Zendaya, Pharrell Williams, Jeremy Allen White
International celebrities such as Zendaya, Sophia Bush, Jeremy Allen White, Snoop Dogg and others turned heads at a Louis Vuitton event in Paris on the eve of the 2024 Olympic Games. Titled ‘The Prelude to the Olympics’, the star-studded party was held at the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris on Thursday.
Musician Pharrell Williams, who is also the creative director of LV’s men’s collection, hosted the party, which was attended by Steven Spielberg, Zac Efron, LeBron James, Mick Jagger, Zendaya, Charlize Theron, Serena Williams and other celebrities.
PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 25: Pharrell Williams attends ‘Prelude to the Olympics’ at Fondation Louis Vuitton on July 25, 2024 in Paris, France | Photo Credit: Getty Images for LVMH x Vogue x NBC
PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 25: Zendaya attends ‘Prelude to the Olympics’ at Fondation Louis Vuitton on July 25, 2024 in Paris, France | Photo Credit: Getty Images for LVMH x Vogue x NBC
PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 25: Jeremy Allen White attends ‘Prelude to the Olympics’ at Fondation Louis Vuitton on July 25, 2024 in Paris, France | Photo Credit: Getty Images for LVMH x Vogue x NBC
PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 25: Snoop Dogg attends ‘Prelude to the Olympics’ at Fondation Louis Vuitton on July 25, 2024 in Paris, France | Photo Credit: Getty Images for LVMH x Vogue x NBC
PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 25: Chris Meledandri, Brian L. Roberts, Steven Spielberg, Donna Langley and Mike Cavanagh attend ‘Prelude to the Olympics’ at Fondation Louis Vuitton on July 25, 2024 in Paris, France | Photo Credit: Getty Images for LVMH x Vogue x NBC
PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 25: Tyla, Anna Wintour and Baz Luhrmann attend ‘Prelude to the Olympics’ at Fondation Louis Vuitton on July 25, 2024 in Paris, France. Photo Credit: Getty Images for LVMH x Vogue x NBC
PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 25: Charlize Theron arrives at ‘Prelude to the Olympics’ at Fondation Louis Vuitton on July 25, 2024 in Paris, France. | Photo Credit: Getty Images for LVMH x Vogue x NBC
Pharrell Williams aims to revive art competitions on the world’s biggest sports stage, starting with raising awareness through his star-studded Louis Vuitton event in Paris. He passionately shared his goal of seeing the tradition revived by the Olympics in 2028, the night before the Games’ opening ceremony.
“We have to remind people that at one point art was a category in the Olympics that held all these competitions,” Williams said before the event. “Sculpture, architecture, visual arts. We got the idea to bring art back. … Why not use this moment to bring awareness?”
Art competitions first began at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm, with medals awarded in five categories: architecture, literature, music, painting and sculpture. However, the International Olympic Committee ended the competitions at the 1948 Games. An attempt to bring it back four years later was rejected.
The 2024 Paris Olympics are set to host their ambitious opening ceremony on the Seine River today. Instead of the traditional march into the stadium, about 6,800 athletes will parade on more than 90 boats for 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) on the Seine River. While 10,700 athletes are expected to participate in these Olympics, hundreds of soccer players are based outside Paris, surfers are in Tahiti and many have not yet arrived for their events in the second week, organizers said Thursday.
(With AP inputs)
