The 49th annual People’s Choice Awards took place at the Barkar Hangar airport in Santa Monica, California on Sunday, February 18.
While actorSimu Liuhosted, a slew of pop culture, television, and music stars were in attendance to witness 45 categories full of worthy nominees win awards for their prospected category.
Ariana Madix takes home PCA for Competition Contestant of the Year
Votes for People’s Choice Awards aredetermined by fanswho could vote up to 25 times per day, per category, and per voting method.
Being thatAriana Madixhad the year of her life after theScandoval, it’s no surprise that she was nominated for Competition Contestant of the Year.
Not only was Madix nominated by her army of fans,but she also won the PCA, beatingTheresa Nistof The Golden Bachelor,Charity Lawsonof The Bachelorette,Xochitl Gomezof Dancing With The Stars, and even more.
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Khloe Kardashianalso took home a PCA for Reality TV Star of the Year for her time on her family’s Hulu series The Kardashians.
One of the standout moments of the night was whenAdam Sandleraccepted his PCA for People’s Icon. As Sandler read a sarcastic speech, thanking People Magazine for awarding him the Sexiest Man of the Year, the audience laughed at his genius joke.
Not only that but both Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce won a PCA. Swift won Pop Artist of the Year, Female Artist of the Year, Concert Tour of the Year, and Social Media Celebrity of the Year. While Kelce won for Athlete of the Year.
Molly Byrne is an Entertainment Writer on Dexerto’s US team, specializing in viral news, TikTok, and YouTube. She also has bylined for Groover and Movieweb. You can contact her at: molly.byrne@dexerto.com
