Mannequin Challenge

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.

[42] Musical artists who participated included: Ellen DeGeneres and Warren Beatty created a video of a table tennis game and posted it to Instagram.

[56] 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.

[58][59][60] 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.

[62] Anna Wintour, Donatella Versace, Christopher Bailey, Franca Sozzani, Kate Moss, Yolanda Foster and Naomi Campbell were also part of it.

[citation needed] On December 21, the crew of Food Network's Beat Bobby Flay participated in the challenge and posted a video on Facebook[citation needed] 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.

Two students acting motionless for a mannequin challenge video
Video of a mannequin challenge staged by students at the University of Jordan
The mannequin challenge being performed by the Mississauga Academy of Martial Arts