Anna DeGuzman started practicing magic as a way to keep herself entertained as a kid. Now, the 27-year-old has turned her hobby into a career and performs for star-studded audiences around the world.
DeGuzman is one of the few women in magic and got her start by performing for friends and posting videos of her card tricks on social media when she was a teenager. She got enough buzz to be featured on “Penn & Teller: Fool Us,” “Australia’s Got Talent,” and in 2023 was the runner-up of “America’s Got Talent,” becoming the first-ever female magician to make the finale.
She’s hit a few career highlights already, like performing with her idol David Blaine and working with Complex to host her own YouTube show.
DeGuzman says her success so far comes down to three big lessons:
DeGuzman still gets nervous when performing, but she has a magic formula for staying calm under pressure. Practice helps, but at a certain point, she says developing an improvisational mindset helps her recover quickly when things don’t go as planned.
