10 Celebrities You Forgot Were Discovered on Social Media

Believe it or not, there was a time before Instagram. In fact, there was a time when the internet didn’t exist at all, meaning posts like the one you’re reading right now would’ve never been written. We know: shocking. It’s hard to imagine, but we remember the days when you had to read a magazine to get celebrity news. Made out of paper. That you bought from the store.

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Now, Instagram influencers know how to use the internet to their advantage, making big bucks off of sponsored posts and plugged “OOTDs”. And there are also lots of up-and-coming stars using the internet to their advantage.

Whether it’s via Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, or the now-defunct Vine and MySpace, people have found all sorts of ways to become famous. From Justin Bieber to Kate Upton, take a look at the 10 celebrities who made the jump, ahead.