Changemaker of the Year
1. I am the vocalist in a classic rock band.
2. I am on my university’s wakeboarding team.
3. I’ve done a Ted talk.
1. I won “Best of Category” at the Illinois State Science Fair in 8th grade.
2. I can speak English, Turkmen, Turkish, and a little Russian.
3. My favorite hobby is trying new workouts.
1. I'm a diehard Bruno Mars fan.
2. Ideal hangout is a deep convo in the car.
3. Fav dessert is turon, a Filipino banana lumpia w/ caramel yum.
1. I still don't know how to drive...but I've been to 13+ countries.
2. I've grown up loving to write, and I published my first book last year called YOUth!
3. I learned to ride a bike at 16.
1. I am one of five girls, I have four sisters.
2. I grew up playing soccer and running track and spent over 10 years competing in both sports.
3. I have ridden a camel!
Community Builder of the Year
1. I post fun and affordable activities to do in each city I visit!
2. I met Nara Smith at New York Fashion Week!
3. I founded the American Sign Language Club on my campus! @sjuaslclub
1. I only started content last summer so it’s been less than a year!
2. I’ve been on 3 brand trips and made many new friends!
3. I’m one of ten creators for the Cleveland Browns!
1. I made my first hairstyle on braids video in August 2022!
2. I have 2 morkies in NYC.
3. I am going back to school to study dance this fall!
1. I’m a first generation college student.
2. I practice ASL.
3. I have a scientifically large perfume addiction.
Gen Z Voice of the Year
1. I've quit and re-downloaded every productivity app.
2. My dogs @zekeandtrixie sometimes outperform me online.
3. My hobby is cooking/baking and my job is filming it. Same thing.
1. I have fallen down the stairs 12 times this year.
2. I can do a few killer impressions, including but not limited to mickey mouse, the shrimp from shark tales, and kermit.
3. I own exactly 23 teacups.
1. I taught myself magic card tricks in 7th grade.
2. I've been on 3 cross country road trips.
3. I went on a brand trip smack in the middle of midterm season last year bc #yolo.
Creative Visionary of the Year
1. I worked at Teen Vogue and InStyle before becoming my own boss.
2. My book "Making it in Manhattan" had endorsements from Iris Apfel & Betsey Johnson.
3. This year I appeared in my first TV show.
1. I’m a fashion designer with my own brand.
2. I’m synesthetic.
3. I love animals and have a cat named Willow.
1. I founded a community for Texan Japanese fashion lovers.
2. I’m pursuing a career in aerospace medicine.
3. I am an author represented by the agent Eloy Bleifuss Prados at Neon Literary.