Chrissy Teigen is winning the Internet. Everything she does — whether it’s steaming her vagina, playing with a bug or wearing a headband — becomes some kind of must-read, communal experience that’s shared across the web in celebration of its “realness.” And it’s not just women’s magazines, TMZ and Comments by Celebs documenting her every move in a Meghan Markle-like click baiting manner: CNN, Business Insider and the Wall Street Journal are all using her name to drive page views to their sites.
A comprehensive content analysis of Chrissy Teigen’s social media-driven stories would provide a fascinating look at her impact on the news cycle. Since I don’t exactly have the resources, time or patience to do that, I instead opted to round up 32 headlines in honour of her 32nd lap around the sun. There were hundreds of buzzy (and not so buzzy) stories to work with, which serves as a testament to the power and influence of Chrissy Teigen, a model turned clap back icon "who is also known for her cooking abilities.”
“Damn, Chrissy, go off.” - Glamour, December 5, 2017
“This isn’t the first time Teigen has showed support to the gymnasts and other survivors speaking out against [former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry] Nassar.” - W Magazine, January 29, 2018
"Teigen says that Jay-Z had his own bottle of wine at his seat.”- Business Insider, January 31, 2018
“After checking with the Twitter accounts for American and the Transportation Security Administration, she received permission.” - Business Insider, February 26, 2018
“The meal included bacon-wrapped figs and mashed potatoes, and more importantly Chrissy’s Salt Bae (AKA Nusret Gökçe) impression.” - Marie Claire, February 28, 2018
“On Saturday, Tiegen shared with her almost 10 million Twitter followers in the tweet below that she was fed up with the messaging app due to its latest redesign and insensitive ad about Rihanna.” - Elle, March 17, 2018
“Paparazzi captured the entire thing.” - Elle, March 28, 2018
“Wrote Teigen, ‘Gasp! *drops biscuits.*'"- Business Insider, April 9, 2018
“SMH, Bill O’Reilly. Thinking you could come for Chrissy Teigen and John Legend on Twitter, where they have the home field advantage? Nah.” - Cosmopolitan, April 2, 2018
“Chrissy Teigen found something new to do during her pregnancy: playing with her Neopets.” - Business Insider, April 19, 2018
“Chrissy Teigen skipped the Met Gala this year to relax at home with Vanderpump Rules, and naturally spent the evening trolling everyone.” Cosmopolitan, May 8, 2018
“She truly went above and beyond, gifting Trump with hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of donations to the ACLU from her family.” - Marie Claire, June 14, 2018
“The supermodel took it to Instagram to share a photo of her vaginal steam, going ahead and writing the iconic words *vagina dissolves* in the process.” - Cosmopolitan, June 19, 2018
“A quick moment for Chrissy Teigen, who accurately predicted that LeBron would be joining the Lakers before everyone else.” - Cosmopolitan, July 2, 2018
“Teigen, 32, who is also known for her cooking abilities, isn’t shy about the sometimes harsh realities of motherhood.” - Page Six, July 8, 2018
"‘Spilled my breast milk, and this is how important it is in this house,’ Teigen says in one of the videos. ‘I am so jealous of people with plentiful boobies,’ she captioned one clip on Twitter, writing alongside the other, "‘EVERY DROP COUNTS IN THIS HOUSE.’" - Glamour, July 19
“Chrissy Teigen and Luna unknowingly play with dangerous Tarantula Hawk Wasp. Chrissy let the bug craw on her arm with Luna looking on.”- Daily Mail, July 27, 2018
“This morning, she and husband John Legend had some avocado toast with a poached egg on top. Later for lunch, they had tuna sambal salad.”- Vogue, July 27, 2018
“Enter Chrissy Teigen, Queen of Twitter, telling it how it is. Her opinion? ‘This guy sucks.’" - Fashion, July 30, 2018
“There’s a ton of pressure for women—and specifically women in Hollywood—to quickly “bounce back” (whatever that means) from pregnancy, which is why it’s so refreshing that Chrissy’s opened up about her own experience.” - Harper’s Bazaar, July 31, 2018
“These look exactly like my workout soles. because i work out as much as this chick gardens.”- Daily Mail, August 1, 2018
“I like to pull these off, slowly, and then tilt them towards the light so I can see each little mountain, each tiny mountain. And then I like to take my finger and brush the blackheads to the side so I can see their length.” - Glamour, August 8, 2018
“But lest you think Teigen is picking up her bands in bulk from the hotel gift shop, guess again.” - Page Six, August 13, 2018
“Plenty of your favourite celebrities are also hooked Queer Eye reboot>, though there’s one major difference: They can actually become friends with them. First there was Gigi Hadid, then Justin Theroux, and now Chrissy Teigen and John Legend.” - W Magazine, September 15, 2018
“Fans, rocked to the very core, were quick to point out the fact that Teigen herself has pronounced her surname as TEE-gen in interviews.” - Elle, September 17, 2018
“My hands are shaking.” - Mashable,
“Teigen told a starry crowd at MoMA that Chang’s set to welcome, “his own lucky peach.” - Page Six, November 8, 2018
"‘I think the world may have missed out on Chrissy’s full awesomeness if it weren’t for social media,’ Legend stated.” - W Magazine, November 13, 2018
“She’s gorgeous.” - Harper’s Bazaar, November 19, 2018
"‘I used to have it in my Sports Illustrated contract: no feet,’ she explained. ‘I would bury them in the sand.’" - Cosmopolitan, November 20, 2018
"The mom of two rocked furry black slides with jeans, a low cut black top and long cardigan, with a snazzy black Panama hat.” - Daily Mail, November 25, 2018
“You love them on Twitter and now that they have brought their awesomeness to the small screen.” - CNN, November 29, 2018
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