Spoiler alert: not as beautiful and luxurious as they are now.
Fan idols are ideals that embody the very best. We often forget that all the stars are ordinary people, and their appearance is the result of hard work. Kate Klapp, Maria Wei, Sonya Esman, Sasha Spielberg, we carefully studied the Instagram of the Russian You Tube princesses and followed how they looked at the dawn of their fame.
In the open spaces of the Russian You Tube, Ekaterina Trofimova is better known under the pseudonym Kate Klepp. The future star was born on May 19, 1993 in Moscow. More than 6 million people have subscribed to its first channel, and more than 1,5 million people to the second. Instagram has almost 7 million followers. A total of 39 female bloggers around the world have as many followers as she does.
Kate Klepp holds the title of the most influential girl on Russian You Tube. The first video on her channel appeared in 2008. Kate shares her beauty secrets and vivid episodes of her life with the public. Everything is extremely simple: turn on the camera, eat a lemon and get 6 million views. In the next video, the girl is armed with brushes, concealer, eyeliner, and her make-up tricks fascinate 7 million viewers. Kate has already managed to feast on marshmallows in the Beeline commercial, taught Ivan Urgant the basics of top blogging on Channel One and played herself in the Molodezhka TV series.
Sasha Spielberg is a Russian video blogger, singer and aspiring model. She became the first underage girl in Russia to receive official channel confirmation from You Tube. Her videos are watched by 6,1 million people, and on Instagram the girl is followed by 4,7 million subscribers. Sasha was born on November 27, 1997 in Moscow, but she went to first grade in Cyprus. Due to asthma, the parents decided to move the child to a warm and dry climate. Returning to Moscow was a blow.
Hoping to somehow unwind, Alexandra began filming and uploading videos for her Cypriot friends. In 2010, she opened a channel on You Tube, where she posted music content. Then, at the request of her parents, Sasha took a pseudonym. Rumor has it that her real name is Balkovskaya. Two years later, a second channel was opened – a personal blog, with videos about fashion, cosmetics and travel.
Maria Wei’s channel has 4,3 million subscribers, and she is deservedly considered one of the top female bloggers of Russian You Tube. A little more followers have subscribed to her Instagram – as much as 5 million.
The first videos of the young talent were filmed back in school, despite the skepticism of parents and friends. The girl opened her channel in April 2012 and took the pseudonym Maria Wei. The future star promised her mother that her real name would never come up. Her channel is dedicated to cosmetics, body care, fashion and show business news. It receives 3 thousand subscribers daily. Maria is called the “sex symbol of Runet” for her model parameters: a miniature figure, gorgeous hair, an angelic face, a charming smile and a relaxed manner of communication.
23-year-old beauty Sonya Esman is a model, actress and fashion blogger. The girl was born in St. Petersburg on June 6, 1995 and at the age of five moved with her parents to Canada. In 2009, the girl opened her first channel on You Tube – an English-language one. There she broadcast about skin care and makeup. In 2011, her first video appeared on the Russian-language channel, which now has 1,8 million subscribers. Almost the same number of followers follow her on Instagram – 1,9 million people. At the age of 18, Sonya began her modeling career by signing a contract with the Canadian modeling agency Plutino. The girl managed to play in the TV series “Force Majeure” and “Recruited Cops”. She has modeled for Maybelline Canada and signed contracts with Dior and Victoria’s Secret. In 2016, Glamor magazine named Sonya Fashionista of the Year.
Future top blogger Yulia Pushman was born in Moscow on December 28, 1997.
The girl decided to open her own channel on You Tube in 2013. The first video quickly gained several thousand supervisors. Julia filmed her walk through the mall on her mobile phone. Following on the channel appeared numerous vlogs: about personal care, about everyday makeup, about age and much more.
Today, Pushman’s audience on You Tube is 1,8 million. More than 2 million followers follow the blogger on Instagram. On November 1, 2017, she made her debut with a video for the song “Why”.
Brown-eyed mulatto Marie Senn is a popular You Tube video blogger who wins subscribers with a wonderful sense of humor, natural magnetism and, of course, beauty. She has over 3 million conquered hearts on You Tube and over 2 million on Instagram. The girl was born on June 29, 1993 in Ukraine, and her full name is Senn Rokhaya-Mari. Marie owes her unusual appearance to a dad from African Senegal. Having moved to Moscow, the sultry beauty worked as a model. In her free time, she filmed videos with well-known video bloggers at that time Galya Rover, Dima Krikunov and Maryana Ro. In 2012, the mulatto registered her own channel, where she now uploads humorous sketches, humorous scenes with her beloved, cosmetic and life-style videos. Marie also created her own beauty box, which has become very popular among bloggers.