ALENA MCQUARTER
17, Texas
Youngest person of color ever admitted to medical school in the US (at 12); now pursuing her MD/PhD; founder of The Brown STEM Girl non-profit.
Avery Colvert
15, California
Founder of Altadena Girls, a non-profit organization restoring dignity to teen girls following the LA fires in 2025.
Avery Nemo
18, New York
Freshman at Stanford and 2024 TED-ED speaker.
Brooklynn Riley
19, Kentucky
Founder of the positivity campaign Stick2Kindness and competitive cheerleader.
Celai West
17, California
Fashion model, teen confidence coach, and founder of The Chatty Chick & Celai Academy
Charlotte Nebres
17, New Jersey
Professional ballet dancer, author of the first Black dancer cast as Marie in The Nutcracker
Chloe Bryan
20, California
Broadway actor (School of Rock), singer, film actor (Hunters), and writer
Demi Singleton
19, New York
Youngest person of color ever admitted to medical school in the US (at 12); now pursuing her MD/PhD; founder of The Brown STEM Girl non-profit.
Emily Filian
17, New Jersey
Soccer player, 2024 TED-Ed speaker, and mental health advocate.
Francesca Tarantino
17, Texas
Singer-Songwriter | Indie Pop/Rock Artist | Best Singer/Songwriter – Best of Orlando 2025 | First artist with 3 consecutive #1s on aBreak Music | Performed at the first Sunniefest
Gracie Griffin
19, New York
Sophomore at Brown University playing Division I volleyball, who is passionate about political science and theory, and a published advocate for women’s rights.
Grayson Sethi
15, New York
Featured on Day of the Girl Times Square billboard, 2x TED-Ed speaker.
Jordan Reeves
20, Missouri
Disability advocate, actor, author, and founder of Design With Us.
Kensington Tallman
17, California
Emmy-nominated actress (Riley in Pixar’s Inside Out 2 & Dream Productions) | Mental Health Advocate (Brand Ambassador to Girl Well) and animal rights advocate.
Khloe Thompson
18, California
Founder of Khloe Kares, a nonprofit focused on homelessness and water access in Ghana, author, and speaker.
Lexi Anand
22, Florida
Vanderbilt student, singer songwriter with over 600,000 global streams on Spotify
Marley Dias
21, New Jersey
Harvard student, founder of #1000BlackGirlBooks, author, and speaker
Neha Shukla
21, Pennsylvania
Duke student, AI ethicist, author, founder of Innovation For Everyone, activist, and speaker
Noor Hassan
18, New York
Northwestern journalism and economics student, host of the Cancer Echoes podcast, and cancer research advocate who has raised nearly $2 million for cancer research through Cycle for Survival.
Pepper Persley
15, New York
Sports journalist for ESPN, WNBA, NFL, MLB, etc, podcast host, and author.
Riva Barbaria
19, New Jersey
Advocate for diverse representation in media and founder of Minority Mixers and Read the Room.
Sophia Crowder
20, Virginia
UVA engineering student, STEM advocate, and founder of South Side STEM Squad.
Taylor Richardson
22, Georgia
STEM and neurodivergent advocate, social entrepreneur, philanthropist, and public speaker. Spelman College senior studying Biology on a nontraditional pre-med track, aspiring astronaut, scientist, and physician.