The rise of social media has given birth to a new type of star: the influencer.
Many of these influencers have careers outside of social media, but they are famous for being really good at social media, particularly Instagram. These are people with tens or hundreds of thousands of followers checking out their photos, and who brands will often pay money to be associated with.
But part of what makes social-media influencers intriguing is that they let fans into their lives in a casual and intimate way. They aren't peering down at you from celebrity mountain like a Hollywood movie star. They are more like a friend, or perhaps someone you could even date.
But wait, could you?
Well, you might at least have a shot — it turns out a lot of influencers are active on dating apps. Dating app Hinge recently debuted the ability to link your Instagram to your profile, something you can also do on competitor Tinder as well. And in doing so, Hinge found out that some of its users have quite prominent Instagram followings.
Hinge put a list together for us of the 30 most eligible influencers, decided by who had a combination of activity on the app and a ton of Instagram followers. Here they are, along with links so you can actually find their particular profile if you want. Good luck!
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No. 30: Lauren Schramm
Work: Personal Trainer
Education: University of Pittsburgh
Influencer type: Fitness
Instagram handle: @laurenschrammfit
Followers: 27k
City: New York City
No. 29: Matt Weitz
Work: Client Financial Analyst at Marketing Werks
Education: DePaul University
Influencer type: Photographer
Instagram handle: @mattbweitz
Followers: 27k
City: Chicago
No. 28: Laura Stuart
Work: Laura Elizabeth Jewelry
Education: University of Santa Monica
Influencer type: Lifestyle
Instagram handle: @lauraelizabethjewelry
Followers: 13k
City: Austin
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