Angelica Nwandu

About

Entrepreneur and founder of The Shade Room, an Instagram-based celebrity gossip account. The New York Times called The Shade Room "Instagram's TMZ." The account has amassed more than 29 million followers.

Before Fame

She graduated from Loyola Marymount University, where she studied accounting.

Trivia

After graduating, she trained for her CPA qualification, but later decided to pursue writing.

Family Life

When she was six years old, her mother was killed by her father. She spent most of her childhood in foster care. She has Nigerian heritage.

Associated With

She was dubbed "The Oprah Winfrey of our generation" by Refinery 29.