Internet Girl

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Internet Girl
Born
Isabella McFadden

(1995-08-02) August 2, 1995 (age 28)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Years active2018–present
Subscribers137,000 [1]
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Isabella McFadden (born August 2, 1995), known online as Internet Girl, is a Canadian social media personality and noted Depop seller of 1990s and 2000s clothing. [2] [3] She sells clothing found at thrift stores as well as new clothing of her own design. [4] Many of her sales come in the form of "style bundles", sets of clothing with matching accessories based upon a particular theme or style. [5] She has become Depop's top seller in the United States, with her account reaching over 660,000 followers. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

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Early life

McFadden was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on August 2, 1995. [11] She attended Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute in Toronto, and studied communication and film at Concordia University in Montreal, before dropping out to move to Los Angeles to become a Depop seller. [12]

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