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Masih Alinejad (in Fendi)

In May 2014, Iranian-born Masih Alinejad, 39, uploaded to Facebook pictures of herself without her hijab, encouraging others to do the same. The journalist soon established My Stealthy Freedom, with which she campaigns for the right of Iranian women to choose to wear their head scarf—or not.

Larry Bourgeois

Along with his identical twin brother, Laurent, Larry Bourgeois is one-half of Les Twins, the self-described “hip-hop world-famous dancers” and Beyoncé’s longtime secret weapon. In the video for Missy Elliott’s revelatory comeback, “WTF,” these two 27-year-olds prove hard to miss.

Dada Masilo (in Proenza Schouler)

Earlier this year, South African dancer and choreographer Dada Masilo performed William Kentridge’s Refuse the Hour at BAM and, by all accounts, stole the show. Expect fireworks when the 30-year-old brings her acclaimed adaptation of Swan Lake to The Joyce Theater in February.

Caroline Polachek (in Courrèges)

Following the success of her band Chairlift’s first two albums, Caroline Polachek, 30, wrote a song for Beyoncé, got married, and is now preparing to put out Chairlift’s third full-length release, Moth.

Laurent Bourgeois

With his identical twin brother, Larry, dancer Laurent Bourgeois is one-half of Les Twins, Beyoncé’s longtime secret weapon and, more recently, star of Missy Elliott’s “WTF.”

Clementine Creevy (in a Roberto Cavalli vest and a Calvin Klein Collection dress)

At just 18 years old, Clementine “Clem” Creevy, the front woman of the L.A.-based neo-punk band Cherry Glazerr, is already a Hedi Slimane favorite. This winter, Creevy and her bandmates, Sean Redman and Hannah Uribe, will support indie darlings Wavves and Best Coast on tour.

David Villa

The striker and team captain of the New York City Football Club still has the boyish looks that earned him the nickname “El Guaje” in the village of Tuilla, in northern Spain, where he grew up. At 34, Villa is the leader of New York’s newest home soccer team.

Szelena Gray (in Calvin Klein Collection)

“A Super PAC is basically a vehicle for hijacking the democratic election process,” Szelena Gray told Vogue earlier this year. “We want to hijack the process back.” Gray, 30, was formerly the COO of Mayday, a nonpartisan Super PAC designed, in her words, “to end all Super PACs.” More recently she cofounded Run for America, which identifies and trains congressional candidates from outside the political system. Gray’s point of view is both trenchant and visionary, and something we need more of this election year.