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Watch: Internet users hilariously channel their ‘Grace Mondlana era’ in viral videos

The internet has found its latest obsession, and it’s all about channelling the iconic “Grace Mondlana era.” Grace is a 24-year-old girlie who is making life as an influencer seem effortlessly aesthetic while making big moves. She decided to make the bold decision of venturing into full-time content creation after graduating with her bachelor’s degree in education.

Ever since that decision, Grace has been flourishing as content creation has become the most reliable source of income for her. This is evident as she was able to make a lot of improvements in herself and her family in terms of their standard of living.

She renovated her grandmother’s house and also afforded herself an apartment and a car and started her own classes where she teaches people content creation among many things, she accomplished all these in a space of a year.

@grace._mondlana 2024, a year that I lived with full intention.? To be honest, I felt to entitled to be appointed a job after varsity, because I’m passionate, I’ve worked so hard & the disappointment hit me so hard that God redirected me to a different path.✨ A career that’s still more like teaching but in a broader spectrum, I received more than I asked for.? Ephesians 3:20 ?? #gracemondlana #2024recap #myyear #newcar #firstapartment #newjob #teachersoftiktok #motivation #inspiration #fulltimecontentcreator ♬ original sound – Grace Mondlana ?

Inspired by Grace’s achievements and commitment to changing her life, many interested users felt the pressure to start vlogging and taking content creation seriously. A lot of them have shared hilariously failed attempts stating that Grace scammed them by making it seem that all of it is easy. In the videos, some end up laughing at themselves because they can’t take the vlogging process seriously, such as having to place their phone camera in a room somewhere and then go outside the room to come in again to pass by the camera.

These are some of the videos posted by Tiktok users:

@miss_exau No one’s remaining behind this year?@Grace Mondlana ? #gracemondlana #Vlog #2025 ♬ Little Things – Manana

@averagejoe_101 @Grace Mondlana ? sisi what is this hunny??????????????????????????? #vlogs #vlogging #emberrassing #ndebelegirl❤️ #contentcreator #fupシ #fypシ゚viral ♬ original sound – Averagejoe ?

@nom_kay Grace Mondlana era with my favorite girl ??❤️@Khanyisa_S #southafricatiktok #fypシ #foryoupagе #gracemondlana #Vlog #xhosanation #2025 #fypsounds ♬ original sound – Kamva

@penelopiee__sheebah It Shock me!! #fyp #trendi #gracemondlana #fyp #trendingvideo ♬ original sound – penelope shiba

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