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Courtney Quinn is an American fashion blogger based in New York. She is known for her colourful style and popular blog, Color Me Courtney.[1]
Early Life[edit]
Childhood[edit]
Courtney Quinn was born on July 26, 1990 in Arizona, United States with an American Citizenship status[1]. In her primitive years, she grew up in Arizona and was a dancer and cheerleader until a college injury prevented her from going on to further pursue these passions as a career[1].
Education[edit]
Quinn was a member of her high school student council during her early academic years and later danced at and attended San Diego State University in California, USA[1]. She has received a total of five degrees up to date, including that of her MBA in business and marketing[1].
Career[edit]
Corporate Brands[edit]
After earning her MBA, Quinn decided to take the next step in her career by moving to New York City to pursue fashion[1][2]. She worked in the corporate world for many years designing handbags, clothing, and accessories for major fashion designer brands[2]. Quinn even states that she had worked with and designed pieces for brands like Coach New York, Jonathan Adler, Kate Spade New York, and Tommy Hilfiger, during this part of her life[2].
Color Me Courtney[edit]
Shortly after moving to New York City, Quinn had created a blog which she named "Color Me Courtney" to serve the dual purpose of boosting her résumé in the fashion industry and allowing a creative outlet of self-expression in her spare time[2].
Color Me Courtney is a website formatted blog created by Courtney Quinn and copyrighted in 2017[2]. It contains many links to Quinn's styling tips and fashion content, lifestyle and travel adventures, and self growth journey. It is especially known to have a colourful aesthetic that is representative of Courtney Quinn's excessively colourful and vibrant fashion choices[3].
Quinn eventually grew tired of working for corporate brands and decided to leave her role in handbag development to further pursue her blog as a full time career[2]. She has experienced great success from her decision to blog full time and focus on her brand, Color Me Courtney. Her success can be seen through many avenues of Color Me Courtney, including Quinn's online shop links and expansion to the social media platforms of YouTube and Instagram[4][5][6].
The Color Shop[edit]
Quinn's blog, Color Me Courtney, has a webpage called "The Color Shop". The Color Shop is dedicated to providing viewers with external links to specific clothing items and accessories that Quinn has purchased, worn, and strongly recommends for her viewers to check out[4].
Each time Quinn's webpage users make an online purchase through one of her web-links[4], she makes a percentage commission from the company/brand selling the item. This is where a large portion of Quinn's salary comes from; her fashion choices are displayed on her blog and social media platforms[2][6] where they often attract viewers to purchase items listed in The Color Shop[4].
Video Creator[edit]
As Color Me Courtney increased in popularity, Courtney Quinn expanded her blog's brand onto the video platforms of Youtube, Instagram, and TikTok.
Quinn continues to promote her brand and showcase her fashion choices and lifestyle content via these platforms in the form of vlogs, short clips, and dance videos[5][6][7].
Publications[edit]
Color Me Courtney has been featured in numerous high status publications including those of HGTV, Essence, Teen Vogue, Refinery29, Bustle, and Business Insider[2].
Disney Collaboration[edit]
In August 2022, Courtney Quinn announced that she had designed a Princess and the Frog fashion collection for Shop Disney and Disney Parks to celebrate the Disney Princess, Tiana[8].
Personal Life[edit]
Courtney Quinn currently lives in Manhattan, New York City[2].
Quinn lives with, and is engaged to, her high school flame, Paris. He is also her photographer and business partner[2].
Quinn has many hobbies and interests, including those of photography, traveling, reading, internet surfing, and learning new skills[3].
Quinn and Paris live with Waffles, their French Bulldog pet[2].
Social Media Platforms[edit]
Instagram[edit]
Courtney Quinn can be found on Instagram through the Instagram username handle, "@colormecourtney". She currently has over 730,000 followers on this platform.
Youtube[edit]
Courtney Quinn can be found on YouTube through her YouTube channel page, "Color Me Courtney". She currently has over 9,650 subscribers on this platform.
TikTok[edit]
Courtney Quinn can be found on TikTok through the TikTok username handle, "@colormecourtney". She currently has over 223,000 followers on this platform.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f Staff, CelebsAges com (2018-11-09). "Courtney Quinn – Age, Bio, Personal Life, Family & Stats". CelebsAges. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Color Me Courtney". Color Me Courtney. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
- ^ a b "Courtney Quinn - Age, Wiki, Biography, Trivia, and Photos". FilmiFeed. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
- ^ a b c d marlfey_admin (2017-12-19). "The Color Shop". Color Me Courtney. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
- ^ a b "Color Me Courtney - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
- ^ a b c "Instagram @colormecourtney".
- ^ "TikTok". www.tiktok.com. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
- ^ Quinn, Courtney (2022-08-23). "Color Me Tiana". Color Me Courtney. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
External Links[edit]
https://www.colormecourtney.com
https://www.instagram.com/colormecourtney/