Aisha Ruperto is an American food content creator. She goes by the username foodgotmewasted on social media and has almost 2 million followers on Instagram.
She was born on 9 June 2002 in Illinois, USA. The 22-year-old internet chef shares short-form food preparation content on Instagram, Tiktok, and YouTube.
Quick Info
Real Name | Aisha Ruperto |
Age | 22 [as of 2024] |
Birthplace | Illinois, USA |
Education | Southern Illinois University |
Height | 5 feet 5 inches [approx.] |
Weight | 62 kg [approx.] |
Ethnicity
Aisha Ruperto is of Puerto Rican and Nicaraguan ethnic roots. She is a Christian by religion.
Her father’s name is Rafael Ruperto. He is a businessman with 20 years of work experience at a company named Dayempur Farm Center for Sustainable Living per LinkedIn. He founded a solo business named Rafi’s Custom Remodeling in 2019.
As per Famous Birthdays, her mother passed away when Aisha was five. However, her father Rafael posted an Instagram post with Shema Ruperto including the hashtag “#wifeysbirthday”, suggesting he is now married to another woman.
Her stepmother Shema is an Executive Director at an NPO named For Kids’ Sake International. The organization aims to support orphanages and schools in Bangladesh, The Gambia, Botswana, and Southern Illinois.
She has a sister Amira Ruperto. She works as a baker at a local cafe/bakery. Also, she shares food videos on her mimiskitchenn Instagram account with 6k followers.
Personal Life
Ruperto was raised in the city of Carbondale. She graduated high school at Carbondale Community High School. She was part of the high school’s soccer team. Additionally, she worked as a pastry chef on weekends at a fine dining restaurant named Tom’s Place.
She joined Southern Illinois University to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the dental field. She completed her graduation in 2024. Her current residence in New York City.
Career
Aisha Ruperto kickstarted her influencer journey by creating a public account on Tiktok. She initially shared lip-sync video before moving to uploading food preparation videos on the app.
She was initially active on the app under the username aishouldstop but that account doesn’t exist at the moment. Her foodgotmewasted account is active on Tiktok where she has 315k followers.
Though she debuted with Tiktok, she became popular on Instagram. She launched the foodgotmewasted Instagram handle in April 2022. However, her following skyrocketed almost a year and half later, in the last quarter of 2023.
In the first half of 2024, she gained more than 1.5 million followers on Instagram. As of August 2024, she has 1.8 million followers. She also reuploads short videos on YouTube where she has 5k subscribers.
Unknown Facts
- She provides personalized videos for $25 on Cameo.
- She shares her Spotify playlists with her followers.
- Aisha drinks alcohol.
- She is represented by Digital Brand Architects.
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Photo credit: @aisha.ruperto – Instagram.