Scouring Instagram for people to follow is a hard job (at least for us, millennials), especially when you’re looking for something that’s unique and inspiring. To make life easier for you, we’ve come up with a list of nine Middle-Eastern women who are taking over Instagram by storm. These digital goddesses are amassing a large audience using their influential social media power to secure major deals. So, let’s forget about the Kardashians for a minute and focus on the queens who will will give you some workspiration to be better.
Zeynab El Helw
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With a master’s degree in International business and having worked in Dior as a marketing manager, El Helw now runs her own online blog and boutique, Fashion Pirate. Today, she is a well know fashion/lifestyle/travel blogger in the Middle East and Europe, a successful entrepreneur and a newlywed.
Followers: 687,000
Ascia
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Owner of Desert Baby Kuwait and co-founder of Seoul Kool, Ascia has gained a cult following due to her unique fashion style and her YouTube tutorials.
Followers: 2.5 million
Karen Wazen
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A beautiful mother of three, including twins, who runs a blog called Karen’s Choice, where she likes to document her fashion and décor finds along with the day to day life of being a mom.
Followers: 829,000
Mrs Keepa
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A mother of two and a fashion designer, Maria Yeya runs her own fashion brand and runs her personal style Instagram page.
Followers: 127,000
Fouz Alfahad
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Known for her makeup tutorials and classy fashion taste, Alfahad has and a mini reality show on YouTube and a M.A.C lipstick named after her!
Followers: 2.6 million
Hadia Ghaleb
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She’s an Egyptian entrepreneur who founded her own production company, GPH. Ghaleb is famous for her distinct fashion style and she was even featured on E! Entertainment’s reality show ‘My Fabulous Me.’
Followers: 1.1 million
The Abduls
Saudi blogger sisters, Thana and Sakhaa, have a cult Instagram following on the rise. They launched their new business ‘Coded Nation’ and they’ve been featured on Vogue Arabia and Harper Bazaar Arabia.
Followers: 80,000
Joelle Mardinian
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A talented makeup artist and a beauty expert who runs her own celebrity salon and leading beauty house in the Middle East.
Followers: 9.2 million
