Trending: The Big Winners At The E! Bloggers Ball 2018
The E! Bloggers Ball 2018 once again gathered the top social media influencers in the Philippines. On its third year, the annual event had high shine as its theme. Red carpet-ready and all glammed up for that double tap-worthy #OOTN, the guests were dressed to impress. The ladies brought on the gloss, shine, and sparkle in gowns that added glitz to the Ball, while the gents wore bold, sharp, and tailored suits that, well, suit the night’s formal dress code perfectly.
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The E! Bloggers Ball awards the year's best digital content creators (bloggers, vloggers, and social media influencers), who put out the most authentic, curated, entertaining, relevant, and, most importantly, credible materials on their platforms of choice.
To be recognized by such a prestigious media outlet is something that gives them a much-needed confidence boost, and inspires them to create more meaningful content for their thousands of followers. More than the awards themselves, it's the acknowledgment that what they're doing has positive effects to netizens and their virtual fans which gives them more sense of fulfillment.
Hosting the glitzy and glamorous event were Mond Gutierrez and Nicole Andersson, who, apart from being celebrities, are social media influencers themselves as well. Janeena Chan shared with their hosting duties as the online correspondent.
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Screenshot from Nicole Andersson's IG Stories
Screenshot from Nicole Andersson's IG Stories
Screenshot from Mond Gutierrez's IG Stories
Screenshot from Mond Gutierrez's IG Stories
Screenshot from Janeena Chan's IG Stories
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Prior to the awarding ceremony, guests were entertained by Universal Records artists Kyle Juliano, Fern Tan, Mark Oblea, Tala, and Paolo Sandejas. Singer, host, and YouTuber Janina Vela, last year's E! Fashion Icon of the Year awardee, also performed.
Here's the criteria for judging: 1) the blogger must have an existing blogsite or YouTube page; 2) he/she must have at least 20,000 followers across all social media pages; and 3) his/her social media platforms must have active engagements via likes/comments/shares. The scorecard is broken down to 50% content, 30% style factor, and 20% buzz online.
The judges include Natalie Gee (NBCUniversal International Networks Asia Creative Director), Anton Diaz (Founder and Publisher of OurAwesomePlanet.com), Abe Olandres (Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Yugatech), Vince Flores (ZALORA Philippines’ Head of Public Relations and Social Marketing and ZALORA Group’s Regional Influencer Marketing Manager), Janina Vela (YouTuber, social media personality, host, and singer), Ever Bilena, and top bloggers Laureen Uy, Camille Co, and Kryz Uy.
The Blogger Council identified the Top 5 nominees per category, and public voting ensued via Ebloggersball.com. The nominees with the highest numbers of votes were declared the winners.
Below is the list of the E! Bloggers Ball 2018 winners:
E! Breakthrough Influencer of the Year: Aryanna Epperson
Aryanna has 56K+ followers on Instagram and 46K+ subscribers on YouTube
Nominees: Alyssa Gibbs, Hannah Pangilinan, Kimi Juan, and Rei Germar
E! Look Who's Trending: Alex Gonzaga
Alex has 5.3M followers on Instagram and 1.6M+ subscribers on YouTube
Nominees: Bella Racelis, Donny Pangilinan, Ida Anduyan, and Issa Pressman
E! Beauty Icon of the Year: Anna Cay
Anna has 241K followers on Instagram and 480K+ subscribers on YouTube
Nominees: Raiza Contawi, Michelle Dy, Mikki Galang, and Say Tioco
E! Travel Icon of the Year: Tia Lacson
Tia has 48.3K followers on Instagram
Nominees: Ave Averilla, Daniel Marsh, DiscoverMNL, and Haley Dasovich
Screenshot from Tia Lacson's IG Stories
E! Fashion Icon of the Year: Yuki Tansengco
Yuki has 37.9K followers on Instagram
Nominees: Janina Manipol, Rhea Bue, Kally Araneta, and Vina Guerrero
*Figures are as of September 24, 2018
Photos from @e_philippines