anna and her sister still dress as Elsa and Anna these days, for good causes.
Anna has posted multiple photos of the sisters bringing smiles to kids at different schools,
hospitals, and fundraisers throughout the years.
Anna knows the impact she makes, telling Hollywood Life, "A lot of parents actually cry when
they see me, because sometimes they can't go to Disney World… and so this is how their
child meets a character they love so much."
"The publicity is great because more people found out about me from other countries, and
want me to go to their hospitals to see more kids."
Once Upon a Time
Anna was desperate to audition for Once Upon a Time when it was announced that Elsa would
be joining the show's cast of fairytale characters.
And her fans took notice.
She told Cosmo, "I'm so surprised at the people that are trying to help me get that part.
I just posted it Thursday, asking people for help because I don't know how to get this
audition.
People started the hashtag #AnnaAsElsa.
So hopefully ABC and Once Upon a Time can see that I really want to be Elsa and at least
have an audition for the part."
Anna was given the chance to audition, sharing with fans, "So yesterday I auditioned for
ABC's Once Upon A Time.
Thank you all soooooooo much for allowing me this opportunity.
I couldn't have made it here without all of this love and support."
Cosplay for life
From Tinker Bell, to Sleeping Beauty, to even the latest Cinderella, Anna is reigning queen
of Disney cosplay and beyond.
But she branched out with one of her latest looks, as Harley Quinn, from Suicide Squad.
And she didn't stop there.
The internet sensation continued to take on the DC Universe when she dressed as Wonder
Woman.
Not only did she look the part of the amazing Amazon, she's also a huge fan of the film,
posting, "All I can say is WOW!!!
I'm so impressed with the movie, I don't even know where to start.
This movie went beyond my expectations!!
I loved everything about it."
Anna went on to partner with @cosplay_and_coffee to create a parody video, where she played
Wonder Woman in 2017.
Standing up
Anna's career was launched via the internet.
But along with the opportunities that come with her success online, there exists a dark
side, as well.
Anna took to YouTube to make her fans aware of fake accounts that have been created in
her name.
"I've been dealing with crazy fake accounts.
We have Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, dating profiles…"
Some fake accounts have even been used to initiate relationships with people online.
"I have people come to me all the time saying they think they've been in a relationship
with me for two years.
And I have to be the one to break it to them, saying that it was never me."
Not only is Anna opening up to the public about this issue, but she's also working with
an attorney in order to report these false accounts.
Fairytale moment
In July of 2017, Anna had another important announcement to make on social media: she
got engaged!
"We're engaged!"
"Yeah!"
"Whoo!"
"AHHHHH!"
Anna's boyfriend, Matthew, had set up a fake photoshoot with photographer, Kristen Weaver,
but the very real proposal was a total surprise to Anna.
"Love, of course…"
"Elsa?"
"Love!"
What about Elsa?
With more than 750,000 Instagram followers, Anna continues to expand her cosplay repertoire.
But does Anna see an end to her Frozen fame?
Not anytime soon.
When asked how long she'll dress up as Elsa, she told Cosmo, "I think a while.
Because I really can't see it going away anytime soon.
I mean, Cinderella is still a crazy big Disney character.
That's how I think it's always going to be."
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