American Eagle's New Campaign Is a Who's Who Guide to "Young America"

By Jane Asher
Updated Jan 18, 2017 @ 4:30 pm
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With the help of big-name and up-and-coming young talents, American Eagle Outfitters launched its spring #WeAllCan campaign on Wednesday with an empowering tagline: "You Can Too."

According to the brand, the new campaign gives "Young America a platform to express themselves" and "share with the world what they 'can do.'"

The young campaign stars come to AEO from all different fields, including entertainment, technology, action sports, and photography, and share their own personal stories of empowerment and strength through a series of "CANdid videos," and invite viewers to share their own stories. The faces range from The Get Down's Justice Smith and songstress Zella Day to model Fernanda Ly and social media star Cameron Dallas.

Scroll down to take a look at the campaign stars, decked out in AEO's spring line, and get to know the next generation of Hollywood (and international) elites.

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Justice Smith

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You may recognize Smith from his starring role in Netflix's The Get Down, and he also starred alongside Cara Delevingne and Nat Wolff in 2015's Paper Towns. Get ready to see a lot more of this talented 21-year-old as he's set to star in the  Jurassic World sequel, out in 2018.

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Jacob Whitesides

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The 19-year-old singer-songwriter from Knoxville, Tennessee, got his first big break on The X Factor back in 2012 when he was just 14. His career has grown steadily since and released his first studio album Why? in September 2016.

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Staz Lindes

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Staz Lindes, 23, has graced the catwalks of designers like Saint Laurent, Moschino, and Max Mara and even plays the guitar in a band, the Paranoyds. 

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Fernanda Ly

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The 21-year-old Australian native may be most recognizable from her cotton-candy-pink hair. She has modeled for Louis Vuitton, both on the runway and in an ad campaign, and was recently featured in InStyle's February issue. 

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Kai Morton

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This teen coder and app designer hails from California and is a member of Black Girls Code, a program for girls of color to learn skills in technology and computer programming.

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Tyler Mitchell

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Mitchell is just 21 years old and already a sought-after photographer and videographer. He has shot campaigns for brands like Topman, Kith, and Givenchy.

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Callie Reiff

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The 16-year-old blogger, model, and D.J. has found success through music and her blog Callie's Street Chic. She's modeled for brands like H&M, Uniqlo, and Aeropostale, and even opened for artists like Ed Sheeran and Austin Mahone. 

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Ben Nordberg

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The British-born model and professional skateboarder can be spotted sitting front row at runway shows like Burberry, Gucci, and Diesel. 

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Zella Day

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The 21-year-old Indie-pop songstress has performed on late-night talk shows like Conan and Late Night with Seth Meyers, as well at the Coachella festival. She released a few singles at the end of 2016, and we're thinking we'll see another studio album soon. 

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Cameron Dallas

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If you haven't heard of Cameron Dallas before, now's the time to learn his name. Dallas got his start as a Vine star and most recently starred in a Netflix reality series called Chasing Cameron. The 22-year-old social media star is a serious force to be reckoned with, with 17.5 million followers on Instagram and almost 9.8 million Twitter followers.

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Alexandra Shipp

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You might recognize the 25-year-old actress from her role as Ice Cube's wife, Kimberly Woodruff, in Straight Outta Compton, or as the titular role of Aaliyah in Lifetime's biographical movie, or from X-Men: Apocalypse as Ororo Munroe aka Storm.

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