[dropcap]B[/dropcap]lake Lively, Emma Watson and Zac Efron have all been named on the latest Forbes 30 Under 30 list. Whilst Blake’s best known for her acting and modelling career in showbusiness, she appears on the list for her work with self-launched digital magazine and e-commerce website Preserve as an entrepreneur.
Modest of her achievements, Blake said: “I have the unfair advantage of having an existing brand.
“I’ll never feel like I arrived. The people I look up to the most are the people that are continuing to up their game.”
Zac, Emma and Keira Knightley also appeared on the list but for their acting success, whilst Rooney Mara of Girl with a Dragon Tattoo was named for both her acting and humanitarian activities.
The beauty was named after her creation of a foundation which helps children in Kenya’s Kibera slums - something she set up whilst at college - alongside her humanitarian work in Africa as an ambassador for Oxfam.
Emma Stone was given a nod for her acting as was Ellen Page, who also has a mention for producer commitments with her first movie Into The Forest, due for release later in the year.
Forbes said: “This year’s list comprises movers and makers who are achieving the new American dream: 16 per cent either dropped out or never attended college, 19 per cent are immigrants, and 83 per cent have a middle-class or low-income background. They chose their dream jobs at a very young age; 14 years old is the average age of when those on the 30 Under 30 list knew exactly what they wanted to be.”
Several other entertainment stars to make the list included actors Miles Teller, 27, Ansel Elgort, 20, Tatiana Maslany, 29, and Keke Palmer, 21, who also sings and hosts TV shows.
