Chiara Ferragni () (born May 7, 1987) is an Italian blogger, businesswoman, fashion designer and model who has collaborated with fashion and beauty brands through her blog ''The Blonde Salad''.

Biography

Ferragni was born in

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in 1987. Ferragni is the oldest daughter of three girls, daughter of a dentist from the northern city of

. Her mother Marina Di Guardo is an Italian writer from Sicily who also worked as deputy director of the Blumarine fashion house. At the age of 16, she was hired by the Beatrice model agency in Milan, Italy. She modeled for the agency for a couple of years and then stopped, due to "other goals to reach in my life". She started her fashion

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"The Blonde Salad" in October 2009 with an ex-boyfriend, Riccardo Pozzoli. In December 2011, she was profiled as the Blogger of the Moment in ''

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'', while still a law student at Bocconi University. She has not obtained her University degree. In December 2013, she published an

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eBook, under ''The Blonde Salad''. She modelled for

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in a November 2013 shoot that was subsequently marketed as an ad campaign. In December 2013 she collaborated with Steve Madden to design a 9-shoe collection for Spring 2014. Her business ventures grossed about $8 million (mostly from her Chiara Ferragni Collection footwear) in 2014. Her television credits include the Italian

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as a presenter, and a guest appearance on the Italian variety show '' Chiambretti Night''. She also appeared on ''

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'' as a guest judge during season 13 in August 2014. In January 2015, her blog and shoe line, Chiara Ferragni Collection, became a case study at

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. In March, Ferragni was selected for the cover of the April 2015 ''

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España'', making her the first fashion blogger to appear on any ''Vogue'' cover. Chiara appeared on ''Lucky'' magazine alongside Nicole Warrne and Zanita Whittington. In January 2016,

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announced Ferragni was its new global ambassador. Mattel Inc. created a Barbie version of Ferragni in September 2016, one wearing a white T-shirt, black leather jacket, jeans and Chiara Ferragni Collection shoes and the other wearing a head to toe Chanel look. , Ferragni had 10 million followers on

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. Because of her broad following, she was able to earn about $12,000 for a sponsored post to Instagram. She also used her Social Media followership to campaign against the far right party in Italy. In 2017, Ferragni was chosen to design costumes for the 4th edition of Intimissimi on ice. On 26 July 2017, she opened her first Chiara Ferragni Collection store in Milan. In June 2020, the Italian rapper Baby K published the summer hit "

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" featuring Chiara Ferragni. Ferragni and her husband raised €3 million in 24 hours through a fundraiser to support the San Raffaele hospital in Milan during the

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. In April 2021, Ferragni joined the Board of Directors of

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Group. In May 2021, Ferragni unveiled the Nespresso x Chiara Ferragni collection on her social media. A temporary pop-up cafe was set up in celebration of the capsule. In 2022, she announced the launch of her own line of fragrance.

Recognition

Personal life

Chiara Ferragni's net worth is estimated to be 19 million euros from the income of her three companies. Ferragni and Italian rapper Federico Lucia, known as Fedez, started dating in late 2016 and got married on 1 September 2018 in

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, Sicily. They have two children, Leone (born 19 March 2018 in

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) and Vittoria (born 23 March 2021 in

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). They live in Milan.

Filmography

Television

Discography

References

External links

Shoe design websiteThe Blonde Salad blog
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ferragni, Chiara 1987 births Living people Fashion influencers Italian bloggers Italian expatriates in the United States Italian female models Italian women company founders 21st-century Italian businesswomen People from Cremona People of Sicilian descent Italian women bloggers