Aaliyah

Singer

When Whitney Bjerken was selected to become a member of the US National TOPs B Team, she took what was thought of as the biggest leap of her career till date (December 2016). For a girl who is merely 11, being a national, state and regional level artistic gymnast champion is quite a feat. When girls and boys of her age were grappling with petty issues in life, Whitney Bjerken was pursuing her ambition to become a great artistic gymnast that the country can take pride in. She was only seven when she won the Level 4 to become Georgia AA State Champion. Hungry for more, she became a member of the national squad within three years, Today at 11, Whitney Bjerken is one of the most talented young performers of the sport and is surely going to be a future star of the sport. Not just that, she is also a YouTube star, who started one of the most popular gymnast-centric channels. One-of-its-kind, the channel gives a glimpse of Bjerken's journey as a gymnast and her hard work and perseverance to be at the top of her game. It also inspires viewers to take up the sport professionally. Kudos to the little gymnast wonder!

Kimberly Michelle Pate, who is popular by her stage name ˜K Michelle,' is an American singer and songwriter. She is known for her singles "I Just Can't Do This" and "Fakin" It' as well as for her album ˜Rebellious Soul'. The celebrity is also a talented guitarist and pianist and is often seen with the musical instruments in her albums. Besides this, K Michelle is a television personality who had been featured in many reality shows. The Soul Train award winner is best known for making her appearance on the popular reality series ˜Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta' and ˜K. Michelle: My Life'. Starting her music career with Jive Records in the year 2009, today the R&B singer has emerged as one of the biggest musical stars in the USA. Besides name and fame, K Michelle has also managed to earn millions of fans and followers from all across the globe. As June 2017, the American star had got 4.7 million followers on Instagram and 1.6 million followers on Twitter. Apart from this, she had over 561k subscribers on YouTube. Plus we have to mention, she is extremely popular on Facebook as well!

Draymond Jamal Green Sr. is a well-known American professional basketball player. At present, he plays for the ˜Golden State Warriors' of the ˜National Basketball Association' (NBA). Green is known for playing at the power forward position for the NBA ˜All-Defensive Team' even though, at a height of 6 feet 7 inches (2.01 m), he is technically considered undersized for that role. Green has been repeatedly chosen for this position as he has consistently proved his versatile defending skills to protect all five positions both as an interior and perimeter defender. Green closely studies his opponents for game preparation to boost his play. He banks on his lower-body strength to fetch rebounds, steals, and blocks. Green briefly dabbled with football at Michigan State University, before recognizing his basketball calling. He practiced with the Michigan State Spartans football team and had two plays during the 2011 Green-White spring football game. Green exhibits an emerging NBA trend of versatile frontcourt players who defend multiple positions with equal ease. Green is also good at attack. His impulsive and aggressive play often incurs penalty and technical fouls. He has had ugly run-ins with ˜Oklahoma City' centre Steven Adams; ˜Washington Wizards' guard Bradley Beal and ˜Cleveland Cavalier's' LeBron.

Ryan Stalvey is an American transgender rights activist and social media influencer. After his story of coming out became viral in April 2016, he has emerged as a visible proponent of transgender rights. Stalvey has spent a considerable portion of his life in Jacksonville, Florida. When he was 14 years old, he came out to his biological parents. They did not take the news well and Stalvey was allegedly emotionally and physically abused by his biological mother. She was later arrested for domestic abuse. However, their relationship seems to have gotten better since then and she has made several appearances on his YouTube videos. Stalvey has over 193 thousand subscribers and more than ten million views on his ˜Storm Ryan' channel. On his ˜st0rmryan' Instagram page, he has about 200 thousand followers. Stalvey is also popular on Twitter, on which he has accumulated more than 20 thousand followers.

Nicole Guerriero is a popular makeup and beauty vlogger who has already garnered more than 2.8 million subscribers on YouTube. She covers everything related to hair and makeup, and posts highly informative and engaging videos about DIY hairstyles, makeup tutorials, product reviews, and simple and easy tips to maintain your hair and makeup like a diva! Guerriero also has her own blog called ˜Naturally Nicole' where she posts DIYs, reviews, tutorials and current fashion trends. It serves as an extension to her YouTube channel. She started posting videos a few years ago while simultaneously working as a bartender. She didn't get recognition and fame overnight. It was only after almost a year that her videos started getting appreciated for their wide range of tips and techniques and also for their fun quotient. You will never be bored watching Guerriero put on makeup! The tutorials are very relatable and easy to follow. In her own words, ˜Makeup is art, beauty is spirit' which aptly defines her passion and success as a beauty guru!

Drew Phillips is an American YouTuber known for posting funny videos on his self-titled channel. He was initially popular on Vine account and had earned over 550k followers before the app was shut down. Phillips is a one-of-a-kind entertainer on YouTube with a unique sense of humor that is depicted in the crazy videos he makes! He applies weird face filters and makes use of props like fake skeletons to create videos that are absolutely hilarious to watch. Thanks to his incredible sense of humor, he has accumulated a decent fan following across various social media platforms. Besides YouTube, he has impressive numbers of followers on Twitter and Instagram too. A happy-go-lucky kind of a guy in real life, Phillips is creative and comes up quirky ideas for his videos. He is a family-oriented young man and often features his mother and sister in his Instagram posts.

Moniece Slaughter, also known as Kali, is a popular Television reality star. She became popular on the hit VH1 reality show ˜Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood', which chronicles the life of hip-hop celebrities living in and around LA. She is a host and a performer for on stage programs in cities like Los Angeles and Las Vegas. She is also known for her songwriting skills. She has a career in singing as well and is famous for singing the title track for ˜America's Next Top Model'. A social media celebrity, Moniece has over one million followers on Instagram and more than 130,000 followers on Twitter. She is known for her in-your-face reactions and bold language. Slaughter has been in news recently due to several controversial relationships, and is known to have a strong temper, although that has mellowed somewhat after the birth of her son. She is also openly bisexual and currently in a same-sex relationship.

Madeline Phillips is an American social media star, who gained prominence after streaming live videos on YouNow. She is equally popular on YouTube and owns a couple of channels, where she posts a variety of videos. While her channel ˜ayexmadeline' has accumulated more than 120,000 subscribers, her second YouTube channel, which she created along with her boyfriend Stephen, has more than 90,000 subscribers. She posts daily vlogs, makeup tutorials, hairstyle tips, question & answer videos and much more on both the channels. Madeline is also active on other social media platforms like Instagram and Twitter. She has collaborated with her brother Drew, who is known for his Vine videos. They both have appeared together in many prank and challenge videos. Madeline has also stepped into the field of acting and has appeared in minor roles in a few television series.