Welcome to the Milk Fam Diaries. At Milk Makeup, we believe it’s not just about how you create your look; it’s what you do in it that matters. We see your creativity on our feeds and hear your support in our comments daily, but we wanted to dream up an interactive way to share a few more pages from your stories. That’s how this series was born. In these diaries, we’ve created a space to have candid conversations with our community on inspiration starters, self-expression, favorite products, and so much more. This week, in honor of International Youth Day, we talk to Maggie, a go-kart prodigy making waves on and off the track.
Maggie Webster hasn’t known rest since she first laid eyes on a racing track. At 13, she’s already a go-kart prodigy and has become familiar with the feeling of winning—multiple times. In a sport where female drivers are few and far between, she’s making waves.
“I think they don’t expect me to be good. Or to beat them,” she says of her competitors. “It’s really fun.” Maggie is more than ready to see more girls like her enter the world of karting, not just in her age group, but also competing up to the highest ranks of Formula 1 racing. “That would be so much more fun to watch,” she says.
While she stays busy competing, she also has plans to become a future fashion designer off the track—a dream that still ties back to her love of racing. “I’d like to design a line with a better pair of gloves,” she says. “When I drive with my gloves on all day, they give me blisters. I think they’d be better with soft padding.”
Wherever her goals take her, we’ll be there, too. Maggie reps Milk Makeup on the track in her trusty helmet and suit. (So next time you spot us on the track, you’ll know it’s Maggie, speeding toward her next win.) Read on for her thoughts on karting, winning, and teaming up with Milk.
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How did you get started in karting?
My brother and I used to always kart indoor tracks in New Jersey. One summer, we went to a summer camp at Oakland Valley Race Park upstate. We took a weeklong camp, loved it, and bought our own karts. Now we go to Oakland Valley and Syracuse every weekend.
How does it feel to be kicking boys’ butts on the course?
It’s my favorite part because when I beat them, they’re really upset—more upset than when another boy beats them.
Why do you think that is?
I think they don’t expect me to be good. Or to beat them. It’s really fun. When I’m on the track and pass them—like I did the other weekend at the start of a race—I feel so empowered.
When I get off the track, they don’t want to talk to me because they’re too scared and don’t want to admit that they were beaten.
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Are you close with your brother?
Yeah. On the track, it’s funny when we’re side by side or I’m behind him or he’s behind me. We’re on the same team so we work together. If there’s someone between us, he’ll hold them up so I can pass.
What’s your favorite racing memory?
There was this one time when we were doing practice starts at camp. The coach put me in first place, and I led them all the way through; no one passed me. There were like 16 kids—boys!
What’s the first thing you’re going to do when you get your driver’s license one day?
I want to get an old Mini Cooper, a 1970s one in blue. Blue is my favorite color because I love the ocean.
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Who are your favorite athletes?
I like George Russell. I want more girls to be in Formula 1; that would be so much more fun to watch.Is there anything else you want people to know about racing?
I’m usually the only girl in the whole race weekend, especially in my age group. There are some girls in the older age groups. But I’m barely around any girls at the track my age—I want more girls to join.
Follow Maggie on Instagram @teamgaragista
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
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