In the celeb world, there is no such thing as too much self-promotion on social media. That means anything a celeb does — eat a cookie, take a nap, breathe and walk at the same time — is an opportunity to boost their visibility in the media. A favorite tactic of the celeb set seems to be using their spawn (both human and animal) to set up Instagram accounts. It’s a move to keep their fans happy and to supply the celeb gossip cycle with enough fodder to get people’s minds off trivial matters like the ongoing conflict in the Middle East or whatever.
The Instagram account of Gigi Hadid’s new cat Cleo has been cropping up like crazy lately and unlike some of us who are still out here trying to up our Instagram followers with hashtag sorcery, @therealcleohadid already has over 15,000 followers. And Gigi isn’t the only celeb to use her spawn as an avenue of promotion. Click through the gallery below for a few others who set up Instagrams for their pets and small children.
Celeb Spawn Promotion
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Choupette Lagerfeld
Choupette is obviously the queen of celebrity pets, having raked in 3 million euros from two campaigns last year, which is as much as some of the world's highest-paid models make.
Image: @choupettesdiary
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Cleo Hadid
Gigi's kitten is already more famous than you are — and all she had to do was exist and get adopted by an internationally-known model.
Image: @therealcleohadid
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Cecil Delevingne
Cara Delevingne's bunny has already posed for Topshop. What have you done with your life?
Image: @cecildelevingne
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Ioni Conran
Coco Rocha's daughter has yet to perfect her fine motor skills, but she's definitely got many of us beat in the Instagram department — she boasts more than 36,000 followers.
Image: @ioniconran
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Miss Asia Kinney
Lady Gaga's pooch Miss Asia Kinney has a line of pet accessories in the works and could be releasing a range of organic dog food. Just let that sink in and remember that owning a pet as a celeb can help you turn a profit.
Image: @missasiakinney
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Meredith Swift
Taylor Swift could just post photos of her adorable cats to her own Instagram page, but that simply wouldn't put enough buzz around her name. She started separate accounts for both her cats, Meredith and...
Image: @meredithswift
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Olivia Benson Swift
...Olivia Benson, which really could not be a cuter name.
Image: @oliviabswift
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CJ Thornton
Nothing is cuter than rappers with puppies and Pusha T and his dog CJ Thornton make a perfect pair.
Image: @reupgangcj
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Summer Chamblin
June Ambrose's adorable daughter has had an Instagram account for a while. And while we wonder, "What does an 11-year-old need with an Instagram account?" we must remember that this is an 11-year-old who sits front row at fashion shows on the reg.
Image: @summerhopechamblin
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Prince Hilton
Any dog of Paris Hilton's can expect a pampered life, so if you want to see a dog living better than you are, just head over to this pup's Instagram page.
Image: @prince_hilton_the_pom
