The 9 internet babes you should be following

FORGET Kim Kardashian and the girls from A Bikini A Day, the internet has a new wave of stars you may not have heard of and you need to start following.

Plus-size model Tess Holliday is definitely one to watch.

FORGET Kim Kardashian and Taylor Swift, the internet has a new wave of young stars that you might not have heard of ... yet.

With followers mounting into the millions through their assaults on Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram and Facebook, it’s only a matter of time before they become verified fresh. Forgoing foodstagram and fitspo, these internet babes post about everything from feminism and body positivity, to pop culture and original fashion. Here are 11 women you need to be following online:

Bei Badgirl

Bei Badgirl

The Sydney illustrator lives and breathes her “just be cute and don’t worry” motto, with her Instagram and Tumblr posts rarely veering away from a pastel palette as she shares pictures of her jetsetting lifestyle including DJing in Tokyo, working with Mattel and Hello Kitty and hanging out with her “international girl gang” in LA. Her Twitter is full of hilarious observations about fashion and dating life.

Bei Badgirl

Tess Holliday

The flame-haired beauty has become one of the poster girls for plus-sized women everywhere, breaking into the modelling industry despite not fitting the ‘conventional’ catwalk mold. Better known as Tess Munster (before she adopted her fiance Nick Holliday’s surname), the mother of one also founded the global movement ‘Eff Your Beauty Standards’ and has over half a million followers on Instagram. It’s easy to see why.

Tess Holiday is taking the modelling world by storm.

ALBinWonderland

ALBinWonderland.

Essentially she’s Princess Bubblegum in the real world. The Canadian model, artist and feminist has become one of the biggest YouTube personalities over the past five years, with her videos covering everything from battling patriarchy and racism, to ASMR and popular cartoon shows. The pink-haired ALB’s Instagram and Tumblr is truly like a trip to Wonderland, with her often showing off art, fashion and hair wizardry — all with her signature touch of humour.

Kate Leth

With celebrity admirers like Neil Gaiman, it’s no wonder comic book writer and artist Kate Leth has become a warrior princess of the internet generation. After blowing up on Tumblr, her fans can follow her everyday antics on Instagram and Twitter as she travels around the world to conventions, gets drunk with fans and works through her many creative projects including Edward Scissorhands, Power Up and LBGT cartoon strips.

Kate Leth.

The founder of female comic book retailer support group The Valkyries, she also hosts the Less Than Live podcast as Kate Or Die (her internet alter-ego).

Kate Leth signing one of her comic books.

Gabi Fresh

Fresh by name and fresh by nature, the stunning plus-size model, style blogger and passionate feminist is an outspoken force on the internet, calling out injustice when she sees it and speaking up for women of all shapes, cultures and races. This should come with a warning though, as her Instagram account will give you chronic life envy.

The wonderful life of plus sized model Gabi Fresh.

Lauren Winzer

She’s the go-to tattoo artist for Miley Cyrus and with her tongue-in-cheek pop culture tattoos that include a shaved Britney Spears and Lisa Simpson quotes, it’s no wonder Lauren has an almost cult-like following.

Sydney tattoo artist Lauren Winzer with Miley Cyrus.

The Sydney local from Hunter And Fox is a big advocate of the selfie and also shares regular shots of her tattoo work with her 140,000 odd followers.

Lauren Winzer.

Mel Stringer

This Brisbane based artist has become somewhat of an internet celebrity for her super cute body positive illustrations that feature babes with bellies, beauties with booties and thick-thighed goddesses.

Brisbane artist Mel Stringer is an internet star.

Keep an eye out for her adorable pug Grover who loves ball pits, lettuce leaves and also has his own online following (with millions of views on YouTube).

Yassmin Abdel-Magied

Most recently seen as the bright spot — visually and intellectually — on Q&A’s female-centric episode for International Women’s Day, her Twitter account acts somewhat like brain food.

The mechanical engineer, social rights activist and writer was named as one of the Australian Financial Review’s 100 Women of Influence and is definitely one to watch.

Track Colour at the Gold Coast 600 Surfers Paradise street circuit.Yassmin Abdel-Magied from Brisbane loved the racing.

Babs Tarr

The coolest kid in comics right now, the artist is single-handedly responsible for turning Sailor Moon into a girl-gang and Barbara Gordon into the kind of gal who can fight criminals in a gorgeous purple costume and still find time to take a selfie on the latest run of Batgirl. The ashy-haired beauty has over 30,000 followers on Instagram, often sharing pics from the DC back lot, art progress shots and her Nineties-inspired fashion snaps.

Babs Tarr is the coolest kid in comics right now.