We Day 2013

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It's been a hectic couple weeks, so I'm a little behind on blogging, but I'm on it! Last Friday, I got to cover We Day again for Faze Magazine and I had a great time. It's always so nice to see so many young people who are so passionate about changing the world. I got to chat with some of the performers, plus the show's host and Glee star, Darren Criss. This year's list of performers included the Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato, Serena Ryder, Imagine Dragons and Austin Mahone. There were also tons of awesome guest speakers, from Martin Luther King III and Spencer West to 11-year old Hannah Alper. And of course, Free The Children's Craig and Marc Kielburger.

I had to be at the ACC pretty early in the morning so I headed over rocking my Me To We Style 'Be The Change' T-shirt. Once I got there, I got to watch the beginning of the show for a bit and then had to set up at the red carpet for interviews.

The Faze team got to chat with Austin Mahone, Darren Criss, Jacob Artist, and Demi Lovato

Darren Criss: "It’s cool when you see this very concrete example of youth empowerment and people doing things that you hear about, but you see it in real life and you can’t help but be invigorated by this idea that we really can make a difference."

Demi Lovato: "When I went to Kenya with Free The Children, I did a lot of work with them and it changed my entire perspective on life and what I want out of it. I’m here today not only to thank Free The Children for everything that they’ve done, but also, We Day in particular is such an incredible event because everyone in the audience has done good for their community and that’s inspiring."

Later, I watched the show in the stadium and the positive and motivational energy was just so contagious. Check out some of my pics:

Keep an eye out for the article on faze.ca - for more info on We Day, check out www.weday.com

- Christina
Follow my adventures on Twitter: @christinaaa28

Host Spotlight: MTV's Lenay Dunn

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During my recent trip to NYC, I had the pleasure of meeting MTV's Lenay Dunn, the fun and outgoing host of 10 on Top, a half-hour show that counts down the top ten most talked about celebs of each week. She always has awesome guest hosts - from Selena Gomez to Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - and it looks like such a cool show to be a part of.

As a journalism student hoping to get into entertainment broadcasting, I loved getting to pick her brain about the industry and getting some tips/advice. She definitely has gained a ton of experience from being on MTV and has come a long way. She grew up in Minnesota, but was originally born in Africa, and she got her start working with Red Bull after being found through YouTube videos she made for fun with her friends. Since then, she found her way to MTV - she is now based in New York.

I think she's got such a great, fresh personality that is perfect for MTV, where she's got to interview some of the entertainment industry's hottest young stars.

10 on Top airs Saturdays at 12:30PM on MTV.

Check out a clip from the show when Selena Gomez co-hosted:

Here are just a few of the other faces who've made an appearance on 10 on Top:

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The Wanted

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Hilary Duff

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Zac Efron

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 Demi Lovato

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 Even our Canadian boy Munro Chambers!

Be sure to follow all of Lenay's adventures on YouTube & Twitter and catch her on 10 on Top!

Thanks again Lenay!

- Christina
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