Hotness in the News by SociaLifeChicago, the daily email newsletter to Make small talk, better.
HEADLINER
Allow her to re-introduce herself: Hillary Rodham Clinton, the first female presidential nominee of the United States! The 2016 presumptive Democratic presidential nominee relishing in the history making turn said during a victory speech in Brooklyn, New York, that it was the “first time in our nation’s history that a woman will be a major party’s nominee of the United States.” “Tonight’s victory is not about one person. It belongs to generations of women and men who struggled and sacrificed and made this moment possible.” Despite defeat in state primary races yesterday, Bernie Sanders refuses to suspend his campaign; during a speech to his supporters he declared “the struggle continues.” Read more
MORE NEWS
• EgyptAir Flight 955 which had 135 passengers and crew on board had to make an emergency landing in Uzbekistan after a bomb threat phone call was made. The flight has now resumed and is en route to Beijing after officials said no bomb was found on the Airbus A-330-220. The incident came nearly three weeks after an EgyptAir flight crashed in the Mediterranean Sea.
• After Madonna’s less than stellar wilted attempt at a tribute for Prince during the Billboard awards, BET has announced the lineup for their planned Prince tribute during the BET awards June 26. The lit lineup includes Sheila E., The Roots, D’Angelo and Janelle Monáe.
• Amazon is investing $3 Billion in India, the world’s second-most populous country, projected by the UN to overtake China by 2022; the ninth-largest economy in 2014 and Amazon’s fastest growing market. Since its unable to get a strong foothold in China like most other tech businesses, the investment in India by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was made yesterday during a meeting of U.S. business leaders in D.C with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in attendance.
ENTERTAINMENT
• Variety’s Actors on Actors issue is out and features different covers with Aziz Ansari and Kerry Washington, Lady Gaga and Jamie Lee Curtis. In their sit down interview Washington talked about how she was fired from 2 pilots because “they wanted me to sound more ‘girlfriend,’ more like ‘hood,’ more ‘urban.’” which Ansari echo the experience of casting stereotypes.
• The first showing of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” was presented at London’s Palace Theatre.
FASHION
• The 2016 Fragrance Foundation Awards presented by Hearst Magazine took place last night in NYC at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center, hosted by Alec Baldwin. IFF Perfumer Sophia Grojsman, who has created more than 30 bestselling fine fragrances, was honored with the Perfumer of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award. L Brands’ founder, chairman and CEO Leslie “Les” Wexner received the Hall of Fame Award. Did you know that L Brands sells more fragrance than any other retailer in the U.S? Natasha Gregson Wagner and Adriana Lima served as co-chairs.
“When you are joyful, when you say yes to life and have fun and project positivity all around you, you become a sun in the center of every constellation, and people want to be near you.” ― Shannon L. Alder
Hopefully Lifetime will remake the story of the yoga twin sister charged with murder
Former NASA astronaut charged with murder in Alabama
Glassdoor’s Highest Rated CEOs for 2016 & Highest Rated CEOs at Small & Medium Companies are
Last night’s The Bachelorette ended in a Chad cliffhanger
LOOK OF THE DAY
Melissa McCarthy @ ELLE Women In Comedy Event
Would you like this delivered to your inbox every morning? Sign up HERE
Did we miss something? Click here and email us.
