The Fifth WIBA Awards Winners – Maye Musk, Richard Orlinski, Halima Aden, Kiera Chaplin Among Others

For the fifth year in a row, WIBA – the global awards for Influencers and talents, honored the most influential personalities in the social media world during Cannes Film Festival.

The Grand Prix WIBA 2023 title was presented to Domelipa, a world-renowned Mexican TikTok star, Instagram personality, and YouTuber, who gained massive international popularity with choreographed lip-syncs and short vignettes of her everyday life, including challenges, pranks, and much other interesting content with over 80M followers.

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 26: Domelipa accepts an award onstage at the WIBA Awards during The 76th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 26, 2023 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images for WIBA ACADEMY LLC)
CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 26: Domelipa accepts an award onstage at the WIBA Awards during The 76th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 26, 2023 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images for WIBA ACADEMY LLC)

The special trophy exclusively designed for the anniversary edition of the WIBA Awards by Richard Orlinski was awarded to Maye Musk – the World’s Most Influential Woman.

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 26: Maye Musk accepts an award onstage at the WIBA Awards during The 76th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 26, 2023 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images for WIBA ACADEMY LLC)
CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 26: Maye Musk accepts an award onstage at the WIBA Awards during The 76th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 26, 2023 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images for WIBA ACADEMY LLC)

The French sculptor and visual neo-pop artist who has been, since 2015, the best-selling French contemporary artist in the world, Richard Orlinski, is also one of the main WIBA 2023 winners as World Most Influential Artist of the Decade.

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 26: Richard Orlinski accepts an award onstage at the WIBA Awards during The 76th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 26, 2023 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images for WIBA ACADEMY LLC)
CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 26: Richard Orlinski accepts an award onstage at the WIBA Awards during The 76th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 26, 2023 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images for WIBA ACADEMY LLC)

The event awarded international celebrities and extraordinary personalities such as Halima Aden – the first hijab-wearing supermodel, Kiera Chaplin – an actress, entrepreneur, and activist, President Zelenskyy’s former spokesperson Iuliia Mendel; and others.

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 26: Halima Aden accepts an award onstage at the WIBA Awards during The 76th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 26, 2023 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images for WIBA ACADEMY LLC)
CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 26: Halima Aden accepts an award onstage at the WIBA Awards during The 76th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 26, 2023 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images for WIBA ACADEMY LLC)
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 26: Kiera Chaplin accepts an award onstage at the WIBA Awards during The 76th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 26, 2023 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images for WIBA ACADEMY LLC)
CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 26: Kiera Chaplin accepts an award onstage at the WIBA Awards during The 76th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 26, 2023 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images for WIBA ACADEMY LLC)
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 26: Iuliia Mendel accepts an award onstage at the WIBA Awards during The 76th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 26, 2023 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images for WIBA ACADEMY LLC)
CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 26: Iuliia Mendel accepts an award onstage at the WIBA Awards during The 76th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 26, 2023 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images for WIBA ACADEMY LLC)
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 26: Marina Mogilko accepts an award onstage at the WIBA Awards during The 76th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 26, 2023 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images for WIBA ACADEMY LLC)
CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 26: Marina Mogilko accepts an award onstage at the WIBA Awards during The 76th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 26, 2023 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images for WIBA ACADEMY LLC)
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 26: Kjetil Krogstad accepts an award onstage at the WIBA Awards during The 76th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 26, 2023 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images for World Bloggers Awards)
CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 26: Kjetil Krogstad accepts an award onstage at the WIBA Awards during The 76th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 26, 2023 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images for World Bloggers Awards)
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 26: Holly Ramsay accepts an award onstage at the WIBA Awards during The 76th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 26, 2023 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images for World Bloggers Awards)
CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 26: Holly Ramsay accepts an award onstage at the WIBA Awards during The 76th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 26, 2023 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images for World Bloggers Awards)
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 26: Noha Nabil accepts an award onstage at the WIBA Awards during The 76th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 26, 2023 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images for WIBA ACADEMY LLC)
CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 26: Noha Nabil accepts an award onstage at the WIBA Awards during The 76th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 26, 2023 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images for WIBA ACADEMY LLC)
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 26: Swan Sit accepts an award onstage at the WIBA Awards during The 76th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 26, 2023 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images for WIBA ACADEMY LLC)
CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 26: Swan Sit accepts an award onstage at the WIBA Awards during The 76th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 26, 2023 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images for WIBA ACADEMY LLC)

The event featured a special performance by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, who shot to fame with number-one singles including “Groovejet” and “Murder on the Dancefloor,” a DJ set by multi-talented Richard Orlinski and was followed with an after-party in L’Arc Club.

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 26: Sophie Ellis-Bextor performs onstage at the WIBA Awards during The 76th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 26, 2023 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images for WIBA ACADEMY LLC)
CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 26: Sophie Ellis-Bextor performs onstage at the WIBA Awards during The 76th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 26, 2023 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images for WIBA ACADEMY LLC)