Maya Nilsen

One search query of Maya Nilsen on the internet and you’d instantly get aesthetically-pleasing, well-curated visuals and style inspiration both from YouTube and Instagram. “I started early. I got into fashion aged 16,” six years ago. It instantly became the go-to for fashion enthusiasts looking for style inspiration and now the channel has racked up 526K subscribers and counting. “They used to tell me the easiest way was to write a blog but I thought my life wasn’t that interesting to write about so my friend Julia and I put up videos on YouTube and only a few people were doing that before,” Maya gushes. It opened a lot of doors for Maya, allowing her to work with big brands and exploring the possibilities in store for her. But recently, she revealed that she has left . “I thought maybe I was just in a creative dip and I lost the passion for filming and editing videos.”