18 Facts About Chiara Ferragni

Chiara Ferragni was born in the northern city of Cremona in 1987.

Chiara Ferragni is the oldest of three daughters of a dentist from Cremona.

Chiara Ferragni's mother Marina Di Guardo is an Italian writer from Sicily who worked as deputy director of the Blumarine fashion house.

Chiara Ferragni modeled for the agency for a couple of years and then quit, due to "other goals to reach in my life".

Chiara Ferragni started her fashion blog "The Blonde Salad" in October 2009 with an ex-boyfriend, Riccardo Pozzoli.

Chiara Ferragni appeared on Project Runway 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 Harvard Business School.

In March, Chiara Ferragni was selected for the cover of the April 2015 Vogue Espana, becoming the first fashion blogger to appear on any Vogue cover.

Chiara Ferragni appeared on Lucky magazine alongside Nicole Warne and Zanita Whittington.

In January 2016, Pantene announced Chiara Ferragni was its new global ambassador.

Chiara Ferragni used her social media followership to campaign against the far right party in Italy.

In 2017, Chiara Ferragni was chosen to design costumes for the 4th edition of Intimissimi on ice.

On 29 January 2025, shortly after the news of the trial for aggravated fraud, Chiara Ferragni publicly vented against her ex-husband, accusing him of having always been a false and untruthful person towards her.

Chiara Ferragni accused him of having had other love affairs with many other women.

The probe and resulting sanctions were the result of a partnership between Chiara Ferragni and the Italian food company Balocco in 2022 to market a Chiara Ferragni-branded Balocco pandoro, which is a cake-like bread popular in Italy at Christmas.

The antitrust authority ruled that when buying a Chiara Ferragni-branded Balocco pandoro cake, customers were misled into thinking that by purchasing the product, they were contributing to charity donations to fund bone cancer research at the Regina Margherita hospital in Turin, further suggested by the price differential of over 9 euros for a Chiara Ferragni-branded Balocco pandoro cake, when a comparable Balocco pandoro costs under 4 euros.

Chiara Ferragni has suffered significant financial losses and very serious damage to her image which have undermined her credibility as a public figure and influencer and for this reason many brands have given up and closed collaboration contracts.

On 29 January 2025, Chiara Ferragni was bound over to trial for aggravated fraud, which will begin in September 2025.