Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic

Actress and Activist Yara Shahidi Isn’t Afraid to Change the World.
 

- Kimberly Uslin

Remember in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban when Hermione was taking a million classes at once and Harry and Ron couldn’t figure out how she was doing it? Yeah, that’s how we felt after talking to Yara Shahidi— except this brilliant babe doesn’t have a time-turner.

The 17-year-old Black-ish star is everywhere right now: casting a spell on the fashion world with her wicked sense of style (and fronting major campaigns for Fossil and Beyoncé’s athleisure line, Ivy Park), living it up with famous pals (like Chloe & Halle Bailey and Zendaya) and killing the beauty game as a natural hair advocate and the face of Clean & Clear’s newest skincare line.

Oh, and did we mention she’s Harvard-bound in 2018 (Michelle Obama wrote her recommendation letter!), has a black belt in karate and 1 million Instagram followers?