Hayley Kiyoko Gave the Most Powerful Speech After Winning Her First Award at the 2018 VMAs
Hayley Kiyoko just won her very first Video Music Award and she gave one of the most heartfelt speeches of the night.
While walking the red carpet and doing interviews at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards, Hayley learned of the big honor. Throughout the year, MTV shares a Push artist once a month and they all are nominated to win the Push artist award during the VMAs. She beat out top names like SZA, Noah Cyrus, and Khalid.
IT'S 20GAYTEEN 🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈
YOUR GIRL @HayleyKiyoko JUST WON A FREAKING #VMA for PUSH Artist of THE YEAR. 🏆 pic.twitter.com/CwFftAcNLc- Video Music Awards (@vmas) August 21, 2018
"This validates any queer woman of color that you can follow your dreams. And I love my fans! My fans gave this to us! We did it! 20GayTeen! 2018!," she said.
MOOD ft. @HayleyKiyoko 🌈 #VMAs pic.twitter.com/VxafYCEccP
- MTV (@MTV) August 21, 2018
Fans were really excited to see her win the big award and they weren't afraid to share it on social media.
hayley kiyoko dedicated her award to all queer women of color and screamed 20GAYTEEN in front of the world LESBIAN JESUS STRIKES AGAIN #VoteHayleyKiyoko pic.twitter.com/F0XJzzaFc5
- saddy (@lesbihayley) August 21, 2018
"Hayley Kiyoko dedicated her award to all queer women of color and screamed 20GAYTEEN in front of the world LESBIAN JESUS STRIKES AGAIN."
Hayley Kiyoko screaming “20GAYTEEN” on the VMAs red carpet is the energy I need to finish out this year
- ryan (@Ryan1_Brown8) August 21, 2018
"Hayley Kiyoko screaming “20GAYTEEN” on the VMAs red carpet is the energy I need to finish out this year."
HAYLEY KIYOKO WON THE MOON PERSON AND HER REACTION WAS SO CUTE AND HER ACCEPTANCE SPEECH MENTIONED LGBT POC AND SHE SCREAMED "WE DID IT 20GAYTEEN" INTO THE MICROPHONE MULTIPLE TIMES OMFG I LOVE HER
- Linds REALLY misses panic (@kingofthedrunks) August 21, 2018
"Hayley Kiyoko won the moon person and her reaction was so cute and her acceptance speech mentioned LGBT POC and she screamed 'we did it 20GAYTEEN' into the microphone multiple times. omfg I love her."
Hayley is also currently up for Best New Artist and made it to the top two, where she is battling against Cardi B for the Moon Person. Other nominees included Bazzi, Chloe x Halle, Lil Pump and Lil Uzi Vert.
She also got to perform at the big show, where she sang her hit song "Curious."
.@hayleykiyoko dancing has melted my entire body wow wow wow #VMAs pic.twitter.com/AEz0N7YT4t
- MTV TRL (@TRL) August 21, 2018
Before the award show, she opened up to Billboard about the important night saying, "I’m really excited to be there and I’m excited to be nominated. It makes me feel like I’m finally invited to the popular table. I’m ready to sit down and hang out."
Win or lose, it's certainly is #20GayTeen.
Tamara Fuentes is the Entertainment Editor at Seventeen.com. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram!
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