BuzzFeed’s Eugene Lee Yang Mixes Humor With Social Commentary The filmmaker and online personality is a breakout star from the popular video series “The Try Guys.” By ZACH MONTAGUE
A YouTuber Brings Tarot to the People Amber Khan read tarot for decades but really found an audience when she started a YouTube channel, the Quietest Revolution. By AISHA MIRZA
She Makes Fancy Ice Cubes for a Living Leslie Kirchhoff is the founder of Disco Cubes, which elevates the lowly ice cube to an art form. By STACY SUAYA
Ava Nirui Gives Bootleg a Fashion Twist The 26-year-old artist puts a D.I.Y. spin on designer knockoffs. By ALEXANDRA WEISS
A Muslim Fashion Blogger With a Fierce Message Hoda Katebi is the founder of Joojoo Azad, a politically charged fashion blog that challenges stereotypes of hijab-wearing Muslim women. By ALEX HAWGOOD
A College Wrestler Who Is Out and Writes Poetry Dylan Geick, 19, a freshman wrestler at Columbia University, is also half of the adorable YouTube couple known as “Jylan.” By ALEX HAWGOOD
All Media All Star Tommy Pico’s first novel, “IRL,” won accolades. Now he’s working on his fourth book, his first screenplay and a podcast on Grindr. By MIKELLE STREET
Donating Leftover Fashion Samples to Charity Amanda Munz started the Fashion Foundation, which raises money for underprivileged students around New York City. By DAN HYMAN
Popular Japanese Comedian Wants to Bring Her Plus-Size Fashion to the U.S. Naomi Watanabe, a 30-year-old comedian who lip-synced to Beyoncé, wants to open a store in New York. By JOANNA NIKAS
A Clothing Line Based on Her Great-Grandmother’s Aprons Paris Starn, the young daughter of New York artists, debuts her line at Opening Ceremony. By RACHEL FELDER
Meet Jaimie Wilson, a Transgender Activist With Guitar in Hand His before-and-after photos racked up 13 million views on Facebook and expanded the platform for his folk-pop music. By ALEX HAWGOOD
A Rap Video for a Biology Class Was His Demo Reel Julien Turner, 20, is a budding filmmaker at Morehouse College, where he’s also a linebacker on the football team. By ALEX HAWGOOD
A Versace Model, Rapper and ASAP Mob Collaborator. And He’s Only 19. For Judah Lang, a multitalented performer who grew up in SoHo, creativity seems to run in the family. By ALEX HAWGOOD
Super Yaya’s Rym Beydoun Sees the Future of Fashion The Lebanese-Ivorian designer embraces change: “If down the line I want to make tires, I want it to be possible, you know?” By ALEX HAWGOOD
Street Etiquette’s Joshua Kissi Diversifies Stock Photos A self-taught photographer, Mr. Kissi is seeking to create an alternative to photo stock galleries like Getty and Shutterstock. By NANA AGYEMANG
A Young Photographer With an ‘Honest Gaze’ Tyler Mitchell, 22, creates color-saturated images that depict black people and other minorities with authenticity. By ALEX HAWGOOD
Wiki, Formerly of the Hip-Hop Collective Ratking, Strikes Out on His Own The 24-year-old rapper from New York released a debut solo album and isn’t slowing down. By TAS TOBEY
Kiran Gandhi, Former M.I.A. Drummer, Releases Feminist Music Project The outspoken activist made headlines when she ran the London Marathon while “free-bleeding.” By ILANA KAPLAN
The ‘Good Time’ Stylist Has Some Tips for Style on a Budget Miyako Bellizzi, who transformed Robert Pattinson from a “pretty boy” into a greasy-haired con artist, knows how to recreate a look. By JOANNA NIKAS
Kendrick Lamar and Rihanna Wear Her Jewelry Martine Ali, a Brooklyn jewelry designer, got her start as an intern at DKNY, where her homemade silver pieces got noticed. By TAS TOBEY
BuzzFeed’s Eugene Lee Yang Mixes Humor With Social Commentary The filmmaker and online personality is a breakout star from the popular video series “The Try Guys.” By ZACH MONTAGUE
A YouTuber Brings Tarot to the People Amber Khan read tarot for decades but really found an audience when she started a YouTube channel, the Quietest Revolution. By AISHA MIRZA
She Makes Fancy Ice Cubes for a Living Leslie Kirchhoff is the founder of Disco Cubes, which elevates the lowly ice cube to an art form. By STACY SUAYA
Ava Nirui Gives Bootleg a Fashion Twist The 26-year-old artist puts a D.I.Y. spin on designer knockoffs. By ALEXANDRA WEISS
A Muslim Fashion Blogger With a Fierce Message Hoda Katebi is the founder of Joojoo Azad, a politically charged fashion blog that challenges stereotypes of hijab-wearing Muslim women. By ALEX HAWGOOD
A College Wrestler Who Is Out and Writes Poetry Dylan Geick, 19, a freshman wrestler at Columbia University, is also half of the adorable YouTube couple known as “Jylan.” By ALEX HAWGOOD
All Media All Star Tommy Pico’s first novel, “IRL,” won accolades. Now he’s working on his fourth book, his first screenplay and a podcast on Grindr. By MIKELLE STREET
Donating Leftover Fashion Samples to Charity Amanda Munz started the Fashion Foundation, which raises money for underprivileged students around New York City. By DAN HYMAN
Popular Japanese Comedian Wants to Bring Her Plus-Size Fashion to the U.S. Naomi Watanabe, a 30-year-old comedian who lip-synced to Beyoncé, wants to open a store in New York. By JOANNA NIKAS
A Clothing Line Based on Her Great-Grandmother’s Aprons Paris Starn, the young daughter of New York artists, debuts her line at Opening Ceremony. By RACHEL FELDER
Meet Jaimie Wilson, a Transgender Activist With Guitar in Hand His before-and-after photos racked up 13 million views on Facebook and expanded the platform for his folk-pop music. By ALEX HAWGOOD
A Rap Video for a Biology Class Was His Demo Reel Julien Turner, 20, is a budding filmmaker at Morehouse College, where he’s also a linebacker on the football team. By ALEX HAWGOOD
A Versace Model, Rapper and ASAP Mob Collaborator. And He’s Only 19. For Judah Lang, a multitalented performer who grew up in SoHo, creativity seems to run in the family. By ALEX HAWGOOD
Super Yaya’s Rym Beydoun Sees the Future of Fashion The Lebanese-Ivorian designer embraces change: “If down the line I want to make tires, I want it to be possible, you know?” By ALEX HAWGOOD
Street Etiquette’s Joshua Kissi Diversifies Stock Photos A self-taught photographer, Mr. Kissi is seeking to create an alternative to photo stock galleries like Getty and Shutterstock. By NANA AGYEMANG
A Young Photographer With an ‘Honest Gaze’ Tyler Mitchell, 22, creates color-saturated images that depict black people and other minorities with authenticity. By ALEX HAWGOOD
Wiki, Formerly of the Hip-Hop Collective Ratking, Strikes Out on His Own The 24-year-old rapper from New York released a debut solo album and isn’t slowing down. By TAS TOBEY
Kiran Gandhi, Former M.I.A. Drummer, Releases Feminist Music Project The outspoken activist made headlines when she ran the London Marathon while “free-bleeding.” By ILANA KAPLAN
The ‘Good Time’ Stylist Has Some Tips for Style on a Budget Miyako Bellizzi, who transformed Robert Pattinson from a “pretty boy” into a greasy-haired con artist, knows how to recreate a look. By JOANNA NIKAS
Kendrick Lamar and Rihanna Wear Her Jewelry Martine Ali, a Brooklyn jewelry designer, got her start as an intern at DKNY, where her homemade silver pieces got noticed. By TAS TOBEY