The choices made by 17-year-old Jamie Curry have led to her becoming a worldwide internet sensation.
She has a Facebook following of 6.6 million people and her Jamie's World You Tube videos for which she has become renowned have been known to attract over a million views.
Now the Napier teenager has teamed up with Bay of Plenty Police to encourage other young people to make the right choices in their lives and to stay safe.
During a four minute You Tube video, in the quirky style her fans have come to love, Jamie states "I'd rather be uncool than unsafe" and uses two drink-driving skits to demonstrate that it is OK to say 'no' in situations that can put you at risk.
Her reasons for helping to deliver the message are simple.