Last Saturday (July 20th, 2024), SHEIN (the global fashion and lifestyle online retailer) hosted the brand's second annual Campus Ambassador Retreat and played host to more than 150 of its U.S. Shein Global College Ambassadors. The SHEIN Summer House was held in the swanky Bel Air section of Los Angeles. It featured exciting activations, fun games, light bites, summer refreshments, activities like yoga sessions, personalized jewelry stations, and full-glam makeovers at the SHEIN Studio. The activations included a clothing suite showcasing SHEIN brands such as GLOWMODE and evoluSHEIN and a talk with Caitrin Watson, Director of Sustainability at SHEIN. Watson talked about some of SHEIN's Sustainability efforts with recycling fabrics, using eco-conscious fabrics, and the exchange and resell program. The SHEIN Summer House was a unique and fun event about embracing community, diversity, and networking for these young college women. The brand and its campus ambassador program were a delight, standing out in the influencer marketing space.
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- Brittney Williams
Updated: Aug 16
UPDATE: Per tradition, The 2024 ESPYS will also showcase the achievements of inspiring and courageous athletes who embody the spirit of The ESPYS through three pillar awards – the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage Award, the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance Award, and The Pat Tillman Award for Service. The honorees for each of these awards have now been announced. The ESPYS will honor Steve Gleason with the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage, Dawn Staley will receive the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance, and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex will receive the Pat Tillman Award for Service.
The 2024 ESPYS presented by Capital One were announced earlier this week on June 26th with the show set to air live on Thursday, July 11 at 8 pm ET/PT on ABC, hosted by Serena Williams. ESPYS fans can start voting in all categories at the link here. You can read the complete list of the 2024 ESPYS nominees down below. The star-studded ceremony will relive the highlight moments of the year, honor leading athletes and performances, and bring together the sports industry’s fan favorites and biggest stars. The ESPY's top nominees include Simone Biles, Caitlin Clark, Jaylen Brown, Coco Gauff, Patrick Mahomes, and Shohei Ohtani, with WNBA player Caitlin Clark having the most nominations. Sports stars Patrick Mahomes and Shohei Ohtani seek their second win for "Best Athlete, Men's Sports" hoping to join LeBron James, Lance Armstrong, and Tiger Woods as the only athletes to win the category multiple times. Some other highlights include Haleigh Bryant, Coco Gauff, C.J. Stroud, Juju Watkins, and Victor Wembanyama being first-time nominees.
COMPLETE LIST OF THE 2024 ESPYS WINNERS
Best Athlete, Men’s Sports: Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
Best Athlete, Women’s Sports: A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces
Best Breakthrough Athlete: JuJu Watkins, USC Women’s Basketball
Best Record-Breaking Performance: Caitlin Clark becomes NCAA’s All-Time Scoring Leader breaking Pete Maravich’s Record
Best Championship Performance: Jaylen Brown, Boston Celtics
Best Comeback Athlete: Simone Biles, Gymnast
Best Play: Lamar Jackson Catches His Own Pass
Best Team: South Carolina Gamecocks, NCAA Women’s Basketball
Best College Athlete, Men’s Sports: Jayden Daniels, LSU Football
Best College Athlete, Women’s Sports: Caitlin Clark, Iowa Basketball
Best Athlete with a Disability: Brenna Huckaby, Snowboarding
Best NFL Player: Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
Best MLB Player: Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels
Best NHL Player: Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
Best NBA Player: Luka Dončić, Dallas Mavericks
Best WNBA Player: A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces
Best Driver: Max Verstappen, F1
Best UFC Fighter: Sean O’Malley
Best Boxer: Terence Crawford
Best Soccer Player: Kylian Mbappé, France/Real Madrid
Best Golfer: Scottie Scheffler
Best Tennis Player: Coco Gauff
SPECIAL AWARDS
Jimmy V Award for Perseverance: Dawn Staley
Arthur Ashe Award for Courage: Steve Gleason
Pat Tillman Award for Service: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
SPORTS HUMANITARIAN AWARDS
Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award: Maui Surfing Community
Billie Jean King Youth Leadership Award: Conor Campbell, Ayanna Shah, Hannah Smith
Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year: Angel City Football Club
Stuart Scott ENSPIRE Award Honoree: Brice Christianson
Sports Philanthropist of the Year Honoree: Boston Red Sox Ownership (John Henry, Tom Werner and Larry Lucchino)
Corporate Community Impact Award: JPMorganChase
The 2024 ESPYS Nominees:
BEST ATHLETE, MEN’S SPORTS
Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels / Los Angeles Dodgers
Scottie Scheffler, Golf
Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
BEST ATHLETE, WOMEN’S SPORTS
Caitlin Clark, Iowa Women’s Basketball
Coco Gauff, Tennis
Nelly Korda, Golf
A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces
BEST BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE
Haleigh Bryant, LSU Gymnastics
J. Stroud, Houston Texans
Juju Watkins, USC Women’s Basketball
Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs
BEST RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE
49ers Christian McCaffrey scores a TD for a record breaking 17 straight games
Caitlin Clark becomes NCAA’s All Time Scoring Leader breaking Pete Maravich’s Record
Tara VanDerveer, Stanford Women’s Basketball – gets 1,203rd win to pass Coach K for most by any coach in NCAA basketball history
Max Verstappen wins record 10th consecutive race with victory at Italian Grand Prix
BEST CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE
Michigan’s Blake Corum and Will Johnson, 2024 College Football National Championship MVPs
Kayla Martello, Boston College Women’s Lacrosse
Midge Purce, NJ/NY Gotham FC – NWSL Championship MVP
Jaylen Brown, Boston Celtics
BEST COMEBACK ATHLETE
Simone Biles, Gymnast
Paige Bueckers, University of Connecticut Women’s Basketball
Joe Flacco, Cleveland Browns
Zion Williamson, New Orleans Pelicans
BEST PLAY
Jayda Coleman calls GAME sending Oklahoma to their 4th Straight Championship (6/4/24)
Anthony Edwards Dunk of the Year (3/18/24)
Alabama scores on 4th & 31 to win Auburn (11/25/23)
Lamar Jackson Caught His Own Pass & Ran With it (1/28/24)
BEST TEAM
South Carolina Gamecocks, NCAA Women’s Basketball
Kansas City Chiefs, NFL
Michigan Wolverines, NCAA Football
Las Vegas Aces, WNBA
University of Connecticut Huskies, NCAA Men’s Basketball
Oklahoma Sooners, NCAA Softball
Boston Celtics, NBA
Florida Panthers, NHL
Texas Rangers, MLB
BEST COLLEGE ATHLETE, MEN’S SPORTS
Jayden Daniels, LSU Football
Zach Edey, Purdue Men’s Basketball
Ousmane Sylla, Clemson Soccer
Pat Kavanagh, Notre Dame Lacrosse
BEST COLLEGE ATHLETE, WOMEN’S SPORTS
Haleigh Bryant, LSU Gymnastics
Caitlin Clark, Iowa Basketball
Sarah Franklin, Wisconsin Volleyball
Izzy Scane, Northwestern Lacrosse
BEST ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY
Jaydin Blackwell World Champion Sprinter
Ezra Frech, World Champion High Jumper
Brenna Huckaby Snowboarding Champion
Oksana Masters, Cross-Country Skier/Hand Cyclist
BEST NFL PLAYER
Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns
Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens
Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers
BEST MLB PLAYER
Ronald Acuña, Atlanta Braves
Gerrit Cole, New York Yankees
Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels
Corey Seager, Texas Rangers
BEST NHL PLAYER
Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning
Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche
Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs
Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
BEST NBA PLAYER
Luka Dončić, Dallas Mavericks
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder
Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets
Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics
BEST WNBA PLAYER
Napheesa Collier, Minnesota Lynx
Breanna Stewart, New York Liberty
Alyssa Thomas, Connecticut Sun
A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces
BEST DRIVER
Ryan Blaney, NASCAR
Matt Hagan, NHRA
Álex Palou, IndyCar
Max Verstappen, F1
BEST UFC FIGHTER
Islam Makhachev
Sean O’Malley
Alex Pereira
Zhang Weili
BEST BOXER
Terence Crawford
Seniesa Estrada
Naoya Inoue
Oleksandr Usyk
BEST SOCCER PLAYER
Aitana Bonmatí, Spain
Naomi Girma, USWNT
Vinicius Junior, Brazil/Real Madrid
Kylian Mbappé, France/Real Madrid
BEST GOLFER
Nelly Korda
Xander Schauffele
Scottie Scheffler
Lilia Vu
BEST TENNIS PLAYER
Carlos Alcaraz
Novak Djokovic
Coco Gauff
Iga Swiatek
- Brittney Williams
Updated: Jun 24
Niles + Chaz is a new hair care line for children with wavy, curly, and coily hair. The line's creators, actor, Paramount+ and Evil star Mike Colter, and his wife Iva Colter, a former Netflix VP, is a massive and unique family project with their two daughters also prominently involved. Ultimately, Niles + Chaz Haircare hopes to empower kids of mixed heritage, curls, and coils of all kinds, and kids with textured hair to embrace their mixed and natural textures and curl patterns.
The launch party highlighted the brand's elevated yet carefree, fun, and fresh approach to haircare. Held at the Shole Salon, a surprisingly cozy spot in Beverly Hills, it seemed like the guest list was more with family and friends than industry acquaintances. All were there to support and celebrate the new line. There were also small bites, mocktails for the kiddos, and cocktails for the adults. There was also pizza and even some champagne as well. Plus, There were plenty of photo opportunities and a live demonstration of some of the Niles + Chaz products to see how the products work on a kid's hair. Some of the journalists invited out got to speak with the brand founders, Mike and Iva Colter. Although my time to talk with them was brief. I did manage to squeeze in a few meaningful and pertinent questions. You can listen to that conversation below (just hit the button!) and check out some of the images I took at the event. I had a wonderful time!
Niles + Chaz is a haircare line for children specifically. Its products are Nut Free, BPA Free, and free of harmful chemicals like Sulfates, Silicons, and Parabens, instead using fruits, plants, veggies, and other organic ingredients to create hair magic.
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