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I'm stuck in new blog jail, so here are the meanings of all my muses names as of 8/3/23.

Katerina - Russian version of Katherine From the Greek name Αἰκατερίνη (Aikaterine). The etymology is debated: it could derive from an earlier Greek name Ἑκατερινη (Hekaterine), itself from ἑκάτερος (hekateros) meaning "each of the two"; it could derive from the name of the goddess Hecate; it could be related to Greek αἰκία (aikia) meaning "torture"; or it could be from a Coptic name meaning "my consecration of your name". In the early Christian era it became associated with Greek καθαρός (katharos) meaning "pure", and the Latin spelling was changed from Katerina to Katharina to reflect this.

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Sarah - Means "lady, princess, noblewoman" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of Abraham's wife, considered the matriarch of the Jewish people. She was barren until she unexpectedly became pregnant with Isaac at the age of 90. Her name was originally Sarai, but God changed it at the same time Abraham's name was changed (see Genesis 17:15).

In England, Sarah came into use after the Protestant Reformation. It was consistently popular in the 20th century throughout the English-speaking world, reaching the top of the charts for England and Wales in the 1970s and 80s.

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Natasha - From the Late Latin name Natalia, which meant "Christmas Day" from Latin natale domini. This was the name of the wife of the 4th-century martyr Saint Adrian of Nicomedia. She is venerated as a saint in the Orthodox Church, and the name has traditionally been more common among Eastern Christians than those in the West.

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Hannah - From the Hebrew name חַנָּה (Channah) meaning "favour, grace", derived from the root חָנַן (chanan). In the Old Testament this is the name of the wife of Elkanah. Her rival was Elkanah's other wife Peninnah, who had children while Hannah remained barren. After a blessing from Eli she finally became pregnant with Samuel.

As an English name, Hannah was not regularly used until after the Protestant Reformation, unlike the vernacular forms Anne and Ann and the Latin form Anna, which were used from the late Middle Ages. In the last half of the 20th century Hannah surged in popularity and neared the top of the name rankings for both the United States and the United Kingdom.

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Maria - Latin form of Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם (see Mary). Maria is the usual form of the name in many European languages, as well as a secondary form in other languages such as English (where the common spelling is Mary). In some countries, for example, Germany, Poland, and Italy, Maria is occasionally used as a masculine middle name.

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Fictional Characters I'll Write For:

Cyberpunk - Meredith Stout, Evelyn Parker, Rosalind Myers, Judy Alvarez, Alt Cunningham, Claire Russell, Kate, Kiwi, Gloria Martinez & Young Rouge

Marvel - Any either from the Movies, Series or Comic Books (Female Characters Only)[except for Kate Bishop]

DC - Any either from the Movies, Series or Comic Books (Female Characters Only)

The School For Good & Evil: Leonora Lesso & Clarissa Dovey

Fast & Furious: Cipher, Riley Hicks, Gisele Yashar, Ramsey, Letty Ortiz, Mia Toretto, Hattie Shaw, Tess, Margarita, Monica Fuentes & Elena Neves

Jujutsu Kaisen: Maki Zenin, Yuki Tsukumo, Kaori Itadori, Mei Mei, Shoko Ieiri, Mai Zenin, Manami Suda, Nagi Yoshino, Utahime Iori & Saori

Pokémon - Jessie, Aldith, Cassidy, Bea, Nessa, Nemona, Professor Sada, Rika, Cynthia, Diantha, Carmine, Raifort, Dendra, Eri, Mela, Briar, Miriam, Perrin, Tulip, Klara, Melony, Alexa, Bryony, Carrie, Cherie, Clair, Cogita, Officer Jenny, Jupiter, Lorelei, Lusamine, Malva, Onia, Palina, Professor Burnet, Shelly, Sima, Skyla, Soliera, Wicke & Lucca

The Little Mermaid: Ariel, Queen Athena, Arista, Attina, Adella, Alana, Andrina & Aquata

Ghostbusters: Jillian Holtzmann

Wednesday/Addams family: Larissa Weems, Morticia Addams & Marilyn Thornhill

Winx Club - Icy, Darcy, Stormy, Bloom, Stella, Daphne, Diaspro, Selina, Venomya, Cyan, Kalshara, Kalima, Nebula, Vertigo, Virus, Banshee, Obscura, Stoney, Sinka, Veronique, Zulema, Roxy, Stella, Musa, Tecna, Flora & Aisha

Monster High: Nora Bloodgood, Clawdeen Wolf, Clawdia Wolf, Scary Stone, Cleo De Nile, Nefera De Nile, Toralei Stripes, Meowlody, Purrsephone, Abbey Bominable, Draculaura, Elissabat, Frankie Stein, Lagoona Blue, Amanita Nightshade, Ari Hauntington, Avea Trotter, Sirena Von Boo, Bonita Femur, Catrine DeMew, Catty Noir, Dayna Treasura Jones, Gigi Grant, Djinni (Whisp) Grant, Gooliope Jellington, Gory Fangtell, Jane Boolittle, Jinafire Long, Skelita Calaveras, Rochelle Goyle, Moanica D'Kay, Operetta, Robecca Steam, Silvi Timberwolf, Spectra Vondergeist, Venus McFlytrap, Wydowna Spider, Astranova, Batsy Claro, Clair, Luna Mothews, Honey Swamp, Kala Mer'ri, Peri and Pearl Serpentine, Posea Reef, Kiyomi Haunterly, River Styxx, Vandala Doubloons, Marisol Coxi, Viperine Gorgon, C.A. Cupid, Casta Fierce, Lorna McNessie, Mouscedes King, Scarah Scream, Iris Clops, Teresa Thornwilliow & Principal Revenant

Mortal Kombat: Kitana, Sonya Blade, Sindel, Cassie Cage, Jade, Khameleon, Frost, Skarlet, D'Vorah, Ferra & Jola

Once Upon A Time - Ruby, Emma Swan, Belle, Blind Witch, Regina Mills, Maleficent, Zelena, Anna, Elsa, Blue Fairy, Mulan, Jack (Jacqueline)

My Hero Academia - Nemuri Kayama, Nana Shimura, Rumi Usagiyama, Chitose Kizuki, Ryuko Tatsuma, Emi Fukukado, Ryuko Tsuchikawa, Shino Sosaki, Kaina Tsutsumi, Teka Todoroki, Uwabami, Yu Takeyama, Konako Haizono, Kaoruko Awata, Saiko Intelli, Fuyumi Todoroki, Rei Todoroki, Mitsuki Bakugo, Mei Hatsume, Kiruka Hasaki, Sirius, Chikuchi Togeike, Cathleen Bate, Camie Utsushimi, Beros & Meryl

Tinkerbell - Vidia, Spike, Zarina, Chase, Glimmer, Queen Clarion & Nyx

Star Wars - Captain Phasma, Rey Skywalker, Ahsoka Tano, Hera Syndulla, Sabine Wren, The Armorer & Chewbacca(Platonic)

Voltron: Legendary Defenders- Kroila, Acxa, Hira, Honerva, Veronica, Zethrid, Narti & Ezor.

High Rise Invasion - Yayoi Kusakabe & Dealer Mask

She-ra and the Princess of Power - Catra, Adora & Shadow Weaver

The Dragon Prince - Amaya, Janai, Sarai, Annika, Neha, Kim’dael, Opeli, Fareeda, Khessa, Tiadrin, Aditi, Rayla, Bloodmoon Huntress, Lujanne, Sabah, Miyana, Claudia & Nyx

Power Rangers - Dayu, Posiandra, Roxy, Karone/Astroema, Psycho Pink, Kimberly Hart

Criminal Minds - Emily Prentiss & Jennifer Jareau(JJ)

MPHFPC & MP - Alma Peregrine & Mary Poppins

The Legend Of Korra & ATLAB - Korra, Asami, Izumi, Kuvira, Kyoshi, Lin, Prosecution Attorney (Don't know her name), Suyin, P'Li, Azula, June, Ursa & Toph

DOTA Dragons Blood - Drysi, Vanari, Rylai, Selemene, Mirana, Lina, Aurouth, Luna & Marci

Barbie: Queen Calissa, Delancy Devin, Alexander Privet, Anemone, Coral, Jacqueline, Lillian Roxelle, Melody & Marlo

Demon Slayer: Daki, Kanae Kocho, Nezuko Kamado, Ruka Rengoku, Shinobu Kocho, Spider Demon(Mother), Susamaru, Tamayo, Nakime, Koinatsu, Makio, Mukago, Ozaki, Satoko, Suma, Amane Ubuyashiki, Hinatsuru & Mitsuri Kanroji

Miraculous Ladybug: Marinette Dupain-Cheng (older), Nathalie Sancoeur, Alix Kubdel (older), Caline Bustier, Emilie Agreste, Fei Wu, Juleka Couffaine (Older) & Ondine

Arcane: Vi, Mel Medarda, Sevika, Grayson, Jinx

Castlevania: Morana, Carmilla, Lenore, Hermina, Raman, Striga & Erzsebet Báthory

Blood Of Zeus: Alexia, Hera, Fates, Gaia, Athena, Artemis, Enyo, Hestia, Rhea, Ariana, Persephone, Aphrodite, Demeter, Electra, Gorgo, Iris, Blade Lady, Scylla, Briares & Hecate

Naruto: Yuuhi Kurenai, Kushina Uzumaki, Ino Yamanaka, Hanabi Hyuuga, Guren, Yugito Nii, Ameyuri Ringo, Yugao Uzuki, Natsuhi, Fuuka, Suiren, Pakura, Hinata Hyuuga, Temari, Ruka & Kakashi Hatake(Platonic)

Twilight: Esme, Alice, Bella, Rosalie, Victoria, Tanya Denali, Irina & Kate

Descendents: Mal, Evie, Audrey, Lonnie, Jordan, Uma & Harry Hook

Pitch Perfect: Kommissar, Chloe Beale, Beca, Aubrey, Cynthia Rose, Calamity & Emily Junk

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Flyeralarm Bundesliga Transfers 2020/21

VFL Wolfsburg

Out

Noelle Maritz (Arsenal Women FC)

Sara Björk Gunnarsdottir (Olympique Lyonnais)

Hedvig Lindahl (Atletico Madrid)

Kristine Minde (Rosenborg Kvinner)

Madelen Janogy

Claudia Neto (AC Fiorentina)

Jana Burmeister (TSV Barmke)

In

Lena Oberdorf (SG Essen Schönebeck)

Kathy Hendrich (FC Bayern München)

Katarzyna Kiedrzynek (Paris St.Germain)

Pauline Bremer (Manchester City)

FC Bayern München

Out

Melanie Leupolz (FC Chelsea)

Nicole Rolser (retirement)

Jacintha Weimar (SC Sand)

Verena Schweers (retirement)

Mandy Islacker (1.FC Köln)

Dominika Skrovankova (Montpellier HSC)

Kathy Hendrich (VFL Wolfsburg)

Emily Gielnik (Vittsjö GIK)

 In

Lea Schüller (SG Essen Schönebeck)

Marina Hegering (SG Essen Schönebeck)

Hanna Glas (Paris St.Germain)

Sarah Zadrazil (Turbine Potsdam)

Viviane Asseyi (Girondins de Bordeaux)

Klara Bühl (SC Freiburg)

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

Out

Leonie Pankratz (Montpellier HSC)

Sonja Merazguia (FC Basel)

Lina Bürger (SC Freiburg)

Sarai Lindner (UCF Knights)

Fatma Sakar (SC Sand)

Jennifer Klein (SKN St.Pölten)

In

Karla Görlitz (FC Carl Zeiss Jena)

Celina Degen (SK Sturm Graz)

1.FFC Turbine Potsdam

Out

Sarah Zadrazil (FC Bayern München)

Lara Prasnikar (Eintracht Frankfurt)

Carolin Siems (Aston Villa FC)

Rahel KIíwic (FC Zürich Frauen)

Klará Cahynová (SK Slavia Prag)

In

Melissa Kössler (Umass Minutewomen)

Merle Barth (Bayer 04 Leverkusen)

Lena Uebach (Bayer 04 Leverkusen)

Selina Cerci (Werder Bremen)

SG Essen Schönebeck

Out

Lea Schüller (FC Bayern München)

Lena Oberdorf (VFL Wolfsburg)

Marina Hegering (FC Bayern München)

Turid Knaak (Atletico Madrid)

Nina Brüggemann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen)

Jule Dallmann (VFR Warbeyen)

Annalena Breitenbach (FC Carl Zeiss Jena)

Ina Lehmann (retirement)

Mara Grutkamp (Creighton Bluejays)

Ramona Petzelberger (Aston Villa FC)

Josephine Plehn (SV Berghofen)

In

Antonia Baaß (Vfl Wolfsburg U20)

Sophia Thiemann (Arminia Bielefeld)

Carlotta Wamser (Spvg 20 Brakel B-Junioren)

Selina Ostermaier (1.FFC Frankfurt)

Jill Bayings (SC Heerenveen)

Barbara Brecht (FC Bayern München II)

Nina Räcke (VFL Wolfsburg U20)

Eleni Markou (Apollon Ladies FC)

1.FFC Frankfurt / Eintracht Frankfurt

Out

Alexandra Emmerling (SV Meppen)

Magarita Gidion (SV Werder Bremen)

Chiara Hahn (USF Bulls)

Selina Ostermaier (SG Essen Schönebeck)

Yvonne Weilharter (RB Leipzig)

In

Merle Frohms (SC Freiburg)

Lara Prasnikar (1.FFC Turbine Potsdam)

Virginia Kirchberger (SC Freiburg)

Leonie Köster (FC Bayern München II)

SC Freiburg

Out

Lena Lotzen (1.FC Köln)

Clara Schöne (retirement)

Klara Bühl (FC Bayern München)

Anja Maike Hegenauer

Carolin Schiewe

Merle Frohms (Eintracht Frankfurt)

Sharon Beck (1.FC Köln)

Verena Wieder (Bayer Leverkusen)

Virginia Kirchberger (Eintracht Frankfurt)

In

Tyara Buser (FC Basel)

Samantha Steuerwald (SV Werder Bremen)

Luisa Wensing (SV Werder Bremen)

Giovanna Hoffmann (SV Werder Bremen)

Lina Bürger (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim)

Erёleta Memeti (VFL Wolfsburg U20)

Elvira Herzog ( 1.FC Köln)

SC Sand

Out

Anne van Bonn (retirement)

Charlotte Voll (Paris St.Germain)

Manon Klett

Nadine Prohanska

Jasmin Sehan (SV Werder Bremen)

Viktoria Pinther (Bayer Leverkusen)

Agnieszka Winczo (SV Meppen)

In

Jacintha Weimar (FC Bayern München)

Patricia George (BV Cloppenburg)

Jasmin Pal (Wacker Innsbruck)

Chiara Loos (1.FC Saarbrücken)

Laura Kovacs (FC ETO Györ)

Dora Süle (FC ETO Györ)

Danielle Tolmais (IBV Vestmannaeyjar)

Fatma Sakar (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim)

Leonie Kreil (FC Carl Zeiss Jena)

Noemi Gentile (SC Freiburg II)

Emily Evels (Borussia Mönchengladbach)

MSV Duisburg

Out

Lisa Makas (SKN St.Pölten)

Kristina Maksuti

Meikayla Moore

Kathleen Radtke

Laura Radke

Jacqueline Broux

Pia Rybacki

Danica Wu

Marina Himminghofen (retirement)

In

Miray Cin (VFL Wolfsburg U20)

Anja Kirsten (VFL Bochum II)

Ecem Cumert (SV Alberweiler)

Sophie Maierhofer (Aston Villa)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Out

Laura Sieger (SV Meppen)

Merle Barth (1.FFC Turbine Potsdam)

Lena Uebach (1.FFC Turbine Potsdam)

Katharina Prinz (1.FFC Recklinghausen)

Saskia Meier

Karoline Heinze (retirement)

In

Nina Brüggemann (SG Essen Schönebeck)

Lara Marti (FC Basel)

Sylwia Matysik (GKS Gornik Leczna)

Chiara Bücher (SC 13 Bad Neunahr)

Verena Wieder (SC Freiburg)

Kristin Kögel (FC Bayern München II)

Viktoria Pinther (SC Sand)

Lilla Turanyi (MTK Hungaria Budapest)

SV Werder Bremen

Out

Giovanna Hoffmann (SC Freiburg)

Selina Cerci (Turbine Potsdam)

Samantha Steuerwald (SC Freiburg)

Luisa Wensing (SC Freiburg)

Cindy König (SC Braga)

Lisa-Marie Scholz

Jessica Golebiewski

Alicia Kersten

Franziska Gieseke (ATS Buntentor)

In

Jana Radosavljevic (BV Cloppenburg)

Magarita Gidion (1.FFC Frankfurt)

Jasmin Sehan (SC Sand)

Agata Tarczynska (VFL Wolfsburg U20)

Anna Hausdorff (TSG Hoffenheim II)

SV Meppen

Out

Jasmin Jabbes (Osnabrücker SC)

In

Laura Sieger (Bayer 04 Leverkusen)

Janelle Flaws (BV Cloppenburg)

Agnieszka Winczo (SC Sand)

Alexandra Emmerling (Eintracht Frankfurt)

Sandra Voitane (Apollon Ladies FC)

Beatrice Goad (Stanford Cardinal)

Victoria Krug (North Carolina Gar Heels)

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A Look Back at the Best Fashion Moments in Met Gala History

Mention the first Monday in May to any fashion lover and they’ll immediately know what you’re talking about. Each year, the star-studded Met Gala takes place on this date, in partnership with The Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and brings with it some of the most incredible fashion looks we’ll see in the year. From larger-than-life ballgowns to radical suits, there’s no limit on self-expression on style. However, today looks a little different as this year’s Met Gala –  to be themed About Time: Fashion and Duration – has been postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. So instead, we took a look back at the event’s archives to relive some of its most memorable moments. Ahead, see 62 of the best Met Gala looks of all time.

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2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Lizzo in custom Marc Jacobs

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2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Billy Porter in The Blonds and Baz Luhrmann in Prada

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2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Celine Dion in Oscar de la Renta gown and Noel Stewart headpiece, Law Roach, and Zendaya

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2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Michael B. Jordan in Coach, Cara Delevingne in Dior and Jared Leto in Gucci

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2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Lena Waithe in custom Pyer Moss and Kerby Jean-Raymond in custom Pyer Moss

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2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Cardi B in Thom Browne

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2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Kim Kardashian West in Thierry Mugler, Jennifer Lopez in Versace, Kylie Jenner in Versace, and Kendall Jenner in Versace

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2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Ciara in Peter Dundas

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2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Darren Criss in Balmain

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2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Awkwafina in Altuzarra

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2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Laverne Cox in Christian Siriano

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2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez in Versace

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2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Lady Gaga in Brandon Maxwell

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2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Harry Styles in Gucci and Alessandro Michele

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2018 – Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination

Katy Perry in custom Versace

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2018 – Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination

Lana del Rey in Gucci and Jared Leto in Gucci

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2018 – Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination

Rihanna in Maison Margiela

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2018 – Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination

Madonna in Jean Paul Gaultier

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2018 – Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination

Jasmine Sanders in custom H&M

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2018 – Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination

Cynthia Erivo in custom Valentino

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2017 – Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between

Ashley Graham in custom H&M

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2017 – Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between

Blake Lively in Atelier Versace and Ryan Reynolds

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2017 – Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between

Zendaya in Dolce & Gabbana

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2017 – Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between

Cara Delevingne in Chanel

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2016 – Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology

Lupita Nyong’o in Calvin Klein

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2016 – Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology

Florence Welch in Gucci

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2016 – Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology

Kanye West in Balmain (jacket) and Fear Of God (jeans)

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2015 – China: Through The Looking Glass

Grace Coddington

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2015 – China: Through The Looking Glass

Kim Kardashian West in Roberto Cavalli

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2015 – China: Through The Looking Glass

Beyoncé in custom Givenchy

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2015 – China: Through The Looking Glass

Rihanna in Guo Pei

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2015 – China: Through The Looking Glass

Katy Perry in Moschino

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2014 – Charles James: Beyond Fashion

Lupita Nyong’o in Prada

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2014 – Charles James: Beyond Fashion

Mary-Kate Olsen in vintage Chanel and Ashley Olsen in vintage Gianfranco Ferré

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2013 – PUNK: Chaos To Couture

Kerry Washington

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2012 – Schiaparelli And Prada: Impossible Conversations

Karolina Kurkova

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2011 – Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty

Beyoncé in Emilio Pucci

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2011 – Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty

Blake Lively

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2011 – Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty

Naomi Campbell in Alexander McQueen

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2010 – American Woman: Fashioning A National Identity

Jessica Alba in Sophie Theallet for Gap

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2008 – Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy

Anna Wintour in Chanel

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2007 – Poiret: King of Fashion

Jennifer Lopez

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2006 – AngloMania: Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion

Victoria Beckham in Roland Mouret

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2005 – The House of Chanelves

Rolf Snoeren, Karolina Kurkova in Chanel, Viktor Horsting

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2004 – Dangerous Liaisons: Fashion And Furniture In The 18th Century

Scarlett Johansson in Calvin Klein

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2003 – Goddess: The Classical Mode

David Bowie and Iman

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1999 – Rock Style

John Galliano

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1999 – Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron

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1999 – Rock Style

Whitney Houston in Dolce & Gabbana and Bobby Brown

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1997 – Gianni Versace

Iman and Ferré Gianfranco

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1997 – Gianni Versace

John Galliano

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1997 – Gianni Versace

Salma Hayek in Versace

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1996 – Christian Dior

Donatella Versace and Gianni Versace

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1995 – Haute Couture

Naomi Campbell

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1994 – Orientalism: Visions of the East in Western Dress

Iris Love

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1990 – Théâtre de la Mode: Fashion Dolls: The Survival of Haute Couture

Naomi Campbell and Francesco Scavullo

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1985 Costumes of Royal India

Cher and Bob Mackie

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1981 – The 18th Century Woman

Diana Ross

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1981 – The Eighteenth Century Woman

Calvin Klein and Iman

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1979 – Fashions of The Hapsburg Era

Jackie Onassis

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1974 – Romantic and Glamorous Hollywood Design

Anthony Perkins, Berry Berenson and Marisa Berenson

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1974 – Romantic and Glamorous Hollywood Design

Cher in Bob Mackie

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1. Top 500 baby name meaning

Rank Male name Female name 1 Liam Emma 2 Noah Olivia 3 William Ava 4 James Isabella 5 Oliver Sophia 6 Benjamin Charlotte 7 Elijah Mia 8 Lucas Amelia 9 Mason Harper 10 Logan Evelyn 11 Alexander Abigail 12 Ethan Emily 13 Jacob Elizabeth 14 Michael Mila 15 Daniel Ella 16 Henry Avery 17 Jackson Sofia 18 Sebastian Camila 19 Aiden Aria 20 Matthew Scarlett 21 Samuel Victoria 22 David Madison 23 Joseph Luna 24 Carter Grace 25 Owen Chloe 26 Wyatt Penelope 27 John Layla 28 Jack Riley 29 Luke Zoey 30 Jayden Nora 31 Dylan Lily 32 Grayson Eleanor 33 Levi Hannah 34 Isaac Lillian 35 Gabriel Addison 36 Julian Aubrey 37 Mateo Ellie 38 Anthony Stella 39 Jaxon Natalie 40 Lincoln Zoe 41 Joshua Leah 42 Christopher Hazel 43 Andrew Violet 44 Theodore Aurora 45 Caleb Savannah 46 Ryan Audrey 47 Asher Brooklyn 48 Nathan Bella 49 Thomas Claire 50 Leo Skylar 51 Isaiah Lucy 52 Charles Paisley 53 Josiah Everly 54 Hudson Anna 55 Christian Caroline 56 Hunter Nova 57 Connor Genesis 58 Eli Emilia 59 Ezra Kennedy 60 Aaron Samantha 61 Landon Maya 62 Adrian Willow 63 Jonathan Kinsley 64 Nolan Naomi 65 Jeremiah Aaliyah 66 Easton Elena 67 Elias Sarah 68 Colton Ariana 69 Cameron Allison 70 Carson Gabriella 71 Robert Alice 72 Angel Madelyn 73 Maverick Cora 74 Nicholas Ruby 75 Dominic Eva 76 Jaxson Serenity 77 Greyson Autumn 78 Adam Adeline 79 Ian Hailey 80 Austin Gianna 81 Santiago Valentina 82 Jordan Isla 83 Cooper Eliana 84 Brayden Quinn 85 Roman Nevaeh 86 Evan Ivy 87 Ezekiel Sadie 88 Xavier Piper 89 Jose Lydia 90 Jace Alexa 91 Jameson Josephine 92 Leonardo Emery 93 Bryson Julia 94 Axel Delilah 95 Everett Arianna 96 Parker Vivian 97 Kayden Kaylee 98 Miles Sophie 99 Sawyer Brielle 100 Jason Madeline 101 Declan Peyton 102 Weston Rylee 103 Micah Clara 104 Ayden Hadley 105 Wesley Melanie 106 Luca Mackenzie 107 Vincent Reagan 108 Damian Adalynn 109 Zachary Liliana 110 Silas Aubree 111 Gavin Jade 112 Chase Katherine 113 Kai Isabelle 114 Emmett Natalia 115 Harrison Raelynn 116 Nathaniel Maria 117 Kingston Athena 118 Cole Ximena 119 Tyler Arya 120 Bennett Leilani 121 Bentley Taylor 122 Ryker Faith 123 Tristan Rose 124 Brandon Kylie 125 Kevin Alexandra 126 Luis Mary 127 George Margaret 128 Ashton Lyla 129 Rowan Ashley 130 Braxton Amaya 131 Ryder Eliza 132 Gael Brianna 133 Ivan Bailey 134 Diego Andrea 135 Maxwell Khloe 136 Max Jasmine 137 Carlos Melody 138 Kaiden Iris 139 Juan Isabel 140 Maddox Norah 141 Justin Annabelle 142 Waylon Valeria 143 Calvin Emerson 144 Giovanni Adalyn 145 Jonah Ryleigh 146 Abel Eden 147 Jayce Emersyn 148 Jesus Anastasia 149 Amir Kayla 150 King Alyssa 151 Beau Juliana 152 Camden Charlie 153 Alex Esther 154 Jasper Ariel 155 Malachi Cecilia 156 Brody Valerie 157 Jude Alina 158 Blake Molly 159 Emmanuel Reese 160 Eric Aliyah 161 Brooks Lilly 162 Elliot Parker 163 Antonio Finley 164 Abraham Morgan 165 Timothy Sydney 166 Finn Jordyn 167 Rhett Eloise 168 Elliott Trinity 169 Edward Daisy 170 August Kimberly 171 Xander Lauren 172 Alan Genevieve 173 Dean Sara 174 Lorenzo Arabella 175 Bryce Harmony 176 Karter Elise 177 Victor Remi 178 Milo Teagan 179 Miguel Alexis 180 Hayden London 181 Graham Sloane 182 Grant Laila 183 Zion Lucia 184 Tucker Diana 185 Jesse Juliette 186 Zayden Sienna 187 Joel Elliana 188 Richard Londyn 189 Patrick Ayla 190 Emiliano Callie 191 Avery Gracie 192 Nicolas Josie 193 Brantley Amara 194 Dawson Jocelyn 195 Myles Daniela 196 Matteo Everleigh 197 River Mya 198 Steven Rachel 199 Thiago Summer 200 Zane Alana 201 Matias Brooke 202 Judah Alaina 203 Messiah Mckenzie 204 Jeremy Catherine 205 Preston Amy 206 Oscar Presley 207 Kaleb Journee 208 Alejandro Rosalie 209 Marcus Ember 210 Mark Brynlee 211 Peter Rowan 212 Maximus Joanna 213 Barrett Paige 214 Jax Rebecca 215 Andres Ana 216 Holden Sawyer 217 Legend Mariah 218 Charlie Nicole 219 Knox Brooklynn 220 Kaden Payton 221 Paxton Marley 222 Kyrie Fiona 223 Kyle Georgia 224 Griffin Lila 225 Josue Harley 226 Kenneth Adelyn 227 Beckett Alivia 228 Enzo Noelle 229 Adriel Gemma 230 Arthur Vanessa 231 Felix Journey 232 Bryan Makayla 233 Lukas Angelina 234 Paul Adaline 235 Brian Catalina 236 Colt Alayna 237 Caden Julianna 238 Leon Leila 239 Archer Lola 240 Omar Adriana 241 Israel June 242 Aidan Juliet 243 Theo Jayla 244 Javier River 245 Remington Tessa 246 Jaden Lia 247 Bradley Dakota 248 Emilio Delaney 249 Colin Selena 250 Riley Blakely 251 Cayden Ada 252 Phoenix Camille 253 Clayton Zara 254 Simon Malia 255 Ace Hope 256 Nash Samara 257 Derek Vera 258 Rafael Mckenna 259 Zander Briella 260 Brady Izabella 261 Jorge Hayden 262 Jake Raegan 263 Louis Michelle 264 Damien Angela 265 Karson Ruth 266 Walker Freya 267 Maximiliano Kamila 268 Amari Vivienne 269 Sean Aspen 270 Chance Olive 271 Walter Kendall 272 Martin Elaina 273 Finley Thea 274 Andre Kali 275 Tobias Destiny 276 Cash Amiyah 277 Corbin Evangeline 278 Arlo Cali 279 Iker Blake 280 Erick Elsie 281 Emerson Juniper 282 Gunner Alexandria 283 Cody Myla 284 Stephen Ariella 285 Francisco Kate 286 Killian Mariana 287 Dallas Lilah 288 Reid Charlee 289 Manuel Daleyza 290 Lane Nyla 291 Atlas Jane 292 Rylan Maggie 293 Jensen Zuri 294 Ronan Aniyah 295 Beckham Lucille 296 Daxton Leia 297 Anderson Melissa 298 Kameron Adelaide 299 Raymond Amina 300 Orion Giselle 301 Cristian Lena 302 Tanner Camilla 303 Kyler Miriam 304 Jett Millie 305 Cohen Brynn 306 Ricardo Gabrielle 307 Spencer Sage 308 Gideon Annie 309 Ali Logan 310 Fernando Lilliana 311 Jaiden Haven 312 Titus Jessica 313 Travis Kaia 314 Bodhi Magnolia 315 Eduardo Amira 316 Dante Adelynn 317 Ellis Makenzie 318 Prince Stephanie 319 Kane Nina 320 Luka Phoebe 321 Kash Arielle 322 Hendrix Evie 323 Desmond Lyric 324 Donovan Alessandra 325 Mario Gabriela 326 Atticus Paislee 327 Cruz Raelyn 328 Garrett Madilyn 329 Hector Paris 330 Angelo Makenna 331 Jeffrey Kinley 332 Edwin Gracelyn 333 Cesar Talia 334 Zayn Maeve 335 Devin Rylie 336 Conor Kiara 337 Warren Evelynn 338 Odin Brinley 339 Jayceon Jacqueline 340 Romeo Laura 341 Julius Gracelynn 342 Jaylen Lexi 343 Hayes Ariah 344 Kayson Fatima 345 Muhammad Jennifer 346 Jaxton Kehlani 347 Joaquin Alani 348 Caiden Ariyah 349 Dakota Luciana 350 Major Allie 351 Keegan Heidi 352 Sergio Maci 353 Marshall Phoenix 354 Johnny Felicity 355 Kade Joy 356 Edgar Kenzie 357 Leonel Veronica 358 Ismael Margot 359 Marco Addilyn 360 Tyson Lana 361 Wade Cassidy 362 Collin Remington 363 Troy Saylor 364 Nasir Ryan 365 Conner Keira 366 Adonis Harlow 367 Jared Miranda 368 Rory Angel 369 Andy Amanda 370 Jase Daniella 371 Lennox Royalty 372 Shane Gwendolyn 373 Malik Ophelia 374 Ari Heaven 375 Reed Jordan 376 Seth Madeleine 377 Clark Esmeralda 378 Erik Kira 379 Lawson Miracle 380 Trevor Elle 381 Gage Amari 382 Nico Danielle 383 Malakai Daphne 384 Quinn Willa 385 Cade Haley 386 Johnathan Gia 387 Sullivan Kaitlyn 388 Solomon Oakley 389 Cyrus Kailani 390 Fabian Winter 391 Pedro Alicia 392 Frank Serena 393 Shawn Nadia 394 Malcolm Aviana 395 Khalil Demi 396 Nehemiah Jada 397 Dalton Braelynn 398 Mathias Dylan 399 Jay Ainsley 400 Ibrahim Alison 401 Peyton Camryn 402 Winston Avianna 403 Kason Bianca 404 Zayne Skyler 405 Noel Scarlet 406 Princeton Maddison 407 Matthias Nylah 408 Gregory Sarai 409 Sterling Regina 410 Dominick Dahlia 411 Elian Nayeli 412 Grady Raven 413 Russell Helen 414 Finnegan Adrianna 415 Ruben Averie 416 Gianni Skye 417 Porter Kelsey 418 Kendrick Tatum 419 Leland Kensley 420 Pablo Maliyah 421 Allen Erin 422 Hugo Viviana 423 Raiden Jenna 424 Kolton Anaya 425 Remy Carolina 426 Ezequiel Shelby 427 Damon Sabrina 428 Emanuel Mikayla 429 Zaiden Annalise 430 Otto Octavia 431 Bowen Lennon 432 Marcos Blair 433 Abram Carmen 434 Kasen Yaretzi 435 Franklin Kennedi 436 Royce Mabel 437 Jonas Zariah 438 Sage Kyla 439 Philip Christina 440 Esteban Selah 441 Drake Celeste 442 Kashton Eve 443 Roberto Mckinley 444 Harvey Milani 445 Alexis Frances 446 Kian Jimena 447 Jamison Kylee 448 Maximilian Leighton 449 Adan Katie 450 Milan Aitana 451 Phillip Kayleigh 452 Albert Sierra 453 Dax Kathryn 454 Mohamed Rosemary 455 Ronin Jolene 456 Kamden Alondra 457 Hank Elisa 458 Memphis Helena 459 Oakley Charleigh 460 Augustus Hallie 461 Drew Lainey 462 Moises Avah 463 Armani Jazlyn 464 Rhys Kamryn 465 Benson Mira 466 Jayson Cheyenne 467 Kyson Francesca 468 Braylen Antonella 469 Corey Wren 470 Gunnar Chelsea 471 Omari Amber 472 Alonzo Emory 473 Landen Lorelei 474 Armando Nia 475 Derrick Abby 476 Dexter April 477 Enrique Emelia 478 Bruce Carter 479 Nikolai Aylin 480 Francis Cataleya 481 Rocco Bethany 482 Kairo Marlee 483 Royal Carly 484 Zachariah Kaylani 485 Arjun Emely 486 Deacon Liana 487 Skyler Madelynn 488 Eden Cadence 489 Alijah Matilda 490 Rowen Sylvia 491 Pierce Myra 492 Uriel Fernanda 493 Ronald Oaklyn 494 Luciano Elianna 495 Tate Hattie 496 Frederick Dayana 497 Kieran Kendra 498 Lawrence Maisie 499 Moses Malaysia 500 Rodrigo Kara

2. Meaning of name "Liam" and "Emma"

Liam:

Liam's name is the name of a boy of Irish origin meaning "resolute protection".

Liam originated as the nickname of Uilliam, the Irish variant of William. William is an English name from German origin brought to Ireland when the British fled England after the conquest of Norman.

The Irish began to use English names, including William, which led to the development of Uilliam and its short form, Liam.

Liam is the top US boy's name for 2018, joining the elite group of names to top the list. Liam started out as a short form of William but has long stood on his own and for several years has become one of the most popular baby names for boys.

Now it is the fastest-growing Irish name in the United States, first entering the Top 10 in 2012 and before climbing to No. 1, holding No. 2 for four consecutive years.

Emma:

Initially, a short form of the German name beginning with the ermen element meaning "whole" or "universal". It was introduced to England by Emma of Normandy, who was the wife of King Ethelred II (and by him the mother of Edward the Confession) and later King Canute.

After the Norman conquest, this name became popular in England. It was revived in the 18th century, perhaps in part because of a poem by Henry Prior Henry and Emma (1709). In the United States, it ranked third in 1880 (after Mary and Anna were omnipresent).

It declined steadily over the next century, beginning another rise in the 1980s and eventually becoming the most popular name for girls in 2008.

At this time it also experienced similar levels of popularity elsewhere, including the United Kingdom (where it began rising a decade earlier), Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Scandinavia, and the Netherlands.

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Best All-Time Celebrity Met Gala Fashion Outfits

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For serious fans of fashion, there’s no bigger red-carpet affair than the annual Costume Institute Benefit—a.k.a. the Metropolitan Museum of Art Gala, or Met Gala for short—where celebrities and high fashion collide in a bonanza of couture gowns that more than rivals the Oscars in unabashed glamour. Part of the evening’s fun—even for us spectators—is seeing what attendees choose to wear on the red carpet at the Gala, which will be held Monday night. Considering attendees’ high-design attire is typically loosely inspired by the exhibition’s theme, we have a feeling this particular red carpet will be one for the record books, and we’ll see some of the best Met Gala dresses yet.

However, before we can look ahead to this year’s extravaganza, we decided to look back at some past memorable Met Gala gowns that we’re still talking about.

From supermodels (Karolina Kurkova in a head-to-toe custom Rachel Zoe creation that resembled liquid gold, Gisele Bündchen’s red-hot Valentino, Anja Rubik’s skin-baring Anthony Vaccarello) and starlets (Beyoncé in showstopping Givenchy, Diane Kruger in Jason Wu) to the fash pack (Alexa Chung in Marc Jacobs, Ashley Olsen in vintage Dior, Zoe Kravitz in Alexander Wang), there’s no denying that everyone who shows up to the year’s most major red carpet does so with a serious fashion moment in mind.

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Rihanna, Met Gala 2017

As an annual Met Gala favorite, Rihanna didn’t disappoint when she wore a Comme des Garçons structured flower-like dress by Rei Kawakubo, a Japanese designer who was honored with that year’s theme. The look, which was straight from Comme des Garçons’s Fall 2016 runway, used floral fabrics, which were layered and pulled apart to look like petals.

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Zendaya, Met Gala 2017

Though Zendaya strayed from 2017’s avant-garde theme, she still shut down the red carpet when she showed up in a colorful Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda ball gown decorated with vibrant orange and blue parrots. Z complemented her look, which boasted a floor-length train, with a voluminous Afro.

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Cardi B, Met Gala 2018

Cardi B’s 2018 MOSCHINO Met Gala look (with the theme Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination) was beyond iconic.

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Taylor Swift, Met Gala 2016

As 2016’s Met Gala chair, Taylor Swift created chatter on the internet for the metallic minidress she wore in honor of that year’s theme, Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology. The look consisted of a robot-like Louis Vuitton dress with cutouts and a ruffled skirt with knee-high lace-up heels and black lipstick complementing Swift’s electric-blonde hair.

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Solange, Met Gala 2016

Solange didn’t exactly fit 2016’s technology-inspired theme, but many fans considered her lemonade-yellow David Laport dress, which featured accordion-like pleats, to be a nod to her sister Beyoncé’s album Lemonade, which came out a month earlier. Solange completed her look with matching latex leg warmers and clear sandals.

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Lena Waithe, Met Gala 2018

When Master of None’s Lena Waithe showed up to the 2018 Met Gala in a literal rainbow cape, we knew it was going to be a good night.

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Lupita Nyong’o, Met Gala 2016

Lupita Nyong’o stunned on the Met Gala red carpet in 2016 when she wore a jade sequined Calvin Klein shift dress with a near-translucent train. But it was her hair that caught the attention of the internet. Shortly after Nyong’o walked the red carpet, Vogue published an article comparing her sky-high bun to Audrey Hepburn’s in a 1963 Vogue photo shoot. The actress later called out the magazine on Instagram, explaining that her hair wasn’t inspired by Hepburn, but by traditional African hairstyles and Nina Simone.

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Kendall Jenner, Met Gala 2017

Kendall Jenner definitely turned heads in 2017 when she showed up at the Met Gala in a near-naked La Perla dress. The sheer look, which featured a large diagonal cutout on Jenner’s torso, was flecked with glitter and featured a low-scooped open back, revealing Jenner’s derriere.

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Katy Perry, Met Gala 2017

As one of 2017’s Met Gala chairs, Katy Perry raised the bar when she wore an avant-garde red-tulle dress by John Galliano. The look, which featured a floor-length veil and sleeves embellished with large jewels, also included a crown-like headpiece with the word “Witness,” which would later become the title of Perry’s 2017 album.

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Claire Danes, Met Gala 2016

From a first look, Claire Danes’s 2016 sky-blue Cinderella-like Zac Posen ball gown looked like another pretty dress and far from that year’s technology-inspired theme. But in the dark, fans learned that the one-of-a-kind dress was sewn with dozens of fiber optics, allowing it to twinkle with lights when it was pitch-black. Posen revealed the high-tech effect on his Instagram.

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Cara Delevingne, Met Gala 2017

Cara Delevingne took advantage of her freshly shaven head at the 2017 Met Gala by glazing it with slick silver paint. She paired her metallic buzzcut with a sci-fi-inspired pantsuit by Chanel with bold shoulders and a futuristic, star-like pattern.

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Rihanna, Met Gala 2018

Rihanna really stuck to the 2018 “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination” Met Gala theme when she game dressed as the literal Pope. We’re still screaming about it.

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Madonna, Met Gala 2016

Madonna earned mixed reviews when she wore a sheer and skin-baring Givenchy dress to the 2016 Met Gala. The look, which exposed Madonna’s butt and breasts, was criticized by some for being too revealing. Of course, Madonna had the last word. After the controversy, the singer took to her Instagram to explain that her dress was a “political statement” against “an ageist and sexist society.”

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Kim Kardashian, Met Gala 2013

A pregnant Kim Kardashian didn’t exactly stick to the PUNK: Chaos to Couture theme of 2013’s gala, but her Givenchy dress spawned 10,000 memes—and was of particular significance, given it was the first time Anna Wintour allowed her to attend.

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Diana Ross, Met Gala 1981

Diana Ross’s 1981 Met Gala gown would look right at home on the 2018 red carpet, given fashion’s recent obsession with ruffles and off-the-shoulder cuts.

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Solange, Met Gala 2015

When every other star was tripping over themselves to prove their dresses were the most naked, Solange rolled up to the 2015 Met Gala in this round Giles dress—and killed it.

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Amber Valletta, Met Gala 1999

Amber Valletta looked every inch the supermodel in shiny gold at 1999’s “Rock Style” gala.

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Sarah Jessica Parker, Met Gala 2013

Sarah Jessica Parker, patron saint of the Met Gala, can always be counted on to show up in something fabulously OTT, like this Giles Deacon gown and Philip Treacy Mohawk headpiece in 2013, proving that she truly gets the spirit of the event every year.

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Diana Vreeland, Met Gala 1981

Legendary fashion editor Diana Vreeland and Bill Blass at the 1981 gala, whose theme was “‘Eighteenth Century Woman.”

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Lauren Santo Domingo, Met Gala 2008

In 2008, socialite and fashion It-girl Lauren Santo Domingo wore a silver glittering Nina Ricci gown—created by then-designer Olivier Theyskens—end of story. But it wasn’t, because the dress caused a bit of a scandal when the house dressed SJP in the same exact dress months later for the premiere of the “Sex and the City” movie. The brand responded to the controversy by saying LSD isn’t technically a celebrity, so they didn’t recycle.

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Lupito Nyong’o, Met Gala 2014

Fresh off her fame-making red-caped-dress moment, Lupita Nyong’o made a dramatic grand entrance at the 2014 gala in flapper-inspired Prada.

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Zoë Kravitz and MIA, Met Gala 2010

The cool crowd—also known as MIA and Zoë Kravitz—arrived on the arm of Alexander Wang at 2010’s “American Women”-themed gala.

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Florence Welch, Met Gala 2012

Florence Welch brought it to the 2012 gala honoring Miuccia Prada and Elsa Schiaparelli, although she opted to wear a stunning multitiered McQueen dress. She showed up on several “worst-dressed” lists, proving again that the masses just don’t get it.

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Anja Rubik, Met Gala 2013

Supermodel Anja Rubik rolled up to the 2013 punk-themed gala in a mini red leather Anthony Vaccarello number—and it promptly went down in the annals as one of the coolest, most memorable looks ever.

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Karen Elson, Met Gala 2015

In 2015, supermodel-turned-rocker Karen Elson debuted a jaw-dropping Dolce & Gabbana look on the red carpet. Whether it played into the night’s theme—”China: Through the Looking Glass”—is debatable, but the glamour is not.

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Anne Hathaway, Met Gala 2013

Anne Hathaway shed her goody-goody image at the 2013 punk-themed gala, replacing her long brown hair with a cropped platinum cut and debuting an on-theme Valentino gown.

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Miley Cyrus, Met Gala 2013

A logical step in Miley Cyrus’s 2013 emancipation from Hannah Montana? Attending the punk-themed Met Gala on Marc Jacobs’s arm in a  totally sheer dress and with blonde spiky hair.

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Diane Kruger, Met Gala 2004

A lot of the looks at 2004’s “Dangerous Liaisons: Fashion and Furniture in the 18th Century” gala look wildly outdated now, but Diane Kruger—in Nicolas Ghesquiere—still looks chic and sexy.

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Nicole Richie, Met Gala 2013

Nicole Richie stunned due to the simple fact that she made both a Topshop gown and silver hair look ridiculously chic in 2013.

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Kim Kardashian, Met Gala 2015

In 2015, Kim Kardashian caught major flak for wearing a dress nearly identical to the one Beyoncé wore in 2012. Granted, they’re by different designers and were different colors—Beyoncé’s black and purple gown was Givenchy, while Kim’s white dress was part of Peter Dundas’s first collection since returning to Roberto Cavalli, but the similarities were shocking, down to the sheer nakedness, the curve-hugging fit, and—of course—the feathered train that Bey worked like a pro on the Met’s red stairs when she made her dramatic entrance three years ago.

(And let it be known, Kim—who was on the event’s host committee that year—also showed up toward the end of the carpet, just like Ms. Knowles did.)

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Rihanna, Met Gala 2015

Perhaps the most memorable gala gown—and the most memorable example of a star sticking to the theme—was at 2015’s “China: Through the Looking Glass”: Rihanna showed up in an imperial-yellow fur-trimmed caped number with a multifoot-long train created by Chinese couturier Guo Pei. “I was researching Chinese couture on the Internet, and I found it,” she told Vanity Fair.

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Ashley Olsen, Met Gala 2011

Ashley Olsen didn’t wear McQueen to the 2011 gala, whose theme was in his honor, but looked absolutely perfect in a vintage Dior with puffy sleeves.

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Beyoncé, Met Gala 2015

Beyoncé turned heads in revealing Givenchy Couture at 2015’s gala, though some critics slammed the look for being too shameless in its approach to grab headlines. In the year of the “naked dress” on the gala’s carpet—J.Lo and—predictably—Kim K. also showed up in similar styles—we kind of hoped Beyoncé would have risen above the fray and had fun with her look, much like Rihanna did that year.

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Gisele Bündchen, Met Gala 2011

Part of one of the best-dressed couples of all time, supermodel Gisele Bündchen made jaws drop in 2011 with her dramatic red Alexander McQueen.

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Bianca Brandolini D’Adda, Met Gala 2012

Italian It-girl Bianca Brandolini D’Adda stunned in a serious gold Dolce & Gabbana ensemble in 2012.

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Elizabeth Hurley, Met Gala 1995

Quintessential ’90s couple Elizabeth Hurley—in her signature curve-hugging gown style—and Hugh Grant at 1995’s gala.

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Amber Valletta, Met Gala 2004

It’s hard not to applaud Amber Valletta for fully embracing the 2004 “Dangerous Liaisons: Fashion and Furniture in the 18th Century” gala theme.

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Diane Kruger, Met Gala 2011

In 2011, Diane Kruger was the picture of modernity—instead of an OTT gown, she opted for a sleek black slit-skirt and embellished top by Jason Wu.

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Rihanna, Met Gala 2011

Been there, done that: Rihanna was doing the naked-dress thing long before Kim, Bey, and J.Lo. Here she is in Stella McCartney in 2011.

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Karolina Kurkova, Met Gala 2012

Karolina Kurkova brought some serious Studio 54 vibes in 2012 with her gold beaded Rachel Zoe number.

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Kirsten Dunst, Met Gala 2012

Kirsten Dunst might have worn prim Rodarte to 2012’s gala, but the look did its part to play into the Prada and Schiappareli theme.

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Alexa Chung, Met Gala 2013

It-girl and style-setter Alexa Chung took the “real fashion” route in a buttoned-up Marc Jacobs look in 2013.

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Nina Dobrev, Met Gala 2012

Actress Nina Dobrev looked glamorous in a serious Donna Karan Atelier gown in 2012.

  A version of this story originally appeared in May 2016.

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biblical/historical name masterlist

hi friends !! below the cut you will find a (mostly) alphabetical masterlist of 150+ names from biblical texts and christian history that may be useful for religious muses or celestial figures. all the names on this list were all confirmed and compiled by me, so please leave a like or a reblog if you find this useful !!

aaron, abigail, abraham, adam, adrian, adriel, andrew, anna, ambrose, athanasius, augustine, azazel barak, basil, bartholomew, bathsheba, basilissa, bede, benedict, boaz, boethius, brigid

cain, caleb, camillus, catherine, cassiel, cecelia, chloe, clare, clement, crispin, cyril

damian, daniel, david, deborah, dismas, dominic, dorothea, dymphna

eli, elijah, elisha, elizabeth, enoch, erasmus, esther, eve, ezekiel, ezra

florian, frances/francis,

gabriel, gideon, gomer, gregory

hagar, haniel, hannah, herod, hilary, hosea, 

ignatius, irenaeus, isidore

jacob, jael, james, jesse, jeremiah, jerome, jethro, jezebel, joan, john, jochebed, jonah, joseph, josiah, jotham, judas, jude, judith, julian, junia, justin, 

kenan, 

lawrence, leah, lois, luke, lydia

macrina, madeline, malachi, martha, mark, mary, matthew, merab, michael, micah, mikail, miriam, mordechai

naomi, noah, nehemiah, nicholas, 

obediah

patrick, paul, peter, philip, phoebe, priscilla

rachel, rahab, raphael, raziel, rebekah, regina, ruth

salome, samuel, sarai, sarah, saul, seth, simon, simeon, solomon, susanna, 

tabitha, tamar, theresa, thomas, timothy, tirzah, titus, tzipporah,

uriah, uriel, uziel

valentine, vashti, verena,

yves

zacharias, zita

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blog makeover.

I’ve felt really gross on this blog lately because everything is chaotic and shit. so I’m posting under the cut my new muses list, and I’m going to be changing up my reply style, maybe even my icons too tbh. expect a new dash icon and header too. and.... a new url! 

i will also be going dash-only for a while.

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Adelina Amouteru ( The Young Elites, No FC )

Addy Hanlon ( Dare Me, Emilija Baranac )

Astoria Greengrass ( HP, Liz Gillies )

Aphrodite LaFont ( House of Night, Annalynne Mccord )

Audrey Rose Wadsworth ( Stalking Jack the Ripper, Naomi Scott )

Beth Cassidy ( Dare Me, Kim Chungha )

Camellia Beauregard ( The Belles, Yara Shahidi )  

Camilla Macauley ( The Secret History, Jinsoul )

Cléo Fortescue ( HP OC, Brittany O'Grady )

Daphne Greengrass ( HP, Lili Reinhart )

Dominique Weasley ( HP, Indiana Evans )

Hermione Granger ( HP, No FC )

Lira ( To Kill a Kingdom, Jang Da-hye)

Kady Grant ( The Illuminae Files, Paris Berelc )

Kestrel Trajan ( The Winner’s Trilogy, Bridget Satterlee )

Jude Duarte ( The Cruel Prince, Odeya Rush )

Jude Sweetwine ( I’ll Give You The Sun, Ginny Gardner )

Juniper Kipling ( Seven Ways We Lie, Halston Sage )

Nicasia ( The Cruel Prince, Summer Bishil )

Nomi Tessaro ( Grace & Fury, Hande Erçel )  

Pansy Parkinson ( HP, Benedetta Gargari )

Penelope Clearwater ( HP, Tristin Mays )  

Nesta Archeron ( ACOTAR, Merritt Patterson )

Ridley Duchannes ( The Caster Chronicles, Madelaine Petsch )

Rose Calloway ( Addicted / Calloway Sisters, Phoebe Tonkin )

Sarai ( Strange The Dreamer, Morgan Crabtree )

Serina Tessaro ( Grace & Fury, Fahriye Evcen )

Shahrzad al-Khayzuran ( The Wrath & The Dawn, Medalion Rahimi )

Sparrow ( Strange The Dreamer, Sabrina Claudio )

Zoey Redbird ( House of Night, Malese Jow )

MOVIES:

Danielle de Barbarac ( Ever After: A Cinderella Story, Drew Barrymore & Caitlin Stasey )

Fauna del Ciervo ( Descendants OC / Daughter of Bambi, Lorenza Izzo )  

GAMES:

Beth Washington ( Until Dawn, Jessica Lowndes )  

Katharine Scarlet ( Clue/do, Constance Wu )

Hana Lee ( Play Choices, Diana Korkunova )

Kara ( Detroit: Become Human, Ayça Ayşin Turan )

Jessica Riley ( Until Dawn, Olivia Holt )

Mae Borowski ( NITW, Mae Whitman ) 

Kate Marsh ( LIS, Willa Fitzgerald ) 

COMICS:

Barbara Gordon ( DC Comics [NEW 52], Laura Berlin )

Cheryl Blossom ( Archie Comics [ Vixens/666 ], Madeline Ford )

Lottie Person ( Snotgirl Comics, Reina Hardesty )

Nancy Drew ( 2018 Comics, Luanna Perez )

SHOWS:

Anna of Arendelle ( Frozen / OUAT, Elizabeth Lail )

Ariel ( OUAT, Joanna Garcia Swisher )

Bloom Peters ( WINX, Bella Thorne )

Brooke Davis ( One Tree Hill, Sophia Bush )

Erin Silver ( 90210, Jessica Stroup )

Emma Harte ( Stoked, Katie Stevens )

Hanna Marin ( PLL, Ashley Benson )

Juniper Lee ( Life and Times of Juniper Lee, Jessica Henwick )

Jazz Fenton ( Danny Phantom, Lindsay Hansen )

Isabelle Lightwood ( Shadowhunters / TMI, Emeraude Toubia )

Trixie Tang ( Fairy Odd Parents, Lana Condor )

Ophelia Mayer ( Sweet/Vicious, Taylor Dearden )

Mandy Griffin ( Grim Adventures, Meg Donnelly )

Mary Stuart ( Reign, Adelaide Kane )

Rarity Faust ( My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Sofia Carson )

Raven Queen ( Ever After High, Lily Collins )

Rose Grant ( Jake Long: American Dragon, Ginny Gardner )  

Sabrina Spellman ( STTW / Archie Comics / CAOS, Carlson Young & Kiernan Shipka )

Yasmin Darling ( Bratz, Hanna Romanazzi )

MUSICALS:

Karen Smith ( MG Musical, Jenny Boyd )

Janis Sarkisian ( MG Musical, FC undetermined )

OCS:

Evangeline Vermont / Eve ( Biblical Mythology OC, Paulina Singer )

Nerys Korel ( Superhero OC, Tuba Büyüküstün )

Rae Gardner ( Horror OC, Hailee Steinfeld )  

BY REQUEST: 

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Honor List Fall 2018

NATCHITOCHES – One thousand one hundred thirty-one undergraduate students at Northwestern State University were named to the Honor List for the Fall 2018 semester.  Students on the Honor Roll must be enrolled full-time at Northwestern State and have a grade point average of between 3.0 and 3.49.  Students named to the Honor List, listed by hometown, are as follows.

 Abbeville – Kyle Baudoin, Skyler Guerra, MaKayla Lewis, Kayla Marceaux, Julie Melancon, Zabrinia Spates;

 Atlanta – Jamie Wagley;

 Alexandria -- Aleisha Allen, Lili Bedoya, Samantha Bergeron, Madeline Blake, Morgan Brame, Jasmine Brown, Jamie Broussard, Angel Christophe, Mydacia Conaler, Karly Constantino, Noel Cusick, Deshod Dixon, Joshua Dorsey, Kaylie Edwards, Brittany Franklin, Bailey Gaspard, Mallory Halford, Chelse Hayes, Gustov Johnson, Jasmine Johnson, Breonna Jones, Kristina Langley, Naya Loyden, Katelyn Maggio, Aaron Martin, Dean Mayeux, Shauntae Perry, Sadae Polk, Kylah Porter, Carmen Rachal, Zachary Roberts, Mary Sampson, Savannah Sices, Taijha Silas, Kiaijah Thomas; Kirstyn Thomas, Erin Vandersypen, Cherell Wallace, Tameia West, Alaina Williams, Mikayla Wright;

 Allen, Texas – Nautica Grant;

 Alpine, Alabama – Courtney Willis;

 Anacoco – Lindsey Alligood, Jacob Bennett, Kinsley Blakeway, Angela Guy, Christopher Guy, Connor Higgins, Kayli O’Toole, Cayla Roberts, Kaylee Runnels;

 Arcadia – Deniesha Davis, Alliyah Murphy, Hannah Tinsley;

 Arlington, Texas – Mariah Denson;

 Arnaudville – Macey Boyd;

 Athens, Texas – Jessica Dubose, Jacob Ellis;

 Atlanta, Texas – Madison Hamson, Meredith Mcmanus, Jackson Teal;

 Austin, Texas – Jennifer Jacob;

             Avondale – Roger Jones;

           Belcher – Loriann Long;

             Boyce – Lane Robinson;

             Baker – Devante George, Cherish Netter;

 Ball – Brittany Breland, Christopher Constance, Mackenzie Owen, Will Salinas, Bryan Sayes, Alice Wilson;

 Bastrop – Katelynn Chain, Kimberly Robinson;

 Baton Rouge – Brianna Alumbaugh, Chloe Castello, Lydell Emerson, John Guillot, Brooke Harbin, Samantha Hebert, Mckane Kinchen, JeBreanne Morgan, Jennifer Normand, Katie Pham, Ashleigh Rumby, Kori Thomas, Jharon Whitfield, Jordan Williams;

 Baunatal, Germany – Yannik Gerland;

 Beacon Falls, Connecticut – Stacey Brown;

 Belcher – Victoria Herbert;

 Belle Chasse – Madison Hewitt, Denim Reeves;

 Belmont – Ashley Hill;

 Bentley – Heather Jones;

 Benton -- Chasity Catanese, Bryanna Cooper, Sarai Fanene, Makayla Goff, Ali Hedgepeth, Leanna Plunkett, Blaine Reeder, Lilly Roach, Maegan Ross;

 Berkshire, New York – Alexis Andersen;

 Bienville – Sarah Macynski;

 Blanchard – Ashlynn Hartley;

 Bossier City – Shelby Ansley, Cassie Bailey, Lauryn Bakalis, Kaylan Beloso, Amanda Billieu, Shelby Booth, Quintin Braley, Katie Briggs, Megan Cathey, Kendall Corkern, Colby Cranford, Daniel Dial, Kasey Dice, Courtney Dismuke, Farrell Dulle, Jonathan Edie, Marissa Gardner, Margaret Gates, Nawal Gazawaneh, Adrianne Hampton, Andrea Haynes, Christian Henley, Dejaney Jackson, Nourain Jamhour, Jared Jarrell, Haley Joncas, Shane Kaiser, Alexandra Madrid, Samantha Maiette, Anthony Mulrenin, Dylan Nash-Browder, Shelby Peeples, Jordan Phillips, Kathryn Pierce, Rachael Pierce, Cierra Rachal, Nigmeh Rahman, Jenna Rambin, Sierra Richard, Emily Rideout, Nickolas Rizzo, Jasmine Roberson, Dakota Schudalla, Ranya Shihadeh, Kaylee Stewart, Giselle Trejo, Bobby Trichel, Chandler Vascocu, Lacey Velasquez, Madeline Webb, Pamula Whicker, Vikki Wolf;

 Boutte – Jose Del Rio;

             Boyce – Hannah Aslin, Tiffany Barnhart, Savanna Budnik, Natalie Dear, Devin Hilliard, Anna Lacombe, Kaitlyn Miller, Sydney Yerby;

 Breaux Bridge – Dylan Davis, Mickayla Love;

 Broussard – Matthew Buteau;

 Brownsboro, Texas – Brice Borgeson;

 Burnet, Texas – Marshall Skinner;

 Bush – Serena Bonnette;

 Cottonport – Jared Seaver;

 Calhoun – Marissa Barentine, William Malone;

 Campti – Adam Calder, Paige Cason, Damarte Fisher, Kortney Greer, Malachi Lester, Pepper Lloyd;

 Cape Coral, Florida – Karleigh Acosta;

 Carencro – Chaney Dodge, Jhonae Thibodeaux;

 Cartagena, Colombia – Sebastian Alfaro Fontalvo, Samantha Arellano Chavez, Elias Castro Caballero, Gabriela Forero Salcedo, Julieth Maturana Orozco, Alonso Restrepo Cardozo;

 Castor – Loxlie Dodd, Priscilla Harrell;

 Center, Texas – John Harrington;

 Centerpoint – Marissa Skursky;

 Cheneyville – Laiken Haggart, Shelbie Moriarty;

 Chicago, Illinois – Irene Frangos;

 Choudrant – Krislyn Mardis;

 Church Point – Meghan Bearb;

 Cincinnati, Ohio – Terry Brewer, Kristin Byone;

 Clinton – Christopher Sanders, Joshua Taylor;

 Colfax – Michael Dupre, Paidin Luneau, Angela McCann, Peyton Ryder, Katilyn Slayter;

 Colorado Springs – Rossana Potempa;

 Conroe, Texas – Zachary Krolczyk;

 Converse – Haleigh Sharrow, Triston Waldon;

 Copperas Cove – Patrick Murphy;

 Corinth, Texas – Madison Walford;

 Corsicana, Texas – Sasha Ballard;

 Cotton Valley – Taylor O’Rear;

 Cottonport – Shelie Canoe, Jacob Harris, Joneshia Jacobs,;

 Coushatta -- Journi Brown, Brandon Gay, Erikka Johnson, Aston Lester, Tianna Rock, Deja Sibley, Mikailah Smith;

 Covington – Kenneth Sears, Crystal Tucker;

 Creston – Madison Alexander;

 Cullen – D’Agurelle Epps, Travon Jones;

 Cut Off – Kaelyn Musgrave;

 Cypress, Texas – Shemar Bartholomew, Jacob Farrell;

 Dayton, Texas – Jerry Maddox;

 De Berry, Texas – Sarah Britt;

 Denham Springs – Joey Carroll, Jenson Wall;

 DeRidder – Amie Ashworth, Samantha Barr, Sheridan Douglas, Sarah Fulford, John Ham, Genna Higginbotham, Latresha High, Alexis Holland, Jordan Mack-Mcnair, Casey McGlothlin, Jessica McManus, Mary Rabalais, Morgan Smith, Madison Tilley, Gavin Watson, Katie Wisthoff, Siaerphin Wolfe;

 Destrahan – John Domangue;

 Deville – Emily Biddle, Hailie Coutee, Kinley Deville, Jessica Horton, Colton Johnson, Alyssa Kline, Ashtyn Knap, Hannah Lewis, Jordan Paul, Garrett Sellers, Haley Spilker, April Thomas, Destiny Zito;

 Dodton – Micah Broomfield, Melanie Thomas;

 Downsville – Abby Fordham;

 Doyline – Billi Jones, Joshua Kirkhart;

 Dripping Spring, Texas – Bryce Potter;

 Dry Prong – Joshua Christopher, Ethan Lewis, Shian Murrell, Lindsey Weatherford, Ashley Webb;

 Dubach – Olivia Hancock;

 Dubberly – Jared Bryce, Audrie Dison, Alex Robles;

 Duson – JoBeth Caswell;

 Edgard – TaiJhun Louper;

 Edmond, Oklahoma – Jiyoon Lee, Ravon Nero;

 Edwards, Mississippi – Taylor O’Bannon;

 Effie – Jacey Dunbar;

 Elizabeth – Kolby Friday, Hannah LaCaze;

 Elm Grove – Camryn Sessions, Jacob Dunn;

 Elmer – Courtney Baggett, Victoria Coleman, Garrett Holt, Brennan Mays;

 Elton – Maia Lacomb;

 Elverta, California – Erika Avery;

 Eunice – Tanner Thibodeaux;

 Evergreen – Miracle Oby;

 Flatwoods – Lindsey Willis;

 Florien – Connor Arthur, Whitney Byles, Cullen Hopkins, Tyler Johnson, Megan Wagley;

 Flower Mound, Texas – Cody McGee, Randall Ruffner;

 Forest Hill – Brett Atkinson, Anna Doherty, Celina Thrasher, Leslie Winners;

 Fort Bliss, Texas – Brittany Passi;

 Fort Polk – Nadia Charlot, Amber Ferguson, Jayla Hart, Amanda Kuhn, Jesica Mattson, Genesis Rondon Torres, Sarah Sullivan, Hannah Sweeney, Nohora Valencia Camacho;  

 Franklin – Shelley Bell, Zabreana Daniels, Jalena Kelly;

 Franklinton – Brittany Sanders;

 Friendswood, Texas – Malik Sonnier;

 Frierson – Austin Barnes, Mason Barnes, Shelby Callens, Treanna Howard, Madison Locke, Nicholas Parham;

 Frisco, Texas – Kalee Williams;

 Gibsland – Dianna Pearson;

 Guin, Alabama – Taylor Porter;

 Gadsen, Alabama – Damian Thompson;

 Gainesville, New York – Ray Anikwue;

 Garland, Texas – Adriana Velarde, Nia Ranall;

 Geismar -- Emilee Hawkins, Brenna LeGlue, Elijah Jon-Baptiste;

 Garland, Texas – Adriana Velarde;

 Georgetown – Joci Harris, Kaleb Hudson;

 Georgetown, Indiana – Elisa Rohlf;

 Gibsland – Madison Shidiskis;

 Glenmora – Phillip Bullitt, Jacob Dunson, Kerstyn Johnson, Ashton Swanson, Derrick Welch;  

 Gloster – Emmaleigh Cleary, Paris Gillum;  

 Goldonna – Brianna Calhoun;

 Gonzales – Julie Breaux, Malayah Currie, Courtney LeJeune, Harlee Melancon, Jennifer Enloe;

 Grand Cane – Cassiah Davis, Sandra Kimble;

 Grand Couteau – Alesia Francis;

 Grand Prairie, Texas – Stephen Carrett;

 Grant – Tyler Stanco;

 Gray – Lori Anthony;

 Grayson – Sabrina McKeithen;

 Greenwell Springs – Morgan Bellot, Micah Fontenot, Ashleigh Klein, Madison Szekely;

 Greenwood – Tamera Harris;

 Gretna – Kayla Anderson, Terralyn Schram;

 Harvey – Jesse Coats;

 Hackberry – Lexie Stine;

 Hagerstown – Stacy West;

 Hahnville – Imani Butler, Cierra Puryear;

 Hall Summit – Ashley-Kate Roberson;

 Hallandale Beach, Florida – Ralph Boereau;

 Hallsville – Emma Hawthorne;

 Hammond – Joseph Martin;

 Harker Heights, Texas – Khalil Corbett-Canada;

 Haughton – Deitric Alexander, Taylor Breed, Darius Brock, Kyler Burns, Sarah Carroll, Haylee Douglass, Dakota Hawkins, Megan Hobgood, Jasmine Jackson, Nathan Johnson, Luna Karkar, Mackenzie Langen, Alana Lewis, Hannah Robertson, Taylor Trombely, Katherine Weeks, Chase Woltz;  

 Heflin – Kendall Brunson, Simiuna Cook, Cody Robinson;

 Hessmer -- Carly Barrere, Daren Dauzat, Lakken Lemoine, Gabrielle Savoy;  

 Hineston – Victoria Carroll, Cheyanna Crane, Chase Powell;

 Homer – Madison Cain;

 Hornbeck – Emma Dubose Rogers, Torri Hollis, Joshua Hughes, Ariel Rodgers, Amber Stanley;

 Hosston – Qanisha Thomas;

 Houma – Rhiannon Dean, Jennifer Doiron;

 Houston – Luis Cervantes, Levar Gumms, Jennifer Hitt, Natashia Jackson;

 Inkster, Michigan – Kanesha Price;

 Jacksonville, Florida – Destinee Christie;

 Jacksonville, Texas – Donovan Trent;

 Jamestown – Kristen Campbell, Ieshia Thomas;

 Jasper, Texas – Kylee Dominy;

 Jefferson – Emily Ricalde;

 Jena – Jasmine Furlow, Mercedes Farris, Parker Fink, Hannah Spicer, William Tradewell;

 Jennings – Kelsey Fitzgerald, Mallory Martinez;

 Jolon, California – Abigail Vallery;

 Jonesboro – LaVonna Lawrence;

 Jonesville – Adrian Johnson, Sidney Spinks;

 Keithville – Kaylee McDuff;

 Kinder – Kelsey Frank;

 Kaplan – Chris Hebert;

 Katy, Texas – Brittany Cecil;

 Keatchie – Katelyn Hicks;

 Keithville – Taylor Hughes, Latavein Kennedy, Erin McDonnell, Maya Porter;

 Kenner -- Emily Bennett, Isabel Jemison, Ryan Johnson, Nicole Lala, Willie Soniat;

 Kerens, Texas – Richard Brumbelow;

 Kinder – All Lorin, Micaela Autin, Nicholas Moldovsky;

 Lacey, Washington – Shana Sweeney;

 Lafayette – Rachael Bryant, Sasskia Chassion, Madison Duplechine, Jeffrey Elkins, Justin Guillory, Michele Kramer, JaKayla Lee, Paul Martin, Melissa Pesacreta, Dana St. Julien, Julia Towry;

 Lafitte – Helen Kassahun;

 Lake Arthur – Gabriell Landry;

 Lake Charles – Holly Bray, Khristina Croker, Kennedy Fontenot, Haleigh Gates, Karley Hebert, Kathleen Hilliard, Adam Lindstrom, Jordan Mulsow, Jessica Newell, Shelby Rodrigue, Michael Thomas, Destany Washington;

 Lancaster, Texas – Deohjia Henderson;

 Laplace – Caitlyn Turnbull;

 League City, Texas – Blake Tessitore;

 Lecompte – Linzey Evans;

 Leesville – Patricia Adamson, Kyle Ashley, Jebediah Barrett, Hannah Blackwell, Hailey Brantley, Katrina Brinson, Jonathan Bruce, Victoria Butler, Charlotte Cassin, Charity Childress, Amy Eckerle, Ashley French, Brittany French, Brandon Furlow, Payton Gordy, Gabriella Haymon, Taylor Helton, Lauren Kreyenbuhl, Justin LeBleu, Mahala Lewis, Christina Lluvera, James Magee, Xavier Mccarty, Malcolm Mitchell, Marguerita Moffett, Stefanie Peters, Jessica Ramirez, Morgan Richard, Samantha Richard, Claudia Rouleau, Cesar Santos, Brett Schmidt, Rachel Smith, Payton Soto, Joyce Stevick, Grant Stolfi, Britnie Stroud, Daija Taylor, Devin Toups, Mackenzie Vincent, Tyler Vincent, Shelby Welch, Cheyene Wise, Michael Zschach;

 Lena – Bettina Doty, Juan Gonzales, Taylor Nichols, Justin Williams;

 Leonville – Lauren Briscoe;

 Lettsworth – Landon Benton;

 Liberty, Texas – Trevor Powell;

 Livingston – Cody CAmbre;

 Livonia – Ryann Bizette, Shanyia Haynes;

 Lockport – Courtney Cedotal, Malaina Falgout;

 Logansport – Susannah Cox, Amanda Hill, Jessica Thompson, Shelby Woods;

 Lone Oak, Texas – Kaylee Isenburg;

 Longview, Texas – Robdrick Halton, Deja Moore;

 Lynwood, Washington – Meghan Castille;

 Morgan City – Wykema Morse;

 Madisonville – Zoe Almaraz, Jensen Volz;

 Magnolia, Texas – Ray Tenninty;

 Mandeville – Carrie Maxwell;

 Mansfield – Rowdy Burleson, Cheyenne Free, Trevor Garrett, Hannah Hughes, Emily Jilg, DeAsia Maxie, Meliyah Mitchell, Demetric Preston, James Sowell, Devin Vanwinkle, Madison Welborn, Stanley Woodley;

 Mansura -- Phillip Augustine, Deaisha Johnson, Jonah Johnson, Katherin Lemoine, Kate Losavio;

 Many – Madilyn Armstrong, William Branam, Jocelyn Cannon, Kyle Elliott, Alison Garcia, Savanah Hall, Kelsi Horn, Clayton Kelley, Charles LaFollette, Johnathan Medine, Brianna Miller, Matthew Peace, Tanner Rains;

 Marksville – Regan Balius, Madison Bordelon, Andre Boyer, Miracle Fourcha, Kayla Gaspard, Makayla Laborde, Rachelle Lair, Nehemayeaux Smith, Kylie Spivey;

 Marrero -- Luis Escobar, Lorena Martin;

 Marshall, Texas -- Alexis Balbuena, Khari Jenkins, Sierra Smith, Tristian Zamora;

 Maurice – Nicole Levine;

 McKinney, Texas – Jasmine Dansby, Jameria Smith, Jocelyn Scott;

 Melville – Alexis Barker;

 Meridian, Mississippi – Reed Michel;

 Mesquite, Texas – Curtis Williams;

 Metairie – Trevor Brown, Madysen Norra;

 Minden – Shatarrius Batton, Angelina Carlin, Erin Dotson, Layla Easley, Lauren Holland, Jorge Zaldivar;

 Monroe – Kennedy Butler, Jansen Chisley, Jaquita Davis, Brianna McKinney, Ashley Murphy, Jameelah Sanaany, Kia Williams;

 Montegut – Nicole Cohen;  

Montgomery – Miranda Bartlett, Laryn Graves, Raygan Lecroix, Hailee Skains;

 Monticello, Arkansas – Kamilah Kelley;

 Mooingsport – Jo Anna Fisher;

 Moreauville – Reginea Alexander;

 Morgan City – Kriystina Pitre;

 Morganza – Sydney Beauvais;

 Morrow – Kiante Mouton;

 Moss Bluff – Bayleigh Smith;

 Napa, California – Jordan Greenlee;  

 Natalbany – Kierra Cooks;

 Natchez – Hailey Courville, Madison Holmes, Amberlyn Metoyer, James Rougeou;

 Natchitoches – Jeremy Aaron, Alissa Addison, Sharlexus Addison, Adrian Alfaro-Fontalvo, Rayshaughn Armant, Cass Arnold, Kayla Arnold, Jose Arrieta Cuesta, Abbie Atwood, Black Bechtel, Megan Berry, Kacy Bonds, Andrew Boyd, Dania Briceno Vaxquex, Keyana Brown, Dustin Burns, Thomas Celles, Valerie Chadick, Gilda Chan, Kaleb Chesser, William Coffey, Donna Cooper, acob Dahlhoff, Catherine Davis, Cieara Davis, Richard Duncan, Franchesca Forest, Rachel Formeller, Fernando Gonzales, Peyton Graham, Jasmine Hall, Deshon Hayes, Michael Hernandez, Saul Hernandez, Ashlyn Hogan, David Holmes, Jacob Horton, Kanika Irchirl, Rachel Jeane, Holly Jenkins, Brittany Jordan, Deylon Key, Cristofer Larcarte, Robert Lee, Lacy Martin, Lamarr McGaskey, T’Onna Mcfarland, Nestor Mercado-Garcia, Amber Minor, Joshua Minor, Destiny Moody, Donovan Ohnoutka, Eden Parker, Zachary Parker, Meredith Phelps, Rekeithia Pier, Keator Poleman, Darian Raymond, Jeffery Remo, Devin Reyes, Taylor Rutledge, Daniela Sala Ricardo, Dante Samuel, Christopher Sanders, MacKenzie Settle, Trayvon Snow, Blake Teekell, Rebecca Thomissee, Aaon Trichel, Kaleb Usleton, Barbara Vercher-Smith, Deja Vercher, Kayven Victor, Garrett Vienne, Huey Virece, Alex Wade, Naloni Walker, Brianna Watermolan, Anna Waxley, Emma-Leigh Webster, Deondra White, Mary Whitehead, Nicholas Wiggins, Leah Wilkins, Shatney Winslow, Alasia Young, Ashtin Youngblood,

 New Iberia – Taylor Freyou, Destinee Leger, Caitlin Melancon, Kira Tobias, Madison Willett;  

 New Llano – Trey Anderson, Bailey Glaze, Alexis Harbin, Reaz Khan;

 New Orleans – Demetrius Boulieu, Rayna Brantley, Marquise Davis, Maya Dolliole, Darlene Fairley, Felicia Franklin, Matthew Gonzales, Jacqueline Gross, Mia Jackson, Karrington Johnson, Raphael Jones, Seven Joseph, Jamilah Pelrean, Phallon Robinson, Julian Shum, JoeNee Smith;

 Newellton – Chasity Glasspoole;

 Noble – Ethan Morgan, Krista Rivers, Thomas Rivers;

 Norwood – Ty’Dashia McElwee;

 Oak Grove – Tonya Creech;

 Oakdale – JaQuanda Evins, Dylan Hamblin, Ayana Jones, Brooke Viscardis, Sarah Wharton;

 Oberlin – Kaitlyn Fontenot, Haily Wade;

 Oil City – Maegan Allborty, Chaddrick Thomas;

 Opelika, Alabama – Ceaser Stephens;

 Opelousas – Keylee Boone, Kescheler Guillory, Juwan Manuel, Lashante Richard;

 Otis – Joshua Poston, Sabrina Thiels;

 Paris, Texas – Emily Essary, Cody Vorwerk;

 Pelican – Tabitha Averitt, Tabetha Caldwell;

 Pflugerville, Texas – Kamika Ward;

 Pierre Part – Blaise Crochet;

 Pineville – Savannah Hope Andries, Emily Bordelon, Tabatha Bowlin, Kurt Burkett, Payten Collins, Brendan Day, Zachary Desselles, Sara Dorsey, Selena Ferguson, Hannah Gaspard, Taylor Holloway, Alissa Joseph, Trey Joseph, Corey King, Matthew Koepke, Santana Mount, Abby Nichols, Kaylie Parsons, Judith Peek, Christina Rachal, Relen Sanders, Elizabeth Shuler, Glynn Sillivan, Chloe Solomon, Peyton Spurgeon, Robert Tabor, Tyler Thompson, Gage Ulrich, David Veal, Emily Wiley, Sarah-Elizabeth Wilkes, Jewel Woods, Madeline Wright;

 Pitking – Hannah Johnson, Jessica Jones, Logan McClure, Emily Odom;

 Plain Dealing – Dormesha Noble, Ja-Mela Williams, Hunter Horton;

 Plaquemine – Ma Kayla Washington;

 Plaucheville – Philip Pepiton, Kimberly Poret, Brittany Taylor;

 Pleasant Hill – Montana Binning, Mickayla Brown;

 Pollock – Krystal Bennett, Alara Faulkner, Allie Frost, Christina Kendrick, Julie McGehee, Mary Robinson, Kari Taffi;

 Ponchatoula – Chaule Saing;

 Pontotoc, Mississippi – Elizabeth Murrah;

 Port Allen – Kaleb Gauthier, Ishmael Lane;

 Port Barre – Danielle Schexnayder, Andrew Lalonde;

 Prairieville – Haley Beason, Sarah Bishop, Alicia Boudreaux, Samantha Daigle, Whitney Duplantis, Bailey Mohler, Kristen Prettelt, Caleb Ricca, Madeleine Sheets;

 Pride – Ashlyn Johnson, Leann Willls;

 Princeton – Jacorious Jeter;

 Provencal – Taylor Craft;

 Raceland – Megan Parks;

 Ragley – Katherine Greenmun;

 Rayne – Cameron Desselle;

 Rayville --  Alana Odom, Frederick Lee;

 Reserve – Rianna Russell;

 Rhinehart – Bethany Russell;

 Richfield, Minnesota – Leah Barnes;

 Richmond, British Columbia – Jalen Donaldson;

 Richmond, Texas – Sidney Harris;

 Ringgold – Alora Bryant, Jered Cook, Martin Gould, Arvionne Reliford;

 Robeline – Candice Adcock, Arica Ammons, Keira Huff, Kristal Lachney, Angela Mitchell, Kacy Morace, Laura Olguin, Morgan Rachal, Terra Schulze, Christopher Taylor, Candace Thompson, Seth Woodel;

 Round Rock, Texas – Ana Ruiz;

 Rowlett, Texas – Daniel Miner;

 Roxton, Texas – Aleckse Mikeuchey;

 Ruston – Karenthia Crosby Onwudebe, Jalen Garrison, Reagan Lee, Phynecha Richard, Aujani Richburg, Joshua Riggs;

 St. Amant – Larson Fontenot, Kayley Naquin;

 St. Barthelmey d’Angers, France – Salome Gledel;

 St. Francisville – Ellie Wheeler;

 St. James – Keionne Octave;

 St. Martinville – Malik Anthony, Jacoby Fontenette, Destiny Simon, Maleik White;

 St. Rose – Crystal Jones;

 Saline – Aaron Savell, Shelby Savell;

 San Antonio – Matthew Aguilera, Hilton Brown, Anthony Renteria;

 San Pedro Sula, Honduras – Jonathan Andino Madrid, Vilma Castro Lopez, Meredith Corrales;

 Scott – Danaysia Senegal, Tayla Soileau;

             Scottsboro, Alabama – Jessica Provenza;

 Shreveport – Phillip Adams, Kendall Allen, Trayveon Allen, Laurie Basco, Tylar Bedford, Austin Beene, Azhani Bennett, Jordan Bogan, Alyssa Bonacci, Kevin Branch, Leta Broome, Tiffany Brown, Tamika Kate Cang, Kathryn Carroll, Myjoycia Cezar, Christina Clark, Audrey Copeland, Derienne Copeland, Reonia Davis, Hailey Deaton, Takea Dorsey, Melissa Dragon, Hannah Ellis, Candice Faith, Sierra Foster, Meghan Fry, Dejohn Garrison, Jameala Ghazawneh, Cassidy Giddens, Hallie Glick, Ellen Grappe, Brekendria Graves, Andrell Green, Destinee Green, Lashonda Hall, Ricci Haltom, Jesamin Huff, Brittany Jefferson, Matthew Jensen, Deaveon Jones, Nathan Jones, Summer Jones, Tradeya King, Elysia Lanier, Hannah Lee, Tra’Kyrin Lemons, Grandon Lewis-graham, Katherine Lind, Christopher Markham, Katelyn Martin, Samantha Metoyer, Mollie Millen, Destiny Mitchell, Maria Moreno Ponte, Armani Nation, Yasmin Newman, Doine Ngwen, Reondrick Owens, Tara Pair, Cristina Peterson, Elizabeth Peterson, Panasia Peterson, Patrick, Pierce, Sierra Prelow, Falon Prentiss, Caleb Rounsavall, Zachary Sanders, Johnathon Schluter, Tyler Sears, Devonne Seelig; Jackiesha Simmons, Kariah Sisk-Shaheed, John Slocum, Adrianna Smith, Kayla Smith, Kaylin Smith, Asia Stevens, Jamie Stewart, Gabrielle Thomas, Bailey Thompson, Magen Tucker, Terran Turner, Jessica Ursua, Rhiannon Venable, Earnestine Walker, Ilyanna Warlen, Jasmine Washington, Gaylin White, Dillion Wilkerson, Donald Williams, Shamolia Williams, Chad Wilson, Debriar Wilson, Morgan Woodall;

 Sicily Island – Shawn Perry;

 Sieper – Emily Goerge, Loren Robinson;

 Silsbee, Texas – Carson Fuller;

 Simmesport – Kimani Batiste, Michael Canal, Lexi Gremillion, Demi Williams;

 Simpson – Carleigh Standifer;

 Simsboro – Andrea Coon;

 Skiatook, Oklahoma – Anna Bonham;

 Slidell – Juliana Garcia, Noah Glass, Ashley Henry, Kierston Jackson, Maci Walgamotte;

 Spring, Texas – Elyssa Hernandez, Madelyne Mangum;

 Springfield – Kattie Bankston;  

 Sterlington – Catherine Trichell;

 Stonewall – Alana Bankson, Alexa Barron, Hailey Compton, Dawson Cranford, Madison Parker, Kirsten Sanders, Heather Schiller, Chase Slater, Christy Washington;

 Sugartown – Madison Budnik;

 Sulphur – Darisu Ardoin, Bralyn James;

 Sunset – Zachary Linville, Charlie Milton;

 Tallahassee, Florida – Edward Clarke;

 Tallulah – Anna Boney;

 Teneha, Texas – TaKameria Barnes;

 Terrytown – Roshane Brown;

 Texarkana – Daphne Hammett, Emily Landers;

 Thibodaux – Terrance Johnson, Tierra Johnson, Landon Olivier;

 Tickfaw – Brittany Culotta;

 Tomball, Texas – Nicole Henry;

 Toms River, New Jersey – Jacqueline Manza;

 Trout – Hayley Lisenby, Jacie Paul;

 Tullos – Kendall Normand;

 Van Alstyne, Texas – Kevin Hendricks;

 Vidalia – Evandria King, Kaitlyn Randall, Shanerria Squalls;

 Ville Platte – Christopher Casey, Hannah Gallow, Andrea Bradley;

 Vinton – Toby Stanley,

 Violet – Julia Verdon;

 Vivian – Kaylee Scott;

 Washington – Catherine Stevens;

 Waskom, Texas – Jonas Richardson;

 Welch – Macala Broussard, Misty Compton;

 West Monroe – Michael Dailey, Austin Dodson, Jasmyn Johnson, Eva Sanford;

 Westlake – Baleigh Derouen;

 Whitewright, Texas – Jearld Battles;

 Wilmington, North Carolina – Noelle Cox;

 Winnfield – Harli Austin, Landon Creel, Trenton Dill, Kerry Fitzgerald, Dezani Fountain, Kara Grantadams, Trinity Homan, Madisyn Hubbard, Saquan Jenkins, Jacob Jones, Michaela Maloy, Trakita Rainwater, Fatima Rodriguez, Katreiona Starks;

 Wisner – Jordan Price;

 Woodworth – Taylor Henry, Linzay Hunnell, Brandon Michot, Lexus Weston, Derek Wilson;

 Youngsville – Shaneda Armstrong, Randall Blair, Devin Forestier, Lorin Prejean, Devyn Shores;

 Zachary – Laney Davis, Neil Ahldwin Garcia, Caitlyn Thibodaux, Alaijha Trim, KeAra Thie;

 Zwolle – Kamryn Bedsole, Kirstyn Meshell, Samantha Rivers, Chyna Sepulvado, Rylea Sepulvado, Autumn Wyatt;

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Caitsbooks Top 10 October Releases

The best month of the year! October is swiftly approaching, meaning time for Halloween, costumes, pumpkins, and of course, amazing new book releases!

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October 2

1. Muse of Nightmares - Laini Taylor The sequel to Strange the Dreamer. "In the wake of tragedy, neither Lazlo nor Sarai are who they were before. One a god, the other a ghost, they struggle to grasp the new boundaries of their selves as dark-minded Minya holds them hostage, intent on vengeance against Weep." (Goodreads).

2. The Ladies Guide to Petticoats & Piracy - Mackenzi Lee A companion novel to the amazing The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue. This book follows Monty's sister Felicity, a year after the first book, as she sets her eyes on medical school.

October 9

3. What if It's Us - Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera An LGBT YA contemporary romance by the king and queen of YA contemporary?! Arthur is a musical theater geek who is a romantic at heart. When he meets Ben at the post office, they must figure out what the universe has in store for them.

4. Blanca & Roja - Anna-Marie McLemore "The del Cisne girls have never just been sisters; they’re also rivals, Blanca as obedient and graceful as Roja is vicious and manipulative. They know that, because of a generations-old spell, their family is bound to a bevy of swans deep in the woods. They know that, one day, the swans will pull them into a dangerous game that will leave one of them a girl, and trap the other in the body of a swan"(Goodreads).

5. Odd One Out - Nic Stone Rae Evelyn Chin is the new girl in town, and is confused by her attraction to both Coop and Jupiter. Courtney "Coop" Cooper has been dumped again, and his best friend Jupiter is busy texting some girl. Jupiter is terrified of losing the girl she is falling for to her best friend because then she would lose him too.

6. Black Wings Beating - Alex London Brysen wishes to be a great falconer, while his twin sister Kylee just wants to be free of it. "Together the twins must journey into the treacherous mountains to trap the Ghost Eagle, the greatest of the Uztari birds and a solitary killer. Brysen goes for the boy he loves and the glory he's long craved, and Kylee to atone for her past and to protect her brother's future. But both are hunted by those who seek one thing: power." (Goodreads)

October 16

7. A Very Large Expanse Sea - Tahereh Mafi "It’s 2002, a year after 9/11. It’s an extremely turbulent time politically, but especially so for someone like Shirin, a sixteen-year-old Muslim girl who’s tired of being stereotyped."(Goodreads). I got my hands on an ARC of this back at BookExpo and it blew me away! I can't wait for everyone else to read this fantastic and beautiful novel.

8. A Sorrow Fierce & Falling - Jessica Cluess The third and final book in the Kingdom on Fire series, so I can't say much about the plot here without major spoilers. However, if you're looking for a historical fantasy full of magic and mystery, give this series a shot.

October 23

9. Kingdom of Ash - Sarah J. Maas The final Throne of Glass book is here. There's no way for me to vaguely explain the synopsis for this without spoiling the various plot twists and surprises that were introduced in each previous book. If you haven't read this series, I highly recommend picking up the first book!

October 30

10. The Darkest Star - Jennifer L. Armentrout A spin-off to the amazing Lux series, "When seventeen-year-old Evie Dasher is caught up in a raid at a notorious club known as one of the few places where humans and the surviving Luxen can mingle freely, she meets Luc, an unnaturally beautiful guy she initially assumes is a Luxen...but he is in fact something much more powerful. Her growing attraction for Luc will lead her deeper and deeper into a world she'd only heard about, a world where everything she thought she knew will be turned on its head..."(Goodreads).

Honorable Mentions:

Shadow of the Fox by Julie Kagawa (Release Date: 10/2)

Dear Evan Hansen by Val Emmich (Release Date: 10/9)

The Brilliant Death by Amy Rose Capetta (Release Date: 10/30)

And that ends my most anticipated October releases! Are you interested in any of these books? Are there any books that I didn't include on the list?

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Top five books of 2017

I should have done this weeks ago, but I was distracted with holidays and an engagement party. I definitely didn’t read as many books as I’d hoped to this year, but I had some real gems. Seriously! I loved them so much I reread some of them instead of picking up something new.

5. Wild Beauty - Anna-Marie McLemore

I legit picked this one up because of the cover, and was pleasantly surprised by how beautiful it was inside. The Nomeolvides are a family of women that are blessed to create life in the form of flowers at La Pradera, a magical garden estate. They also have a tragic legacy. If they love someone too much, they love them out of existence. The youngest generation of these women are Estrella, Gloria, Dalia, Azalea, and Calla and the garden gives them a gift of a boy that can’t remember anything from his past.

Guys, this book was slow and magical! It’s got women of color who love other women and the discussion of culture and prejudice. This book is unapologetic about loving and accepting your queerness, and it;s also a celebration of family. Mostly, this book is about love and the different shapes it comes in. 

4. All the Crooked Saints - Maggie Stiefvater

In true Stiefvater fashion, this one is difficult to describe. In the deserts of Colorado there is a town where the Soria family performs miracles that are nothing like you expect. The Saint of Bicho Raro performs the first half of the miracle by drawing a person’s darkness out of them into a physical manifestation. It is the person’s own responsibility to defeat their own darkness, however, and the Soria family cannot help or they will have their own darkness manifest, which is always stronger and darker. Daniel Soria must face this when he helps one of the pilgrims he loves, and his cousins Beatriz and Joaquin race to solve the puzzle to save their saint. 

This book reads like many tall tales wrapped into an even bigger one. It’s lyrical and lovely and the characters were complex. I loved that it was about looking into your own inner darkness and being able to overcome it, especially because of depression I’ve been suffering with.

3. Dreams of Gods and Monsters - Laini Taylor

I might have cried a lot during this book. It was the final part to a trilogy and I didn’t want to let these characters go. The series spans multiple worlds and since this is the end of a series I don’t want to give too much away if you haven’t read it (even though it came out in 2014).  A thrilling conclusion about two worlds on the brink of war and Karou’s deception that has her leading the chimaera rebellion. She and Akiva are reunited through a shared enemy instead of love, but their long ago dream of hope pushes them forward. 

God. This series. I am still emotionally attached to these characters. I put off reading this book for a year because i didn’t want it to end. and DAMN. That ending! I wasn’t expecting it at all and yet the signs were there. 

2. Strange the Dreamer - Laini Taylor

I know, I know. Another Laini Taylor book, but it’s so goooood!  I fell so completely in love with the characters. Lazlo, an orphaned boy shaped by fairy tales who longs to find the lost city of Weep. Sarai, a blue-skinned goddess whose power brings her pain and empathy. The Godslayer, a hero with a dark, despairing secret. I'd love to list them all, but discovering them yourself is half the fun...even those you'd want to hate. This book is definitely a slow burn plot-wise, but the amount of love that went into world-building and character development really shows. The closer I got to the end the more I wished it would keep going. I had to put it down on several occasions so I could keep it going just a little longer. And when I got to the end I couldn't stop crying. The last few chapters are so painful. This reads like a modern fairy tale and I can’t wait for The Muse of Nightmares.

1. In Other Lands - Sarah Rees Brennan

 If you haven’t read this book I don’t know what you’re doing with your life! It is possibly my favorite book of all time. It’s so damn funny I was laughing out loud constantly and than reading passages to my fiance who in turn would laugh so hard he finally decided to read this one himself. 

This is portal fiction like no other. Elliot is no stranger to pop culture so he’s just a little bit miffed when magic school is nothing like he expected and is instead a training camp for soldiers. It’s a hard knock life when you’re a pacifist teetering on the edge of war. It’s also pretty difficult when barely anyone likes you. 

Elliot is my favorite protagonist of all time!!! He’s a sarcastic, bratty little monster who immediately falls in love once dropped into this world. This could have been cringey because he’s thirteen, but the scene is hilarious and you come to see this kid is emotionally starved of affection, so it’s a little heartbreaking. 

This book deconstructs everything from fantasy tropes to the oft hated love triangle. Elliot’s friend Serene is raised in a matriarchal elven society, where women are the warriors. Her partner in battle is Luke Sunborn, the handsome golden-haired boy admired by everyone and who Elliot hates on principle, but must endure for Serene. This is so character driven that five years of watching these characters grow into themselves is spectacular. It’s less about facing an ultimate evil and more about friendship and finding themselves.

Guys! Please read this! It’s LGBT friendly and deals with misogyny in such an interesting way. The main character is bisexual and a sassy little monster. Serene is a queen among mortals. Luke is an actual ray of sunshine and the sweetest cinnamon roll in all the lands. 

The book is hyper verbal, which might take some getting used to, but as a fan of Sarah’s writing for years it was one of my favorite aspects. It was supposed to be a standalone novel, but Sarah has said she might have some ideas for the future. I love this book so much I’ve purchased 11 copies since it came out in august and gifted ten of them to people I love.