CHICAGO—OnlyFans model Elaina St. James, a content creator over the age of 55, explains the secret to her professional success on the platform in an interview with Business Insider.
St. James, who is 5 feet 10 inches, dreamed of success as a print and runway model as a teen. She has earned $630,000 over the past two years via her 3,400 subscribers by simply being herself, a "wholesome, funny, positive, smiling, little quirky Midwest mom."
St. James spent her formative years in a series of sales and office jobs that kept her financially afloat but unfulfilled, but in April 2021, after seeing others’ financial success with OnlyFans during the pandemic, she quit the "normal" jobs and made the leap to OnlyFans as well.
Now enjoying a fan base with varying ages that keep her busy with a constant stream of fresh content requests, St. James says that being able to pay for a new car, life insurance, vacations, retirement, and her son’s college fund is a blessing. "I wouldn't have been able to afford it without OnlyFans," she said.
While she admits that being called an inspiration by younger, up-and-coming creators is a nice job perk, "It makes me feel so much better about myself." St. James jokes that she is grateful to her teenage son for maintaining a practical levity about her online fame at home, "He rolls his eyes and calls it cringy."
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