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.