Inside the TIME100 Creators Party
Food influencers Keith Lee and Jordan Howlett and Hot Ones host Sean Evans, fashion critic Nicky Campbell, former college gymnast Livvy Dunne, and Giggly Squad podcasters Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo, and more creators featured on TIME's list met and mingled over passed sushi and cocktails like the OOTD-tini, a lychee martini, and the Editor's Choice, a spiced-up margarita.
Beauty influencer Mikayla Nogueira visited with V Spehar, who dissects the latest headlines on their TikTok account Under the Desk News. Fresh off their appearances on the Season 2 reunion of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives , star Taylor Frankie Paul caught up with host Nick Viall. SL Rockfish, who posts grammar lessons under the handle @englishmakesnosense, posed with her husband inside a giant mock-up of a TIME cover. And 12-year-old celebrity interviewer Taylen Biggs—one of the most sought-after figures in the room—made the rounds with her dad by her side.
'You are shaping culture in real time—through storytelling, humor, vulnerability, creativity, and connection. In a moment when influence is often measured in clicks, your work reminds us that it can also be measured in impact too,' TIME's Editor in Chief Sam Jacobs said in his welcome remarks before passing the mic to DJ Eva Gutowski, also known as the musical artist MARISOL, who performed an energizing set.
As the event reached its peak, one attendee took a break with his wife on a bench in a corner, out of the fray. He regularly addresses an audience of more than 17 million online—but that's just him on his own, talking into his phone. This party was something new. Eva Gutowski / @mylifeaseva Krista Schlueter for TIME Kareem Rahma / @SubwayTakes Krista Schlueter for TIME Livvy Dunne / @livvy Krista Schlueter for TIME Taylor Frankie Paul / @taylorfrankiepaul Krista Schlueter for TIME Reinhardt Kenneth and Heidi Wong / @itsheidiwong Krista Schlueter for TIME Leana Deeb / @leanadeebb Krista Schlueter for TIME V Spehar / @underthedesknews and Brittany Ziegler / @divedivelive Krista Schlueter for TIME Camila Coelho / @camilacoelho Krista Schlueter for TIME Joe Ando-Hirsh / @joeandohirsh Krista Schlueter for TIME Hannah Williams / @salarytransparentstreet Krista Schlueter for TIME Hannah and Daniel Neeleman / @ballerinafarm Krista Schlueter for TIME Jae Gurley and Cyrus Veyssi / @cyrusveyssi Krista Schlueter for TIME Haley Kalil / @haleyybaylee Krista Schlueter for TIME Alexis Nikole Nelson / @blackforager Krista Schlueter for TIME Nicky Campbell / @nickycbell Krista Schlueter for TIME SL Rockfish / @englishmakesnosense Krista Schlueter for TIME Cyrus Veyssi / @cyrusveyssi Krista Schlueter for TIME
The TIME100 Creators Launch Party was presented by Ally and #paid.
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