All year long fans make their way into crowded cities to get a glimpse of their favorite celebs. Recently we held our first annual “A Year in Review” contest aka the “Ice Breaker Contest” which required fans to fill in a survey about their celeb experiences of 2009.
While there were many interesting responses, we could only choose one as the winner of 2009:
Congratulations Ashley Molnar!
Ashley had a busy 2009 meeting 40 celebrities, coming in 3rd on our list of “Most Celebs Met in 2009.” She also shares the number 1 spot with her friend Jacyln for “Longest Waited in 2009” for Miley Cyrus, clocking in 36hrs.
Her “2009: A Year in Review” goes into great detail of her greatest celeb encounters as well as some celeb mishaps. When asked whether Ashley missed any celebrities due to bad timing, Ashley responded:
My friend Brittney and I went to McDonald’s right by SNL and as soon as we’re about to walk in, Brittney’s sister calls her and goes, “B I just met Ed Westwick! Hurry up he’s going down the block!” We ran out so fast to try and catch him but it was a fail. Lesson learned, never pee!
While she missed Ed Westwick that night, she was able to catch up with him and the rest of the cast another time on the set of Gossip Girl. Ashley was also very lucky when she met Nick Jonas and got him to autograph her iPod. You can read more about Ashley’s experiences at OLV.me.
Below we ranked some of our fan experiences, while summarizing others that might be useful for fans in 2010.
Most Celebs Met in 2009:
- 127 by Alex
- 47 by Jaclyn F
- 40 by Ashley M
Furthest Traveled in 2009:
- Geraldien traveled from Australia to Hollywood & NYC.
- Samantha traveled from New Zealand to Hong Kong to meet Wentworth Miller.
- Alex traveled from Connecticut to LA.
Longest Waited in 2009:
- 36 hrs for Miley Cyrus – Jaclyn F. and Ashley M.
- 12 hrs to see Matt Damon – Melissa (me)
- 9 hrs to see the Black Eyed Peas – Samantha
OLV On Location
Most Visited Set by OLVers was Gossip Girl.
- TV Sets Visited: L&O:SVU, Law & Order, Ugly Betty, The Mentalist, and Brookwood Sleazebags.
- Movie Sets Visited: The Other Guys, Sex and the City 2, It’s Complicated, Eat Pray Love, The Adjustment Bureau, Going the Distance, Yogi Bear, Did You Hear About The Morgans?, A Couple of Cops, Right Hand Man, and Wall Street 2.
- Audience Members: David Letterman, Live! With Regis and Kelly, Jerry Springer, The Steve Wilkos Show, Dr. Oz, and Deal or No Deal.
Friendliest Crew: The Adjustment Bureau, L&O:SVU, Gossip Girl studio crew, Eat Pray Love, It’s Complicated, Live! with Regis & Kelly, and The Other Guys – NYC.
Worst Crew: Gossip Girl on location, Wall Street 2, and The Other Guys – SI.
OLV Best & Worst
Nicest Celebrity Award goes to Sarah Jessica Parker and Chace Crawford.
- Honorable Mentions: Kelly Ripa, Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp, Mark Wahlberg, Matt Damon, Hugh Jackman, Tyson Beckford, Miley Cyrus, Mickey Rourke, Jordin Sparks, Peter Facinelli, Mary J Blidge, Kristen Chenoweth, JK Rowling, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Gabreel, and Drew Seeley.
Celeb who most often had a “Bad Day” goes to Gossip Girl’s Blake Lively.
- Other Celebs who Failed to Impress: Will Ferrell, Tyra Banks, Jude Law, Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher, Drew Barrymore, Leighton Meester, and Shia Lebouf.
OLV Meet & Greet
Nicest Autographs: Nick Jonas, Kelly Ripa, Mark Wahlberg, Courtney Cox, Pamela Anderson, and JK Rowling.
- Other Celebrities who took a moment to sign: Ashley Tisdale, Daniel Radcliffe, Matt Damon, Tayor Momsen, Miley Cyrus, Honor Society, Josh Gracin, Regis Philbin, Cyndi Lauper, Alice Ripley, Mariska Hargitay, Mickey Rourke, John Cena, Wentworth Miller, Hulk Hogan, Black Eyed Peas, Ashlee Simpson, Nikki Reed, Lauren Conrad, James Masters, Amber Benson, Drew Lachey, and Shahid Kapoor.
OLV Photo Op
PICTURE PERFECT: Chace Crawford.
Ashley Molnar & Chace Crawford Souvenir Photos that made us swoon: Matt Damon, James Franco, Billy Crudup, Jimmy Fallon, Hugh Jackman, Eric Bana, Kelly Ripa, Mariska Hargitay, Courtney Cox, Wentworth Miller, Ed Westwick, Kellan Lutz, Kristen Chenoweth, and Lucas Gabreel.
Thanks to everyone who participated in the contest this year. For more responses and pictures from our survey, 2009: A Year in Review, check out OLV.me. If you just started meeting celebrities this year, start recording your encounters on OLV.me in preparation for the 2010 survey next year.
Exelent report !! Thanks Christine.
This makes me so sad! Blake Lively is my idol, Leighton Meester and Tyra Banks are next on the list! Everyone has always said how sweet Blake and Leighton are, this is really surprising! =[
Blake got mixed reviews, but the negative comments often came with a story and Blake happened to have the worst feedback. Luckily that can all change in 2010, all it takes is a few good fan encounters to turn it all around. Also, next year we should have even more feedback to help sort out the best and worst of 2010.