16-year-old cheerleader breaks world record

The Texas high school football and cheerleading scene is legendary for its intensity, but one cheerleader has become particularly legendary. Miranda Ferguson, 16, is a high school junior in Dallas, Texas. Last week, she broke the Guinness World Record for the greatest number...

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3 teens triumph on the campaign trail

Meet three extraordinary young women who are paving the way for this generation’s girl power. They are Emma Axelrod, Sammi Siegel and Elena Tsemberis, juniors at Montclair High School, a New Jersey suburb 20 miles from New York City. Shana Stein, their...

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Degrassi's Cassie Steele hits L.A.

Not just anyone can make it in the entertainment industry, especially in Canada where there are less acting opportunities, but Cassie Steele, a Toronto-born actress and singer, proves that she was born to entertain. The 22-year-old actress, famous for her award-winning role as Manny...

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7 reasons we heart artist Inocente Izucar--and you will, too

Inocente Izucar, 18, grew up homeless. She’s undocumented. She’s a flamboyant, bold-as-brass, entirely honest artist. And she’s telling her story Friday night on MTV in the short documentary Inocente, which was written and directed by Oscar nominees Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine. ...

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Teen scientists send their experiment to space

What do two bright 16-year-old girls think of when they imagine outer space? That sending bacteria out there may improve its ability to fight germs, of course. Dorothy Chen and Sara Ma from Troy, Mich., won the YouTube Space Lab competition that encouraged...

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Spelling champ says winning Bee is harder than neurosurgery--probably

We’re thrilled to pieces for the newest Scripps National Spelling Bee star, Snigdha Nandipati. Snigdha, 14, started spelling on the way to kindergarten every morning with her father, the Associated Press reports. He would give her words he saw on billboards and road...

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HS valedictorian Daniela Pelaez fights to be an American girl

In a few weeks, Daniela Pelaez, 18, will join Congressman David Rivera in Washington, D.C., to lobby for a bill she helped write. The STARS (Studying Towards Adjusted Residency Status) Act will allow undocumented immigrants who arrived in the United States before they...

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Miranda Finn sings Music for a Cause

Miranda Finn is proof that when it comes to dreamin’, you’ve gotta go big. This weekend, the singer/songwriter will perform at the Music for a Cause festival in Santa Clarita, Calif., part of the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. A few weeks...

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Celeb father (or mother) / daughter power teams

Today is Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, but what happens when you and your dad (or mom) are in the same biz? Celeb parents and their celeb daughters pretty much celebrate this holiday every day of their lives. Check out our fave...

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Take a chance on love and life with these movies

Ever feel like you aren’t spontaneous or courageous enough? Ever wish you could just try something new or just go with the flow? It’s hard to take a chance in life when the odds are against you or people are telling you not...

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