Serena Williams, the global sports and fashion icon and investor, is doubling down on her relationship with the dating app Bumble with today’s announcement that she will serve as an investor in its Bumble Fund. Launched in 2018, the Bumble Fund backs early-stage businesses founded and led by women of color and underrepresented groups. The […]
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Serena Williams tells women to ‘Dream Crazier’ in new Nike ad
Nike is changing its approach to women in sports. Professional tennis player Serena Williams reclaimed the word “crazy” in the new ad that debuted during this year’s Oscars. Read more…
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Serena Williams’ daughter’s doll Qai Qai is the real star of the Australian Open
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One of the biggest moods of 2018 was a doll.
But not just any ol’ doll – it was Qai Qai, the rather witty and cynical companion of Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., daughter of tennis champion Serena Williams and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian.
Between engaging in memes and generally pondering life, Qai Qai has embarked upon many an adventure with her human guardian, often sitting courtside at Williams’ many matches — all of it posted to the doll’s total 106K followers on Instagram and Twitter.
And she’s made her most recent splash in Australia, at the Australian Open and Hopman Cup tennis tournaments in January, where the G.O.A.T. has been playing. Read more…
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Raise your hand if you felt personally victimized by 2018. Real Qai Qai understands your pain.
Look, this year was rough. Nobody exemplifies it better than Qai Qai, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr.’s sardonic doll who’s constantly on the brink of existential crisis.
Tennis champion Serena Williams and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian are far from relatable — they take power couple to a whole new level of untouchable — but their daughter’s doll seems to embody what everyone felt during this rollercoaster of a year.
When the Qai Qai’s account first began, there were only captionless photos of the doll in various states of disaster. Read more…
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This artist’s floral sneaker creations will grow on you
Mr. Flower Fantastic aka “MFF” is a sneakerhead who uses flowers as his medium. Read more…More about Art, Mashable Video, Artist, Flowers, and Serena Williams
View More This artist’s floral sneaker creations will grow on youWith a new deal for customers and a fresh $23 million, Mayvenn extends its hair care business
Pitching customers a new, all-inclusive service for buying and installing hair, Mayvenn is looking to significantly expand its haircare business and just raised $23 million in a new round of funding to do it. The new financing was led by Essence Ventures — and it represents the first outside investment by the holding company owned […]
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The world isn’t ready to trust angry women. This book wants to change that.
In the women’s final of the U.S. open, the world came face-to-face with the righteous rage of a woman on live television. What came next, however, proved that society and the media were more irked by Serena Williams’ expression of anger and more inte…
View More The world isn’t ready to trust angry women. This book wants to change that.Tennis has an equality problem. What happened with Serena Williams is a fraction of what that feels like.
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Tennis star Serena Williams accused the U.S. Open final umpire, Carlos Ramos, of sexism after she was penalized for calling him a “liar” and a “thief.” Williams lost the match in straight sets to 20-year-old Naomi Osaka.
Williams said the incident was a case in point of the glaring double standards according to which male and female tennis players are judged. Read more…
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View More Tennis has an equality problem. What happened with Serena Williams is a fraction of what that feels like.Serena Williams fined $17K adding insult to sexist injury
Serena Williams already paid a hefty price for the events which transpired on court during the women’s singles final of the U.S. Open.
But now, in addition to being issued point deductions and being forced to forfeit an entire game, she will now have…
Sexism rears its ugly head at the U.S. Open
Twenty-year-old Naomi Osaka bested Serena Williams to win the U.S. Open on Saturday, making her the first Japan-born woman to win a Grand Slam final.
But that landmark moment is not what everyone is talking about today, thanks to a series of pe…
Serena Williams is sticking it to her wardrobe shamers with this cute pic of her daughter
Serena Williams doesn’t just reign supreme on centre court. She’s also knocking it out of the park on social media.
After securing her spot in what will be her ninth U.S. Open final, Williams shared a photo of her one-year-old daughter, Alexis,…