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Instagram 'influencers' celebrate the summer in luxury

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Ayla Woodruff, influencer and Youtuber, having a dandy old time. Photo / Instagram

Ayla Woodruff, influencer and Youtuber, having a dandy old time. Photo / Instagram

While we shiver through cold mornings punctuated constantly by rain, not everyone is feeling the winter blues.

For the Rich Kids of Instagram July is for soaking up the sun on luxurious holidays across the globe and sharing their lavish lives on social media.

One such rich kid, Johanna Olsson, is possibly in Ibiza. She sealed her social media infamy when she went viral for getting busted Photoshopping herself into Paris.

She clearly doesn't care, as the hilariously poor effort is still up.

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🍁 fall leafs in Paris! Love this city this time of year!! I’m wearing jacket from @prettylittlething advertisement

A post shared by Johanna Emma Olsson (@johannaeolsson) on Oct 17, 2018 at 5:28am PDT

"Professional poker player" Prince Jackson's Instagram profile links only to a website that reads like a Russian Internet scam…"How I Made 7 Figure in the past 3 months.. Using just my laptop and my phone" but he's having a good summer from what Instagram can tell.

This guy @followthenap is a self described do-nothing, who "used to be a copywriter" and now would like you to believe his Instagram account and freelance work ensures he can travel to 5+ star hotels like it's no big deal.

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The Picasso of Doing Nothing™️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📸: @katebe_⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 👕: @talentless

A post shared by ALEX | Sleep. Travel. Hotels. (@followthenap) on Jun 14, 2019 at 10:53am PDT

A quote from a recent profile on him, without a hint of irony; "I think both the luxury sector and influencer marketing are becoming insanely oversaturated.

"I mean, how many blonde, tanned girls in floaty summer dresses looking out at the ocean with a caption like 'Live. Laugh. Love.' can you have? I would hope, somewhat selfishly, that originality will become more of a commodity in both luxury and social media."

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Yeah, lazy boy.. You're the true artiste in all this.

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Ok, this is gonna be controversial: How long should a nap be (20 minutes? 40 minutes? 1 hour?) And at what point does it stop being a nap and you just have to accept that you’ve gone to sleep? 🤔 Answer in the comments please!

A post shared by ALEX | Sleep. Travel. Hotels. (@followthenap) on Aug 24, 2018 at 1:10pm PDT

Not much is known about Alena Esipova other than the details of her love for selfies, Nutella and the fact she was definitely born with a silver spoon in her pout.

She is holidaying in the Maldives, darling.

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Best days ☀️ best place @youandmemaldives 💕

A post shared by A l e n a E s i p o v a (@esipchenish) on Jun 21, 2019 at 3:56am PDT

Esmeralda is having a grand old time in Paris.

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being slice of a mango above whipped cream rooftops of paris

A post shared by Esmeralda A (@esmeraldaa) on Jun 10, 2019 at 7:49am PDT

Isabel is having a peachy time in Bologna.

Let's think about the above for a moment. Imagine watching this go down in an orchard. IMAGINE.

At 37 years old, Dan Bilzerian is not a kid. But his playboy lifestyle (and the fact that his father is a famous corporate takeover specialist) makes him a kid for life.

Apparently all his friends are female models.

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Life’s really about the journey 🍄

A post shared by Dan Bilzerian (@danbilzerian) on Jun 1, 2019 at 5:57pm PDT

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Much happier without a phone

A post shared by Dan Bilzerian (@danbilzerian) on Mar 31, 2019 at 3:48am PDT

In other news, controversial YouTubers Jake Paul and Tana Mongeau aren't on holiday but they did get "engaged" on Mongeau's 21st birthday at a Las Vegas nightclub - but some fans aren't convinced that their engagement is the real deal, despite copious social media "evidence".

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till clout do us part💵 (go watch the proposal video on my channel now!!)

A post shared by Jake Paul (@jakepaul) on Jun 28, 2019 at 1:19pm PDT

If that name rings a bell, it should, but we're dealing with Logan Paul's little brother, who apparently is also popular.

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Jake's older brother (yes, the one who did the suicide forest video) questioned if their union was legitimate on his podcast, going on to argue that Tana is using Jake for his money. Bit rude. Bit suspect. Bit fake.

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im a unicorn 🙃

A post shared by Logan Paul (@loganpaul) on Jul 7, 2019 at 1:48pm PDT

But maybe Logan is just upset his actress ex has moved on - with a human man and ALSO with this rosemary(?).

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oral fixation at an all time high cause I don’t know 📷: @selashiloni

A post shared by Chloe Bennet (@chloebennet) on May 1, 2019 at 11:24am PDT

Mongeau let it slip in their lengthy explainer video titled "To the PEOPLE who think we aren't ACTUALLY engaged..." that the Mercedes Benz G-Wagon car Paul allegedly bought her as a gift was a stunt, but assured fans the engagement is not a stunt.

I personally hope to forget all their names very soon, how about you?

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