Karlie Kloss: Supermodel + Entrepreneur + Philanthropist

One of the most iconic Victoria’s Secret Angels of her time, Karlie Kloss has had a multitude of career developments in fashion, entrepreneurship, and philanthropy.

Kloss was first discovered at 13 years old by a representative from Elite Model Management when she participated in a modeling contest at her local mall, the St. Louis West County Center. She walked her first New York Fashion Week in 2008, at 15 years old. She later joined Victoria’s Secret in 2011 where she walked her first runway and established herself as an Angel - a model who has a contract with the brand and is considered to be a spokesperson for the company. However, in 2015, Kloss left the agency to explore different career paths.

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Legendary Glamma: Timeless Style

For NYC-based stylist Dee and her brand The Vintage Point, style, class and glam have no age limit. Dee proves this through her new content series “Granny Series,” in which the NYC fashion connoisseur utilizes fashion to highlight her elderly grandmother.

Dee’s grandmother, Margaret Chola, is seen on Instagram rocking styles that are elegantly timeless and chic, all the while maintaining a hint of modernity to the clothes that her granddaughter styles her in. From fancy headwear to fabulous pantsuits, Miss Chola does not dress to "un-impress."

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Ace-Liam Nana Sam Ankrah: World’s Youngest Male Artist

People spend years of their lives dedicating themselves to getting a world record, but one of the most recent record holders to be welcomed into the Guinness World Book of Records won due to a lack of time. Ace-Liam Nana Sam Ankrah has become the holder of the Guinness World Record for Youngest Male Artists at the age of 1 year and 152 days. He received his award on June 4th, 2024, surpassing the previous record holder, Dante Lamb, who received the record at the age of 3 in 2003.

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Róisín Pierce: O’ Lovely Lace

There’s this misunderstanding that femininity is equal to docility, in other words: be quiet, listen and attend to the needs of others, and never want for more.

Yet the hauntingly bridal visages that Róisín Pierce has put on the runway gives female rage and revolt a whole new face. The delicate interweaving of silk, lace, Irish crochet, bridal veils, florals, ribbons, and bows all create fashion pieces that reinterpret designs that are seen as traditionally feminine. All thanks to one designer working out of her house in Dublin with her diligent mother, Angela.

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Anthony Akinbola: Bridging Identity Through Art

Nigerian-American artist Anthony Akinbola’s 2018 exhibition at the Queens Museum in New York, titled ‘CAMOUFLAGE,’ took the art world by storm with beautiful canvases painted with colorful durags, a popular Black hair product and accessory. ‘CAMOUFLAGE,’ like the rest of Akinbola’s work, abandons traditional conventions of art and encourages spectators to consider the intersections between culture and politics present in his own identity, the art world, and society as a whole.

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Shenseea: Blurring Dancehall and Pop

Kingston, Jamaican songwriter/vocalist Shenseea blurs the line between dancehall and pop to create songs with uniquely effervescent energy through the incorporation of reggae, rap, and R&B music styles. Having grown up listening to Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Céline Dion and the Isley Brothers, and looking up to her idols Nicki Minaj and Rihanna, Shenseea focuses on using her music to touch listeners and inspire them to proudly embrace their roots.

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