Biography - Negin Mirsalehi

Who is Negin Mirsalehi?

Negin Mirsalehi is a YouTuber, and Instagram star Dutch by nationality. Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands she rose to fame via Instagram, and YouTube has been featured in Forbes 30 under 30, and is the founder of Gisou Hair.

Negin Mirsalehi – Age, Parents, Siblings

Negin Mirsalehi’s birth took place on November 2, 1988, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. She was born to an Iranian father, a fifth-generation beekeeper, and an Iranian mother, a hairdresser. She is not the only child and has a sibling, an older sister named Negar Mirsalehi.

Other details of Mirsalehi’s early life including her childhood, and parents, are not shared with the public.

Education, Ethnicity

Negin Mirsalehi went on to study Marketing at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam after graduating from high school. She earned a master’s degree in Marketing. 

Her ethnicity is Iranian/Persian.

Negin Mirsalehi – Boyfriend, Husband, Children, Divorce

She began dating her high school sweetheart Maurits Stibbe in July 2006. The couple has been together ever since and celebrates their anniversary every July. Negin Mirsalehi and her longtime boyfriend got engaged in August 2021 while on a holiday in Italy. They are yet to get married. 

They welcomed their first child together, a son named Sam Eduard Stibbe Mirsalehi on July 11, 2022. And as she has never been married, divorce is out of context.

Negin Mirsalehi – Career

Early Days

Mirsalehi was working on her master’s thesis in 2019 when a friend of hers advised her to open an Instagram account. Having joined Instagram in 2012, Negin Mirsalehi soon realized that the social platform gave her a chance to combine her passions - economics, fashion, lifestyle, and beauty.

Her outfits which she shared on Instagram gained massive likes and followers which in turn landed her brand deals.

Gisou, YouTube

Since starting her career as a social media influencer and an Instagram star, Negin Mirsalehi has tremendously influenced the beauty and fashion world. She has worked with numerous brands like NARS, PatBO, L'Oreal, Temptu, Forever 21, Dior, D&G, and Lancôme.

In 2015 she and her longtime boyfriend Maurits Stibbe quit their job at PwC as strategic consultants to help her launch their own hair care line, Gisou a blend of honey and oil. She had even turned down an $800,000 deal with a leading hair-care brand to focus on her own brand.

Moreover, Mirsalehi also promotes her products on her blog and was featured in the 2018 Forbes 30 under 30 alongside Nikkie De Jager and in Harper’s Bazaar. In addition, Negin Mirsalehi is also a YouTuber with over 385k subscribers. She mostly does travel, and lifestyle videos.

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Negin Mirsalehi – Net Worth, Salary

According to Forbes, Negin Mirsalehi is paid up to $20,000 per sponsored post but most of her posts are not sponsored. And her net worth is estimated at around $4 million while her annual salary is under review.

Negin Mirsalehi – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

On social media handles including Instagram, and Facebook, Negin Mirsalehi is active with 5.7 million and 172k followers respectively but is absent from Twitter. Her YouTube channel has over 385k subscribers and her official website neginmirsalehi.com makes sales of her products.