Flawlessly styled outfits, must-see destinations, a front-row seat at Fashion Week — this is just some of what you'll find if you follow top blogger Chiara Ferragni, aka The Blonde Salad. But while those pictures are worth a thousand words, they don't say much about the style star, such as how she rose to fame or what she did before then. So we did our research, unearthing the facts about the Italian beauty that you might not even know yet.
From the way to say her name to how she formed her business, read on to get better acquainted with Chiara. Once you're through, we promise — you might love her even more.
She was born on May 7, 1987.
It's Italian!
She just wanted to share her style.
On her blog, she once wrote, "At the age of 16 I've been chosen by Beatrice Models agency in Milan and I worked with them for some years. I stopped because I found other inspirations, other goals to reach in my life."
And called it The Blonde Salad because it was a "salad" of her, including everything from travel to videos to her passions and, of course, her outfits.
Platinum!
Clearly, there's no hard feelings.
He is a photographer and sometimes snaps Chiara's photo.
Naturally.
The Chiara Ferragni Collection.
It was all uphill from there.
That's almost $10 million altogether, FYI.
They needed to know how she did it!
But then went on to pursue fashion.
She admitted that in a video on her blog.
#TheBlondeSaladNeverStops. She also uses #TheBlondeSaladGoesTo along with the location in almost every post.
Chiara appeared on Lucky magazine with Nicole Warne and Zanita Whittington.
Which is why brands love to work with her.
You can follow her — and her fashion! — at chiaraferragni.
She already has 905,000 followers on Instagram and attends Fashion Week events.