![]() “A ton of fans showed up yesterday,” said Lucky Blue’s mother, Sheridan Smith, referring to the stampede of teenage girls who greeted the model when he exited the building after walking in the Sacai men’s show on Saturday morning. He’s the only 16-year-old boy on the international fashion scene who has the power to make people show up in the flesh when he posts on social media. Lucky Blue Smith | Source: Michael Dumler (On Abbot Kinney)Īnd, like Delevingne, Lucky’s fans don’t just follow him online, but in real life, too. ![]() On average, his Instagram posts are liked by about 30,000 to 40,000 people each, or about 10 to 15 percent of his total following on the platform, which is significantly higher than the average rate for fashion brands, which social media analytics firm Union Metrics puts at 4.3 percent. ![]() In the last 12 hours alone, his fans have tagged him in 223 photos, some of which are modeling shots many of which are candid shots taken from his Instagram account others are simply screengrabbed text messages between friends talking about how much they love him. While his follower count is well below the staggering 9.2 million users who follow Cara Delevingne on Instagram, Lucky Blue boasts some impressive engagement metrics. His fans are diverse and global, but if there's one thing they share, it's a near obsession with Lucky Blue. Lucky laughs as they touch his hair, kiss him on the cheek and grab him in places they probably shouldn’t.Īs an 'Insta-famous' male model with about 285,000 followers on the popular image-sharing platform Instagram, you might not know him, but teenage girls most certainly do. There are now over 100 girls huddled in a massive circle around him. Lucky smiles and waves relaxed, engaging and effortlessly charismatic amidst the chaos. Many pull out their phones to snap the stampede. “C’est Lucky!” In the distance, from over by the ferris wheel, at least 40 girls can be seen sprinting in his direction. Inside the gates, four more girls are dancing from foot to foot and tugging each other’s sleeves. They lead him across the street to the Tuileries entrance, where another six girls stand waiting, iPhones at the ready. It’s 4.00pm and the 6’3” sixteen-year-old is walking down a one-way lane that connects Rue Saint-Honoré and Rue de Rivoli when the first fans notice him. PARIS, France - Lucky Blue Smith, who has been compared to both River Phoenix and a young Brad Pitt, posts the Instagram photo at 12.15pm on Sunday from a small café near Colette in Paris's 1st arrondissement: "PARIS Here is another chance to come say hi to me! Come meet at 4pm at the Fete Foraine du jardin Des Tuileries!! Come!!! I wanna meet you all." ![]()
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