Dubai vlogger Supercar Blondie wins international award alongside Trevor Noah and Greta Thunberg

Dubai resident and car influencer Alexandra Mary Hirschi, also known as Supercar Blondie , has been given the title of Best Breakout YouTuber at the Shorty Awards. The winners – who included comedian Trevor Noah , environmentalist Greta Thunberg and actress Jameela Jamil – were announced on Sunday during a digital ceremony streamed on Periscope and YouTube . The annual awards celebrate the best content creators and producers on social media in entertainment, music, technology, business, fitness, fashion, beauty and philanthropy. This was its 12th virtual awards ceremony. Past winners include Taylor Swift, Malala Yousafzai, JK Rowling, Adele and DJ Khaled. Hirschi, 34, who was born in Australia and moved to Dubai in 2008, has about 3.5 million subscribers to her YouTube channel , which offers an insight into supercar culture. She works with carmakers such as Bugatti and Ferrari, and regularly posts videos driving luxury vehicles, although it's widely reported that her first car was a Mitsubishi Lancer. A former radio presenter on Dubai Eye, she has always been a car fanatic. Her love for cars grew from the 14-hour drives she would take with her family growing up in the small Australian town of Boonah. She told The National this year that growing up in a driving culture from a young age did her few favours. The industry was a cold house for women when she began posting her videos. "The majority of people at the events I would be asked to cover were men," she said. "I was the only woman on trips that would have up to 50 people at them." She also told us, pre-pandemic, that she would get "stopped every few metres for photographs" when shopping in Dubai. Best Actor Rebel Wilson Best Animal Maya the Samoyed Best Breakout YouTuber Supercar Blondie Best Celebrity Zendaya Best in Activism Greta Thunberg Best in Arts Dave Pollot Best in Beauty Nikita Dragun Best in Comedy Trevor Noah Watch Noah accept his award while holding a potato here: Best in Dance Benny the Bull Best in Fashion Aquaria Best in Food Juns Kitchen Best in Gaming NoisyButters Best in Health and Wellness Wheels2Walking Best in House and Home Our Faux Farmhouse Best in Lifestyle Les Do Makeup Best in Music TWICE Best in Parenting, Family and Kids The Bramfam Best in Sports Megan Rapinoe Best in Travel Haley Dasovich Best in Weird jackstauber Best Journalist Mona Chalabi Best LGBTQ+ Account Rose and Rosie Best Meme/Parody Account Thoughts of Dog Best Podcaster Emma Chamberlain Best YouTube Ensemble Kian and JC Best YouTube Musician Pomplamoose Gif of the Year And I Oop Instagram of the Year Lizzo post AMAs Instagrammer of the Year Wolfgang TikToker of the Year Avani Gregg Twitch Streamer of the Year MrFreshAsian YouTube Comedian of the Year Morgan Adams YouTuber of the Year MrBeast Phenom Award Jameela Jamil, PK Subban and Eugene Lee Yang

Dubai vlogger Supercar Blondie wins international award alongside Trevor Noah and Greta Thunberg

The winners of the Shorty Awards were announced on Sunday