Name: Joey Graceffa
Age: 21
Hometown: Los Angeles
Connection to your teammate: Friends
Current occupation: YouTube Host
Describe what you do: I make daily videos on YouTube. I share my life stories and bring people along my journey!
3 words to describe you: Nerdy, determined and loveable.
Favorite hobbies: Making videos, reading and playing video games.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Moving from Boston to LA at 19 to make a life for myself.
What famous person reminds you of yourself? Ryan Seacrest
What famous person reminds you of your teammate? Zooey Deschanel
What scares you most about traveling? Flying. I’m not a huge fan of flying because of turbulence, but I get over it pretty fast.
What excites you most about traveling? Seeing new parts of the world and actually seeing new things with my own eyes!
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: Meghan can be stubborn at times.
Pet peeve about your teammate: She sometimes acts like she is weaker than she really is. She is also very stubborn!
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Japan, because I am a huge anime nerd and it would be so cool to see the Japanese lifestyle in person!
What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? To go on an amazing adventure with my best friend!
Name: Meghan Camarena
Age: 25
Hometown: Los Angeles
Connection to your teammate: Friends
Current occupation: YouTube Host
Describe what you do: I write, direct, edit and star in creative music videos and vlogs on YouTube as Strawburry17. I’m also a host on Teen.com
3 words to describe you: Tenacious, cute and extreme.
Favorite hobbies: Skateboarding, hiking and watching movies.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Moving to LA. No one ever leaves Modesto. I’m no George Lucas but I’m proud of how far I’ve come.
What famous person reminds you of yourself? Zooey Deschanel
What famous person reminds you of your teammate? Justin Bieber
What scares you most about traveling? Someone stealing me like in the movie Taken.
What excites you most about traveling? Seeing the world and trying new things!
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: When Joey is upset, he gets really quiet and has a hard time explaining why he’s upset. This can potentially be a problem if we’re not communicating.
Pet peeve about your teammate: He can sometimes be a Diva.
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? I would love to visit Rome, Italy! I heard it is beautiful and the food is amazing!
What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? By working together with Joey I hope to have a stronger friendship and be a better teammate! I hope we both come out of the race believing in ourselves by doing something we didn’t think we could. I want to be challenged to do things I’ve never done before and make my family proud.
