Karen Bassily | Before They Were Famous | Egypt's New Instagram Sensation

Moving to a new country, especially one in which you’re totally
unfamiliar with the language, can be hard on anyone. But for model
Karen Bassily it opened up the door to opportunity. Originally
hailing from the country of Egypt, Karen discovered a love for
fashion modeling upon her arrival in North America and her
introduction to “America’s Next Top Model”. Determined to make
herself as famous as the faces she saw parading around on her
television set, Karen not only taught herself English but a host of
other skills as well like belly-dancing, singing, and horseback
riding to give herself as wide an appeal as possible. Each new
skill she developed and every photograph she took along the way
became a building block in the foundation of her career – and
today, she’s in the midst of turning herself into one of the
industry’s most promising young stars with an ever-increasing
presence on Instagram. How did she go from fleeing violence in
Egypt to being featured in a music video for Wiz Khalifa? You’re
about to find out on our newest episode of Before They Were Famous.