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Mannequin Challenge

{{Short description|Viral Internet video trend}}

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The Mannequin Challenge is a viral Internet video trend which became popular in November 2016. In this challenge, participants have to stay still in action like a mannequin while a moving camera films them, often with the song "Black Beatles" by Rae Sremmurd playing in the background.{{Cite web|url=http://mashable.com/2016/11/03/mannequin-challenge/|title=The Mannequin Challenge will actually make you miss planking|last=Tesema|first=Martha|website=Mashable|date=3 November 2016|access-date=2016-11-07|archive-date=2019-04-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426064158/https://mashable.com/2016/11/03/mannequin-challenge/|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/08/style/mannequin-challenge-is-the-new-viral-video-sensation-you-probably-cant-avoid.html|title=Mannequin Challenge Is the New Viral Video Sensation You Probably Can't Avoid|last=Victor|first=Daniel|date=2016-11-07|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-11-08|archive-date=2016-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108092127/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/08/style/mannequin-challenge-is-the-new-viral-video-sensation-you-probably-cant-avoid.html|url-status=live}} The hashtag #MannequinChallenge was used for popular social media platforms such as Twitter and Instagram. It is believed that the phenomenon was started by students at a high school in Jacksonville, Florida.{{cite web|last1=Suber-Jenkins|first1=Aric|title=Mannequin Challenge Origin: The true story of the coolest viral video trend of the year|url=https://mic.com/articles/158806/mannequin-challenge-origin-the-true-story-of-the-coolest-viral-video-trend-of-the-year#.lgOvtV1VE|website=.Mic|access-date=2016-11-15|date=2016-11-07|archive-date=2017-03-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170323061614/https://mic.com/articles/158806/mannequin-challenge-origin-the-true-story-of-the-coolest-viral-video-trend-of-the-year#.lgOvtV1VE|url-status=live}} The initial posting has inspired works by other groups, especially professional athletes and sports teams, who have posted increasingly complex and elaborate videos.

News outlets have compared the videos to bullet time scenes from science fiction films such as The Matrix, X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: Apocalypse, Lost in Space or Buffalo '66. Meanwhile, the participatory nature of the challenge on social media makes it similar to memes such as Makankosappo or the Harlem Shake.{{Cite web|url=http://mashable.com/2016/11/07/mannequin-challenge-sci-fi-tech/|title=The 'Mannequin Challenge' is letting us live our sci-fi dreams|last=Strange|first=Adario|website=Mashable|date=8 November 2016|access-date=2016-11-08|archive-date=2016-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108195059/http://mashable.com/2016/11/07/mannequin-challenge-sci-fi-tech/|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/shortcuts/2016/nov/07/the-mannequin-challenge-like-the-harlem-shake-but-stationary|title=The mannequin challenge: like the Harlem Shake, but stationary|date=2016-11-07|newspaper=The Guardian|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|access-date=2016-11-08|archive-date=2016-11-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109023621/https://www.theguardian.com/media/shortcuts/2016/nov/07/the-mannequin-challenge-like-the-harlem-shake-but-stationary|url-status=live}} Others have noted similarities with the HBO TV series Westworld, which debuted around the same time, where robotic hosts can be stopped in their tracks.{{Cite web|url=http://www.polygon.com/tv/2016/11/14/13621368/westworld-mannequin-challenge|title=People can't stop comparing Westworld to the Mannequin Challenge|last=Alexander|first=Julia|date=2016-11-14|website=Polygon|access-date=2016-11-14|archive-date=2017-03-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302075544/http://www.polygon.com/tv/2016/11/14/13621368/westworld-mannequin-challenge|url-status=live}}

Notable instances

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= Sports figures =

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A number of notable sports teams, including both collegiate and professional, as well as sports personalities, have engaged in the challenge.{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2016/11/06/football-teams-are-stopping-everything-for-the-mannequin-challenge/|title=Football teams are stopping everything for the 'mannequin challenge'|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=2016-11-07|archive-date=2016-11-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107221345/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2016/11/06/football-teams-are-stopping-everything-for-the-mannequin-challenge/|url-status=live}} Notable instances of sport-figure participation include:

  • Pittsburgh Steelers, in their locker room on November 4.{{Cite news|url=http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/pittsburgh-steelers-mannequin-challenge-internet-video-110416|title=Pittsburgh Steelers' Mannequin Challenge is so cool it's frozen|last=Vergara|first=Andre|work=Fox Sports|access-date=2016-11-07|archive-date=2016-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161106063029/http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/pittsburgh-steelers-mannequin-challenge-internet-video-110416|url-status=live}}
  • Penn State Football, in their locker room on November 5.{{Cite news |url=http://btn.com/2016/11/06/penn-state-pulls-off-mannequin-challenge-after-blowout-win-vs-iowa/ |title=Penn State pulls off 'Mannequin Challenge' after blowout win vs. Iowa |date=6 November 2016 |access-date=5 January 2019 |archive-date=6 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106011315/http://btn.com/2016/11/06/penn-state-pulls-off-mannequin-challenge-after-blowout-win-vs-iowa/ |url-status=live }}
  • Anaheim Ducks, at their 80s center ice party on November 13.{{Cite tweet |user=AnaheimDucks |number=798316035019444224|title=#MannequinChallenge, 80s style 😎|access-date=2016-11-15|archive-date=2017-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405143547/https://twitter.com/anaheimducks/status/798316035019444224}}
  • Dallas Cowboys, on their team plane on November 6.{{Cite news|url=http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/watch-cowboys-pull-off-ridiculously-elaborate-mannequin-challenge-on-team-plane-110616|title=Watch Cowboys pull off ridiculously elaborate mannequin challenge on team plane|last=Ingrassia|first=Nunzio|work=Fox Sports|access-date=2016-11-07|archive-date=2016-11-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107221318/http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/watch-cowboys-pull-off-ridiculously-elaborate-mannequin-challenge-on-team-plane-110616|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sbnation.com/2016/11/6/13546354/the-cowboys-mannequin-challenge-7-1-beat-browns|title=The Cowboys celebrated their 7-1 record by doing the Mannequin Challenge on a plane ¯\_(ツ)_/¯|last=Podlesny|first=Molly|date=2016-11-06|publisher=SBNation.com|access-date=2016-11-07|archive-date=2016-11-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107155809/http://www.sbnation.com/2016/11/6/13546354/the-cowboys-mannequin-challenge-7-1-beat-browns|url-status=live}}
  • Buffalo Bills, on their team plane on November 6.{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2016/11/06/cowboys-bills-and-bucks-do-mile-high-mannequin-challenge-renditions-on-their-airplanes/|title=Cowboys, Bills and Bucks do mile-high 'mannequin challenge' renditions on their airplanes|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=2016-11-07|archive-date=2016-11-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107030024/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2016/11/06/cowboys-bills-and-bucks-do-mile-high-mannequin-challenge-renditions-on-their-airplanes/|url-status=live}}
  • New York Giants, in their home locker room on November 6.
  • Milwaukee Bucks, on their team plane on November 6.{{cite tweet|user=Bucks|author=Milwaukee Bucks|number=795128499988152320|date=6 November 2016|title=#MannequinChallenge}} "#MannequinChallenge"{{Cite news|url=http://www.slamonline.com/media/slam-tv/watch-milwaukee-bucks-mannequin-challenge-team-plane/|title=WATCH: Milwaukee Bucks Do 'Mannequin Challenge' On Team Plane|date=2016-11-06|newspaper=SLAMonline|language=en-US|access-date=2016-11-07|archive-date=2016-11-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107151423/http://www.slamonline.com/media/slam-tv/watch-milwaukee-bucks-mannequin-challenge-team-plane/|url-status=live}}
  • University of Kentucky Wildcats basketball team, in a home exhibition game against Asbury University. Thousands of attendees in the basketball arena participated.{{Cite news|url=https://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2016/11/6/13547416/everyone-at-the-kentucky-basketball-game-did-the-mannequin-challenge|title=Everyone at the Kentucky basketball game did the Mannequin Challenge|last=Diaz|first=Hector|publisher=SBNation.com|access-date=2016-11-07|archive-date=2016-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108023231/http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2016/11/6/13547416/everyone-at-the-kentucky-basketball-game-did-the-mannequin-challenge|url-status=live}}
  • Golden State Warriors player Steph Curry, with his wife Ayesha, posted a version done at a restaurant full of patrons.{{Cite news|url=http://people.com/food/stephen-curry-ayesha-curry-mannequin-challenge/|title=Steph and Ayesha Curry Just Won the 'Mannequin Challenge' Sweeping the Internet|date=2016-11-07|newspaper=People|language=en-US|access-date=2016-11-07|archive-date=2016-11-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107230549/http://people.com/food/stephen-curry-ayesha-curry-mannequin-challenge/|url-status=live}}
  • The crew of NXT made a two-minute video that was posted on November 8.{{Cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/sports/nxt-roster-does-mannequin-challenge-w449481|title=Watch Entire NXT Wrestling Roster Pull Off 'Mannequin Challenge'|newspaper=Rolling Stone|access-date=2016-11-09|archive-date=2016-11-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110002345/http://www.rollingstone.com/sports/nxt-roster-does-mannequin-challenge-w449481|url-status=live}}
  • Brigham Young University women's gymnastics team, in their gym.{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/espnw/culture/the-buzz/article/17986032/the-byu-gymnastics-team-just-won-mannequin-challenge|title=The BYU gymnastics team just won the 'Mannequin Challenge'|newspaper=espnW|access-date=2016-11-07|archive-date=2016-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108053820/http://www.espn.com/espnw/culture/the-buzz/article/17986032/the-byu-gymnastics-team-just-won-mannequin-challenge|url-status=live}}
  • US Military Academy at Westpoint men's gymnastics team.{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/mannequin-challenge-internet-craze-meme-black-beatles/|title=Hold still! The mannequin challenge is freezing the internet|publisher=CNET|access-date=2016-11-08|archive-date=2016-11-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109163151/https://www.cnet.com/news/mannequin-challenge-internet-craze-meme-black-beatles/|url-status=live}}
  • Borussia Dortmund, of the German Bundesliga, in a weight room.{{Cite news|url=http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/watch-borussia-dortmund-mannequin-challenge-110616|title=Borussia Dortmund did the Mannequin Challenge and absolutely crushed it|last=West|first=Aaron|work=Fox Sports|access-date=2016-11-07|archive-date=2016-11-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107221605/http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/watch-borussia-dortmund-mannequin-challenge-110616|url-status=live}}
  • Portugal national football team with Cristiano Ronaldo in their locker room.{{Cite web|url=http://metro.co.uk/2016/11/12/cristiano-ronaldo-wins-the-mannequin-challenge-with-borderline-nsfw-pose-6254334/|title=Cristiano Ronaldo wins the mannequin challenge with borderline NSFW pose|last=Metro.co.uk|first=James Goldman for|date=2016-11-12|website=Metro|access-date=2016-11-17|archive-date=2016-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116232511/http://metro.co.uk/2016/11/12/cristiano-ronaldo-wins-the-mannequin-challenge-with-borderline-nsfw-pose-6254334/|url-status=live}}
  • Manchester United players Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard.{{Cite news|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/manchester-united-news-rashford-lingard-12169596|title=Manchester United duo Rashford and Lingard take on Mannequin challenge|last=Kelly|first=Ciaran|date=2016-11-13|newspaper=men|access-date=2016-11-15|archive-date=2016-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116015916/http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/manchester-united-news-rashford-lingard-12169596|url-status=live}}
  • Aston Villa squad{{cite web|url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/watch-aston-villa-players-mannequin-12200979|title=Aston Villa players do the 'mannequin challenge'|first=Steve|last=Wollaston|date=19 November 2016|work=Birmingham Mail|access-date=30 November 2016|archive-date=1 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201081456/http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/watch-aston-villa-players-mannequin-12200979|url-status=live}}
  • England international footballers Jamie Vardy, Raheem Sterling and Theo Walcott froze in place after scoring a second goal vs Spain in a friendly match on November 15.{{Cite web|url=http://metro.co.uk/2016/11/15/jamie-vardy-celebrates-england-goal-with-nod-to-the-mannequin-challenge-6260839/|title=Jamie Vardy celebrates England goal with nod to the mannequin challenge|last=Metro.co.uk|first=Metro Sport Reporter for|date=2016-11-15|website=Metro|access-date=2016-11-17|archive-date=2016-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116150440/http://metro.co.uk/2016/11/15/jamie-vardy-celebrates-england-goal-with-nod-to-the-mannequin-challenge-6260839/|url-status=live}}
  • Spain national football team inside the Wembley changing room after their friendly match against England.{{Cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/spain-reply-jamie-vardys-mannequin-9268319|title=Watch Spain reply to Vardy's mannequin challenge with effort of their own|last=Prenderville|first=Liam|date=2016-11-15|newspaper=mirror|access-date=2016-11-17|archive-date=2016-11-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117204043/http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/spain-reply-jamie-vardys-mannequin-9268319|url-status=live}}
  • Belgium national football team.{{Cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/29908/10658769/belgiums-brilliant-mannequin-challenge-with-vincent-kompany-eden-hazard-and-more|title=Belgium's brilliant mannequin challenge with Vincent Kompany, Eden Hazard and more|work=SKY Sports|access-date=2016-11-17|archive-date=2016-11-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117211041/http://www.skysports.com/football/news/29908/10658769/belgiums-brilliant-mannequin-challenge-with-vincent-kompany-eden-hazard-and-more|url-status=live}}
  • European Tour golfers at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbssports.com/golf/news/watch-european-tour-rocks-mannequin-challenge-at-world-tour-championship/|title=WATCH: European Tour rocks mannequin challenge at World Tour Championship|publisher=CBSSports.com|access-date=2016-11-17|archive-date=2016-11-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117211149/http://www.cbssports.com/golf/news/watch-european-tour-rocks-mannequin-challenge-at-world-tour-championship/|url-status=live}}
  • United States women's national soccer team posted a video doing the challenge on November 13.{{Cite news|url=http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/the-uswnts-excellent-mannequin-challenge-includes-surprise-cameo-111316|title=The USWNT's excellent Mannequin Challenge includes surprise cameo|last=Murray|first=Caitlin|work=Fox Sports|access-date=2016-11-18|archive-date=2016-11-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118101448/http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/the-uswnts-excellent-mannequin-challenge-includes-surprise-cameo-111316|url-status=live}}
  • United States gymnasts Simone Biles, Nastia Liukin and Danell Leyva took part in a video while practicing for the Kellogg's Tour of Champions on November 13.{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ftw/2016/11/14/simone-biles-and-us-gymnasts-post-gravitydefying-mannequin-challenge/93792508/|title=Simone Biles and U.S. gymnasts post gravity-defying mannequin challenge|newspaper=USA TODAY|access-date=2016-11-14|archive-date=2016-11-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115090428/http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ftw/2016/11/14/simone-biles-and-us-gymnasts-post-gravitydefying-mannequin-challenge/93792508/|url-status=live}}
  • World champion figure skaters joined the challenge on November 13 at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Trophée de France 2016/2017.{{Cite web|url=http://olympics.nbcsports.com/2016/11/14/figure-skating-mannequin-challenge/|title=U.S., world champion figure skaters join Mannequin Challenge|last=OlympicTalk|date=2016-11-14|website=OlympicTalk|access-date=2016-11-17|archive-date=2016-11-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117063202/http://olympics.nbcsports.com/2016/11/14/figure-skating-mannequin-challenge/|url-status=live}}
  • Indonesian footballer Lerby Eliandry and Thai footballer Teerasil Dangda with their respective teammates after scoring a goal in their Group Stage match of 2016 AFF Championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/id/news/selebrasi-mannequin-ala-lerby-eliandry-teerasil-dangda|title=Selebrasi "Mannequin" Ala Lerby Eliandry & Teerasil Dangda|publisher=FourFourTwo Indonesia|language=id|date=19 November 2016|access-date=1 December 2016|archive-date=1 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201212605/http://www.fourfourtwo.com/id/news/selebrasi-mannequin-ala-lerby-eliandry-teerasil-dangda|url-status=live}}

Television broadcasters who have participated include:

  • SEC Network sportscasters, crew and student crowd, on set November 5.{{Cite news|url=http://6abc.com/sports/temple-penn-state-take-the-mannequin-challenge/1592867/|title=Temple, Penn State take the Mannequin Challenge|date=2016-11-06|newspaper=6abc Philadelphia|language=en-US|access-date=2016-11-07|archive-date=2016-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108051917/http://6abc.com/sports/temple-penn-state-take-the-mannequin-challenge/1592867/|url-status=live}}
  • ESPN College Gameday sportscasters and student crowd, November 5.{{Cite web|url=http://campussports.net/2016/11/05/video-one-guy-ruins-college-gamedays-mannequin-challenge/|title=Video: One guy ruins College GameDay's Mannequin Challenge|last=Sanchez|first=Josh|access-date=2016-11-08|date=2016-11-05|archive-date=2016-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108140215/http://campussports.net/2016/11/05/video-one-guy-ruins-college-gamedays-mannequin-challenge/|url-status=live}}
  • Fox NFL Sunday sportscasters and crew, on set November 6.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thescore.com/news/1148098|title=Mannequin Challenge comes to FOX NFL Sunday set|publisher=theScore.com|access-date=2016-11-07}}
  • CBS Evening News crew, on set November 16.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWgENsXhCRs |title="CBS Evening News" #mannequinchallenge |date=2016-11-16 |last=CBS Evening News |access-date=2024-11-14 |via=YouTube}}

College football teams that posted videos include Old Dominion University, Temple University, University of Pittsburgh,{{cite web|title=Pitt football team, packed plane take on Mannequin Challenge after win over Clemson|url=http://www.wpxi.com/news/hot-topics/pitt-football-team-packed-plane-take-on-mannequin-challenge-after-win-over-clemson/466836081|publisher=WXPI News|access-date=10 December 2016|date=2016-11-13|archive-date=2016-12-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220195511/http://www.wpxi.com/news/hot-topics/pitt-football-team-packed-plane-take-on-mannequin-challenge-after-win-over-clemson/466836081|url-status=live}} Louisiana State University.{{Cite news|url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/11/tim-tebow-clemson-tigers-college-football-mannequin-challenge|title=From Tim Tebow to Clemson: 10 awesome college football 'Mannequin Challenge' videos|date=2016-11-06|newspaper=For The Win|language=en-US|access-date=2016-11-07|archive-date=2016-11-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107221918/http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/11/tim-tebow-clemson-tigers-college-football-mannequin-challenge|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.nola.com/lsu/index.ssf/2016/11/check_out_lsus_mannequin_chall.html|title=Check out LSU's mannequin challenge during flight to Arkansas|publisher=NOLA.com|access-date=2016-11-17|archive-date=2016-11-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161113152221/http://www.nola.com/lsu/index.ssf/2016/11/check_out_lsus_mannequin_chall.html|url-status=live}}

= Artists and celebrities =

Once many versions of the challenge began surfacing with Rae Sremmurd's "Black Beatles" as the background music, Rae Sremmurd paused a concert to do a Mannequin Challenge video live on stage.{{Citation|last=Auc Hot Spot|title=Rae Sremm Stops Concert To Do Mannequin Challenge #MannequinChallenge|date=2016-11-05|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6fQX6ZoOo4|access-date=2016-11-07|archive-date=2016-11-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105072450/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6fQX6ZoOo4&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/video/2016/11/rae-sremmurd-mannequin-challenge/|title=Rae Sremmurd Execute Perfect Mannequin Challenge|website=XXL Mag|date=4 November 2016|access-date=2016-11-07|archive-date=2016-11-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107221952/http://www.xxlmag.com/video/2016/11/rae-sremmurd-mannequin-challenge/|url-status=live}}

Dancing With the Stars in the U.S. created a video with cast and crew on the dance floor that was posted to dancer Val Chmerkovskiy's Instagram account.{{Cite web|url=https://hollywoodlife.com/2016/11/07/mannequin-challenge-dwts-cast-crew-instagram-video-watch/|title=Mannequin Challenge: 'DWTS' Cast & Crew Take On The Craze & It's The Best Yet: Watch|last=Lemoncelli|first=Jenna|date=2016-11-07|website=Hollywood Life|access-date=2016-11-07|archive-date=2016-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108052530/https://hollywoodlife.com/2016/11/07/mannequin-challenge-dwts-cast-crew-instagram-video-watch/|url-status=dead}}

Musical artists who participated included:

  • The former members of Destiny's Child, Beyoncé, Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland, created a video on November 7.{{Cite news|url=http://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/news/a18706/destinys-child-mannequin-challenge/|title=Destiny's Child Just Reunited to Do the Mannequin Challenge|date=2016-11-07|newspaper=Harper's BAZAAR|access-date=2016-11-07|archive-date=2016-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108133712/http://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/news/a18706/destinys-child-mannequin-challenge/|url-status=live}}
  • Singer Adele adopted a Western theme in a November 7 video.{{Cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7565915/adele-cowboy-mannequin-challenge-video|title=Adele Goes Western for the Mannequin Challenge: Watch|newspaper=Billboard|access-date=2016-11-08|archive-date=2016-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108020853/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7565915/adele-cowboy-mannequin-challenge-video|url-status=live}}
  • Country singer Garth Brooks created a video while live on stage in a concert on November 12.{{cite web|url=http://theboot.com/garth-brooks-mannequin-challenge/|title=Garth Brooks Takes the 'Mannequin Challenge' [WATCH]|website=The Boot|date=14 November 2016|access-date=2016-11-14|archive-date=2016-11-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115132329/http://theboot.com/garth-brooks-mannequin-challenge/|url-status=live}}
  • Singer Britney Spears celebrated winning, for the second year in a row, Best Resident Performer in the Best of Las Vegas Awards by posting a video on her Instagram page on November 13 of her and her dancers doing the challenge to the sound of her single "Slumber Party", taken from her album Glory.{{Cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2954150/britney-spears-mannequin-challenge-vegas/|title=BRITNEY SPEARS NAILED THE MANNEQUIN CHALLENGE WITH HER ENTIRE DANCE TEAM|date=2016-11-11|publisher=MTV News|access-date=2016-11-19|archive-date=2016-11-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119182621/http://www.mtv.com/news/2954150/britney-spears-mannequin-challenge-vegas/|url-status=dead}}
  • Electronic dance music producer and DJ Marshmello recorded a video on stage in concert, with the crowd participating, at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.{{Cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7573625/marshmello-mannequin-challenge-shrine-la|title=Watch Marshmello Rock Giant Mannequin Challenge at Sold-Out LA Show|newspaper=Billboard|access-date=2016-11-14|archive-date=2016-11-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115053451/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7573625/marshmello-mannequin-challenge-shrine-la|url-status=live}}
  • Former Beatles member Paul McCartney did this challenge by standing by a piano frozen while the song is playing. He showed his support for the song and the artists in a Twitter message.{{Cite news|url=http://people.com/music/paul-mccartney-mannequin-challenge-video/|title=Paul McCartney Takes the 'Mannequin Challenge': Watch His Hilarious Video|date=2016-11-10|newspaper=People|language=en-US|access-date=2016-11-17|archive-date=2016-11-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118035944/http://people.com/music/paul-mccartney-mannequin-challenge-video/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/4566291/paul-mccartney-mannequin-challenge/|title=Watch Paul McCartney's Super-Meta Mannequin Challenge|last=Bruner|first=Raisa|magazine=Time|access-date=2016-11-17|archive-date=2016-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116032452/http://time.com/4566291/paul-mccartney-mannequin-challenge/|url-status=live}}
  • Simon Cowell, Nicole Scherzinger, Louis Walsh, Sharon Osbourne and Dermot O'Leary, along with The X Factor UK live audience and dancers participated live on 26 November 2016, during Honey G's performance of "Black Beatles".{{Cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/stage-invaders-mannequin-challenge-honey-9343424|title=Stage invaders, mannequin challenge and Honey G's MUM steal the show on X Factor|last=McGeorge|first=Alistair|date=2016-11-26|newspaper=Mirror|access-date=2016-11-27|archive-date=2016-11-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161127221837/http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/stage-invaders-mannequin-challenge-honey-9343424|url-status=live}}
  • Reaks Records, UK released the "Mannequin Challenge" EP produced by DJ AKS.{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/mannequin-challenge-ep/1177409704|title=Mannequin Challenge - EP by DJ AKS on Apple Music|date=17 November 2016|publisher=iTunes Store|access-date=2016-11-28|archive-date=2016-11-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128195258/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mannequin-challenge-ep/id1177409704|url-status=live}}
  • Taylor Swift participated in the challenge on Thanksgiving at a beach.{{Cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/pop/7588787/watch-taylor-swift-amazing-mannequin-challenge-black-beatles-rae-sremmurd|title=Taylor Swift Beach Mannequin Challenge|access-date=2016-11-26|archive-date=2016-11-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129014209/http://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/pop/7588787/watch-taylor-swift-amazing-mannequin-challenge-black-beatles-rae-sremmurd|url-status=live}}

Ellen DeGeneres and Warren Beatty created a video of a table tennis game and posted it to Instagram.{{Cite news|url=http://people.com/celebrity/destinys-child-adele-mannequin-challenge/|title=Destiny's Child, Adele and More Celebs Freeze for the Mannequin Challenge|date=2016-11-08|newspaper=People|language=en-US|access-date=2016-11-08|archive-date=2017-11-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171104135408/http://people.com/celebrity/destinys-child-adele-mannequin-challenge/|url-status=live}}

The Late Late Show with James Corden created an elaborate video of more than 2 minutes and 30 seconds, that involved the entire crew, backstage area and studio audience.{{Cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/best-mannequin-challenges-videos_us_5821eb07e4b0d9ce6fbebfc8|title=These 14 Mannequin Challenges Will Get You Through Election Day Anxiety|last=Finley|first=Taryn|date=2016-11-08|website=The Huffington Post|access-date=2016-11-08|archive-date=2016-11-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109083935/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/best-mannequin-challenges-videos_us_5821eb07e4b0d9ce6fbebfc8|url-status=live}}

Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian created a video in the hospital delivery room.{{Cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/blac-chyna-rob-kardashian-birth-themed-mannequin-challenge-article-1.2868918|title=Blac Chyna, Rob Kardashian do birth-themed mannequin challenge|newspaper=Daily News|location=New York|access-date=2016-11-12|archive-date=2016-11-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112141811/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/blac-chyna-rob-kardashian-birth-themed-mannequin-challenge-article-1.2868918|url-status=live}}

The cast of Saturday Night Live created a video along with Kristen Wiig as a promotion for the season's November 19, 2016 episode.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ozmR5_df_c|title=SNL Host Kristen Wiig And The Cast Do The Mannequin Challenge [WATCH]|publisher=YouTube|access-date=2016-11-16|archive-date=2016-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116154255/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ozmR5_df_c&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}

First Lady Michelle Obama froze for the Mannequin Challenge together with LeBron James and the rest of the Cleveland Cavaliers during their visit to the White House to be honored for their NBA Championship victory.{{Cite news|url=http://www.fox25boston.com/news/trending-now/watch-michelle-obamas-mannequinchallenge-with-the-cleveland-cavaliers/466781997|title=Watch Michelle Obama's #MannequinChallenge with the Cleveland Cavaliers|last=EndPlay|date=2016-11-13|publisher=WFXT|language=en-US|access-date=2016-11-17|archive-date=2016-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116230128/http://www.fox25boston.com/news/trending-now/watch-michelle-obamas-mannequinchallenge-with-the-cleveland-cavaliers/466781997|url-status=live}}

On November 18, 2016, the erotic dance troupe Chippendales uploaded their Challenge on their social medias.Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/TV8C0sIrCds Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20170202224641/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV8C0sIrCds Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV8C0sIrCds| title = Mannequin Challenge by Chippendales #MannequinChallenge | website=YouTube| date = November 18, 2016 }}{{cbignore}}{{cite tweet|user=Chippendales|author=Chippendales®|number=799720663472869376|date=18 November 2016|title=#Chippendales gettin' stiff backstage. #MannequinChallenge}}{{Cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BOsNg0uhxac/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BOsNg0uhxac |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-access=registration|title = Chippendales® on Instagram: "We're counting down your 5 favorite moments of #Chippendales in 2016! 🎆 #2 - when the Men put their own spin on this year's viral…"}}{{cbignore}}

On November 22, actress Tracee Ellis Ross coordinated a video before the awarding of the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House, which included celebrities such as Ellen DeGeneres, Robert De Niro, Tom Hanks, Bill Gates, Diana Ross, Rita Wilson, Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Frank Gehry.{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2016/11/22/mannequin-challenge-white-house-ellen-degeneres-tom-hanks-michael-jackson-presidential-medal-of-freedom/94296978/|title=Is this the most star-packed Mannequin Challenge yet?|newspaper=USA Today|access-date=2016-11-23|archive-date=2016-11-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122224231/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2016/11/22/mannequin-challenge-white-house-ellen-degeneres-tom-hanks-michael-jackson-presidential-medal-of-freedom/94296978/|url-status=live}}

On December 6, celebrity attendees at the 2016 British Fashion Awards participated in the challenge as Gigi Hadid won the award for International Model of the Year.{{Cite news| url=http://www.teenvogue.com/story/gigi-hadid-mannequin-challenge-2016-british-fashion-awards| title=Gigi Hadid Does Mannequin Challenge at 2016 British Fashion Awards| publisher=Teen Vogue| author=Isis Briones| date=8 December 2016| access-date=14 December 2016| archive-date=11 December 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161211024402/http://www.teenvogue.com/story/gigi-hadid-mannequin-challenge-2016-british-fashion-awards| url-status=live}} Anna Wintour, Donatella Versace, Christopher Bailey, Franca Sozzani, Kate Moss, Yolanda Foster and Naomi Campbell were also part of it.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

On December 14, the Boston Pops Orchestra and Conductor Keith Lockhart participated in the challenge during a rehearsal for the orchestra's 43rd Annual Holiday Pops Season and posted a video on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y344M8v-h88 YouTube].{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

On December 21, the crew of Food Network's Beat Bobby Flay participated in the challenge and posted a video on [https://www.facebook.com/chefbobbyflay/videos/1351491844903041/ Facebook]{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

= Politicians =

On November 7, the night before election day, Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton participated in a video with Jon Bon Jovi, Bill Clinton, Huma Abedin and various staffers on her campaign plane.{{Cite magazine|url=https://time.com/4562272/hillary-clinton-mannequin-challenge/|title=Jon Bon Jovi Joins Hillary Clinton for a 'Mannequin Challenge'|last=Samuelson|first=Kate|magazine=Time|access-date=2016-11-08|archive-date=2016-11-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110010759/http://time.com/4562272/hillary-clinton-mannequin-challenge/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/clintons-team-poses-mannequin-challenge-43381100|title=Video: Clinton's Team Poses for 'Mannequin Challenge'|publisher=ABC News|access-date=2016-11-08|archive-date=2016-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108223415/http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/clintons-team-poses-mannequin-challenge-43381100|url-status=live}}

First Lady Michelle Obama posed for a video with the NBA champions Cleveland Cavaliers at the White House.{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/lebron-james-cavs-do-the-mannequin-challenge-with-michelle-obama-at-the-white-house/|title=Cavs do the Mannequin Challenge with Michelle Obama at the White House|publisher=CBSSports.com|access-date=2016-11-11|archive-date=2016-11-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112142056/http://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/lebron-james-cavs-do-the-mannequin-challenge-with-michelle-obama-at-the-white-house/|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.yahoo.com/style/michelle-obama-and-the-cleveland-cavaliers-win-the-mannequin-challenge-165432676.html|title=Michelle Obama and the Cleveland Cavaliers Win the Mannequin Challenge|access-date=2016-11-11|archive-date=2016-11-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112021339/https://www.yahoo.com/style/michelle-obama-and-the-cleveland-cavaliers-win-the-mannequin-challenge-165432676.html|url-status=live}}

Former Managing Director of World Bank Group and current Indonesian Minister of Finance, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, did the challenge after delivering a lecture at Padjadjaran University, along with the Rector and thousands of students whom attended the lecture.{{cite web|url=http://bisnis.liputan6.com/read/2665264/sri-mulyani-beraksi-mannequin-challenge-dengan-ribuan-mahasiswa|title=Sri Mulyani Beraksi Mannequin Challenge dengan Ribuan Mahasiswa|language=id|first=Arthur|last=Gideon|publisher=Liputan6|date=30 November 2016|access-date=1 December 2016|archive-date=1 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201032009/http://bisnis.liputan6.com/read/2665264/sri-mulyani-beraksi-mannequin-challenge-dengan-ribuan-mahasiswa|url-status=live}}

On December 13, Westmount, Quebec's city council became the first municipality to release a mannequin challenge filmed in the council chambers.{{Cite news|url=http://globalnews.ca/news/3127848/westmount-city-officials-take-on-festive-mannequinchallenge/|title=Westmount city officials take on festive #manniquinchallenge|access-date=2016-12-15|archive-date=2016-12-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161216174924/http://globalnews.ca/news/3127848/westmount-city-officials-take-on-festive-mannequinchallenge/|url-status=live}} The video features eight council members and the mayor frozen during a seemingly chaotic council meeting.

= Activism =

On November 10, film makers Simone Shepherd, Kevalena Everett and Todd Anthony made a series of videos that re-created scenes related to the Black Lives Matter movement, as a promotional teaser for their feature film Black in Blue.{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/mannequin-challenge-black-lives-matter-video-police-shootings-philandro-castile-sandra-bland-alton-a7411176.html|title=Black Lives Matter create the most powerful Mannequin Challenge yet|date=2016-11-11|newspaper=The Independent|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-11-12|archive-date=2016-11-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112141906/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/mannequin-challenge-black-lives-matter-video-police-shootings-philandro-castile-sandra-bland-alton-a7411176.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.insideedition.com/headlines/19824-black-lives-matter-takes-on-mannequin-challenge-with-trayvon-martin-sandra-bland-depictions|title=Black Lives Matter Takes On Mannequin Challenge With Trayvon Martin, Sandra Bland Depictions|newspaper=Inside Edition|access-date=2016-11-12|archive-date=2016-11-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112080937/http://www.insideedition.com/headlines/19824-black-lives-matter-takes-on-mannequin-challenge-with-trayvon-martin-sandra-bland-depictions|url-status=live}}

In November 2016, the Revolutionaries of Syria Media Office, a Syrian media organisation, published a video showing two White Helmet volunteers performing a staged rescue operation for the meme. The organisation apologised for their volunteers' error of judgement and said it had not shared the recording on their official channels.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38066791|title=White Helmets backlash after Mannequin Challenge video|date=24 November 2016|work=BBC News|access-date=21 July 2018|archive-date=7 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007015335/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38066791|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Syria's White Helmets apologize for Mannequin Challenge video|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/24/middleeast/mannequin-challenge-white-helmets-syria/index.html|agency=CNN|date=24 November 2016|access-date=11 April 2018|archive-date=14 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514065348/https://www.cnn.com/2016/11/24/middleeast/mannequin-challenge-white-helmets-syria/index.html|url-status=live}}

= Legacy =

Videos of the challenge uploaded to YouTube have been used to advance machine learning research in depth prediction.{{Cite news|url=https://ai.googleblog.com/2019/05/moving-camera-moving-people-deep.html|title=Google Ai Blog: Moving Camera, Moving People: A Deep Learning Approach to Depth Prediction|access-date=2019-05-23|archive-date=2019-05-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523191002/https://ai.googleblog.com/2019/05/moving-camera-moving-people-deep.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite arXiv |last=Li|first=Zhengqi|eprint=1904.11111|title=Learning the Depths of Moving People by Watching Frozen People|class=cs.CV|year=2019}}

= Other examples =

  • NASCAR
  • Alex Bowman racing team
  • Hendrick Motorsports
  • Team Lowe's Racing
  • Alabama Department of Corrections{{Cite news|url=http://www.al.com/news/mobile/index.ssf/2016/11/alabama_inmates_mannequin_chal.html|title=Alabama inmates mannequin challenge video goes viral, ADOC searching for the source of the video|publisher=AL.com|access-date=2016-11-17|archive-date=2017-03-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302145342/http://www.al.com/news/mobile/index.ssf/2016/11/alabama_inmates_mannequin_chal.html|url-status=live}}
  • German Army{{Cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qNySdyhUfg|title=Youtube Video of the Series 'Die Rekruten' (the recruits)|access-date=2016-12-01|archive-date=2020-05-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200502173716/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qNySdyhUfg&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}
  • Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
  • International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/mannequin-challenge-chabad-rabbis-kinus-brooklyn/|title=Holy Mannequin Challenge! Rabbis get in on viral craze|publisher=Cnet.com|access-date=2016-12-08|archive-date=2016-11-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129232826/https://www.cnet.com/news/mannequin-challenge-chabad-rabbis-kinus-brooklyn/|url-status=live}}
  • Big data startup, ZoomData{{Cite web|url=http://www.zoomdata.com/blog/zoomdata-takes-mannequin-challenge/|title=Zoomdata takes on the Mannequin Challenge|website=Zoomdata|access-date=2016-12-09|archive-date=2016-12-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220080849/http://www.zoomdata.com/blog/zoomdata-takes-mannequin-challenge/|url-status=live}}
  • Astronauts on the International Space Station{{Cite web|last=December 2016|first=Christine Lunsford 30|title=An Out Of This World #MannequinChallenge|url=https://www.space.com/35189-iss-mannequinchallenge.html|access-date=2020-10-09|website=Space.com|date=30 December 2016|language=en|archive-date=2020-10-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012135930/https://www.space.com/35189-iss-mannequinchallenge.html|url-status=live}}

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