01of 09Lexi UnderwoodArturo Holmes/GettyWhy She’s Hot:Actress Lexi Underwood filmed with Kerry Washington inLittle Fires Everywhere, played Malia Obama inThe First Ladyand next will appear in season 2 of Freeform’s teen-soap anthologyCruel Summer.But Underwood got her start in showbiz when, at age 12, she signed up for Broadway auditions on her mom’s iPad — and booked a role on aLion Kingnational tour. “I had no real proper training,” Underwood, now 19, says. “I just took a leap of faith.”
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Lexi Underwood
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Why She’s Hot:Actress Lexi Underwood filmed with Kerry Washington inLittle Fires Everywhere, played Malia Obama inThe First Ladyand next will appear in season 2 of Freeform’s teen-soap anthologyCruel Summer.But Underwood got her start in showbiz when, at age 12, she signed up for Broadway auditions on her mom’s iPad — and booked a role on aLion Kingnational tour. “I had no real proper training,” Underwood, now 19, says. “I just took a leap of faith.”
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Angourie Rice
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Xolo Maridueña
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04of 09Madelyn ClineAxelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagicWhy She’s Hot:Actress and South Carolina native Madelyn Cline, 24, who broke out on Netflix’s teen dramaOuter Banks, has a seat at the deadly dinner table inGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,Netflix’s much-anticipatedKnives Outsequel.
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Madelyn Cline
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Why She’s Hot:Actress and South Carolina native Madelyn Cline, 24, who broke out on Netflix’s teen dramaOuter Banks, has a seat at the deadly dinner table inGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,Netflix’s much-anticipatedKnives Outsequel.
05of 09BRELANDJIMMY FONTAINEWhy He’s Hot:The New Jersey native (born Daniel Breland)mixes country with hip-hop, pop and moreon his debut albumCross Country,which features collabs with Keith Urban and Thomas Rhett.
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BRELAND
JIMMY FONTAINE
Why He’s Hot:The New Jersey native (born Daniel Breland)mixes country with hip-hop, pop and moreon his debut albumCross Country,which features collabs with Keith Urban and Thomas Rhett.
06of 09Brandon PereaMatt Baron/BEI/ShutterstockWhy He’s Hot:Chicago-born actor Brandon Perea, 27, held his own opposite Keke Palmer and Daniel Kaluuya inNopethis summer. He’s proud his Filipino and Puerto Rican heritage has inspired fans: “People reached out like, ‘There’s someone who looks like me on a poster!’ "
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Brandon Perea
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Why He’s Hot:Chicago-born actor Brandon Perea, 27, held his own opposite Keke Palmer and Daniel Kaluuya inNopethis summer. He’s proud his Filipino and Puerto Rican heritage has inspired fans: “People reached out like, ‘There’s someone who looks like me on a poster!’ "
07of 09LattoRCAWhy She’s Hot:Atlanta native Latto (real name Alyssa Stephens) made her mark with her smash hit “Big Energy” — and earned Mariah Carey’s stamp of approval when the diva joined Latto on a remix of the track, which nods to Carey’s classic “Fantasy.” Says Latto: “She made everything feel like big sister/little sister.”
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Latto
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Why She’s Hot:Atlanta native Latto (real name Alyssa Stephens) made her mark with her smash hit “Big Energy” — and earned Mariah Carey’s stamp of approval when the diva joined Latto on a remix of the track, which nods to Carey’s classic “Fantasy.” Says Latto: “She made everything feel like big sister/little sister.”
08of 09Hari NefPascal Le Segretain/GettyWhy She’s Hot:After memorable supporting acting roles on shows likeTransparent, Hari Nef — the first openly trans woman signed to IMG Models — will star in an upcoming biopic of Andy Warhol muse Candy Darling. The Philadelphia-born actress will also join Lily-Rose Depp inThe Idol,HBO’s dark drama about the music world.
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Hari Nef
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Why She’s Hot:After memorable supporting acting roles on shows likeTransparent, Hari Nef — the first openly trans woman signed to IMG Models — will star in an upcoming biopic of Andy Warhol muse Candy Darling. The Philadelphia-born actress will also join Lily-Rose Depp inThe Idol,HBO’s dark drama about the music world.
09of 09MåneskinTommaso OttomanoWhy They’re Hot:Last year’s Italian Eurovision winners (and childhood friends) Måneskin — Damiano David, 23, Victoria De Angelis, 22, Thomas Raggi, 21, and Ethan Torchio, 22 — broke through in the U.S. with their viral cover of “Beggin'.” Stateside success “is a huge flex,” David says.
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Måneskin
Tommaso Ottomano
Why They’re Hot:Last year’s Italian Eurovision winners (and childhood friends) Måneskin — Damiano David, 23, Victoria De Angelis, 22, Thomas Raggi, 21, and Ethan Torchio, 22 — broke through in the U.S. with their viral cover of “Beggin'.” Stateside success “is a huge flex,” David says.
source: people.com
