Backstory
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To my parents, thank you just doesn’t seem enough. Your unlimited love and support have made me feel like I can accomplish anything. I will forever be grateful for all of the sacrifices you made just so I could achieve my dreams.
Shanti and Priya, well, what can I say? I am very blessed to have you as my sisters.
Anthony… my beb, my happy person, and my everything.
To my closest friends, Riley, Lydia, Madi, and Charli. You have been my crutch through all this. Thank you for being there when I needed it and for making me laugh to the point of losing my breath.
Dixie, Seb, Nessa, Chase Keith, Bryant, Krissy, Katie, Gracie, Rowan (to name a few): it is amazing to have friends who truly care about me!
I want to thank Chase Hudson, Thomas Petrou, and everyone at the Hype House for welcoming me into the Hype family.
Thank you to my grandparents (Ba and Dada) for staying on top of my schooling. Pop-Pop: thanks for giving love and laughter to the family… we love you, RIP. Thank you to Aunt Hemali for always feeding me and spoiling me for no reason. Sonia, my third sister, thanks for getting me started on makeup.
To my coaches Eric and Tracy: thanks for always believing in me and pushing me to be my best. To all my gymnastics teammates: thanks for all the support and awesome memories.
My incredible manager, Erika Monroe-Williams, thank you for everything that you have done, not only for me but also for my family. You have been my mentor, my friend, and my manager. I am so grateful to have you in my corner.
To my management—Marienor Madrilejo, Keith Bielory, Rebecca Rusheen, Matt Luyber, and Julia Perez—THANK YOU for all the countless hours and hard work that you’ve put into Team Avani!
To the best PR team, Charlene Young and Stephen Huvane, thank you for always fighting for me and getting me nothing but the best. We have had an amazing year so far and I can’t wait to see what the future has in store.
I want to thank Ryan Goodell and his legal team at Morris and Yorn for having my back, always.
To my team at Gallery Books, thank you so much for helping me make my book dream a reality. Sheryl Berk, thank you for taking the time to help me tell the story of my life. Jeremie Ruby-Strauss, Andrew Nguyen, and Molly Gregory, you made it all so easy! Also many thanks to Jen Bergstrom, Jen Long, Aimee Bell, Sally Marvin, Steve Breslin, Lisa Litwack, Chelsea McGuckin, Caroline Pallotta, Jen Robinson, and Abby Zidle.
I want to say a huge thank-you to all the brands that gave me the opportunity to work with them. Thank you for trusting me with your products.
Finally, my bebs, all the people behind the screens, I appreciate you more than words can say. You call yourselves my fans, but I consider you my friends. Thank you for believing in everything I do. Thank you for always checking in on me and making me feel like a real human. I most definitely wouldn’t be in the position I am in now without you. I love you, bebs.
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About the Author
Avani Gregg is a digital creator, social media personality, actress, and self-taught makeup artist. Gregg has a reach of more than fifty million highly engaged followers—winning her the 2019 Shorty Award for TikToker of the Year and a spot on the Forbes 30 Under 30: Social Media list.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Gregg, Avani, 2002– author.
Title: Backstory : my life so far / Avani Gregg.
Description: First Gallery Books hardcover edition. | New York : Gallery Books, 2021.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021021640 (print) | LCCN 2021021641 (ebook) | ISBN 9781982171575 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781982171582 (trade paperback) | ISBN 9781982171599 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Gregg, Avani, 2002– | Internet personalities—United States—Biography. | TikTok (Electronic resource) | Actors—United States—Biography. | LCGFT: Autobiographies.
Classification: LCC PN1992.9236.G74 A25 2021 (print) | LCC PN1992.9236.G74 (ebook) | DDC 818/.603 [B]—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021021640
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021021641
ISBN 978-1-9821-7157-5
ISBN 978-1-9821-7159-9 (ebook)