Instagram account celebrates Dr. Deborah Birx's signature scarves
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She’s the fashion icon we never knew we needed.
Dr. Deborah Birx became a household name in late February after being named the White House coronavirus response coordinator. Now, the world-renowned medical expert’s snappy sense of style is being celebrated on an Instagram fan account documenting her signature scarves.
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Through her daily White House briefings and media interviews since the outbreak of the viral disease was declared a national emergency, Birx has seemingly tied every one of her looks together with a stylish scarf.
Inspired, one superfan launched an Instagram account in late March to honor the 64-year-old physician’s accessory of choice – and it has since drawn a following of nearly 15,000 users.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Though Deborah Birx Scarves is not officially affiliated with or approved by Birx, account administrator Victoria Strout said the page is growing quite the loyal fan base.
“I’m getting a lot of people who are messaging me knowing it’s a fan account, simply to say they love her,” Strout, a marketing executive from Texas, told the New York Post in a Monday interview.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“Then there are a lot of people who think that I am Deborah Birx, and they will send me very heartfelt messages. I always feel the need to respond to the people who genuinely think I am her,” Strout explained. “But I love that I can be a place where those encouraging words can be pooled.”
Deborah Birx, coronavirus response coordinator, speaks during a Coronavirus Task Force news conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 7. (Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Prior to her appointment on the White House Coronavirus Task Force, Birx served as an Army colonel and was recognized for her extensive work in the global fight against HIV/AIDS, both as the State Department's U.S. global AIDS coordinator and as the U.S. special representative for global health diplomacy.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Fox News’ Matt London contributed to this report.