Clémence von Mueffling was born and raised in Paris. She studied economics and finance studies at the Université Dauphine in Paris, and then transferred to the prestigious ESCP-EAP program during which she studied for a year each in Oxford, England; Madrid; and Paris. After finishing her business degree in Paris, she worked in marketing at Dior for their Prestige skincare lines. She moved to New York City in 2007 and launched Beauty and Well-Being, an online magazine, to instant acclaim in 2014.