Eliana Ortega started Larger Than Lice as a single mother in New York, with a new language and a problem every parent in the city shares. Twelve years and more than 35,000 families later, her story has been told by news outlets across the United States, Spain, Argentina and Latin America. Here is some of that coverage.
TELEVISION
Univision New York
Video feature on Eliana and the families she treats across New York City.
“Los piojos son parte de mí: la historia de una mujer que se gana la vida matando estos insectos en Nueva York”
Univision
Christian TV
Interview with Eliana on building Larger Than Lice in New York.
Video interview
Christian TV
NEWSPAPERS
La Vanguardia · Spain
Feature on Eliana’s path from single mother to founder of a New York lice removal service.
“Madre soltera se hizo rica sacando piojos: ‘Descubrí una mina de oro’”
29 May 2022
Clarín · Argentina
Profile of Eliana and the business she built treating New York families at home.
“Madre soltera se hizo rica sacando piojos: ‘Descubrí una mina de oro’”
2022
El Universo · Ecuador
The Ecuadorian who built an American dream around head lice.
“Eliana Ortega, la ecuatoriana que logró el sueño americano cazando piojos”
EL Universo
Expreso · Ecuador
How a New York lice specialist turned a childhood nuisance into a career
“Sueño americano a base de piojos”
Expreso
El Salvador.com
Viral story on the Latina lice specialist working across New York.
“Viral: latina gana hasta $3,000 diarios sacando piojos en Estados Unidos”
El Salvador.com
Data Diario
Feature on Eliana’s in-home lice removal business in New York.
“Se hizo rica en Nueva York sacando piojos: ‘Es una mina de oro’”
Data Diario
MAGAZINES & FEATURES
REC Magazine · Visualectores
The inspiring story of a Latina expert in lice removal in New York.
“La inspiradora historia de Eliana Edith, una latina experta en matar piojos en NY”
REC Magazine
Instagram features
Eliana’s story, shared by news and community accounts.
Two featured posts
Media enquiries
Eliana is available for interviews and expert comment on head lice, school outbreaks and in-home treatment, in English and Spanish.