Val Mercado (born February 17, 1992) is a model, journalist, blogger, and aspiring actress. Her Instagram account, @clothesmindedx3 as gained lots of recognition, as she uses her selfies to create an alter ego. ^[20]

She has over 1.1 million followers on her Instagram account.

Val was born on February 17, 1992 in New York City. Her parents’ names are not known. Her mother gave birth to her when she was just 13 years old, so she is 13 younger than her mom. Her mother was a single mom, nothing is known about the father. ^[20]

She is the eldest child, out of seven siblings, she grew up in New York City.

Growing up, her mom did everything she could to make sure she had a happy childhood.

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She is a high school graduate, she graduated from a high school in New York City.

After high school, she became a full time nursing student in New York City, she later changed her major to Journalism. ^[20]

She began her career as a model while she was a full-time nursing student in New York City.

While doing modelling, she was also doing two other part-time jobs.

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While in college, she was a production assistant on The Wendy Williams Show.

She then went on to work as a fashion blogger and reporter for Seventeen Magazine at red carpet events. ^[15]

She has modelled for big brands like LaQuan Smith, Revolve, FashionNova, Sneak Foot Co, ASOS, Fiorucci, Superdown, Freedom Couture, Philipp Plein and many other brands. ^[20]

She is well known on Instagram for her alter ego selfies, her talent has brought her international recognition. She has over 1.1 million followers on her Instagram account. ^[20]

She is currently in a relationship with actor, AJ Saudin, they began dating in early 2016. ^[16]

She has stated that she suffered from depression, but using Social media a as a means to express herself, she managed to heal from it.^[20]