Inside the glitzy CCYAA Celebrity Classic VIP party with Simu Liu and Jeremy Lin
Inside the glitzy CCYAA Celebrity Classic VIP party with Simu Liu and Jeremy Lin
Also in attendance: pop stars, TikTok celebs, Michelin chefs and NBA legends
By Toronto Life | Photography By Rosanna U |
By Toronto Life | Photography By Rosanna U |
Simu Liu, Jeremy Lin and many of their famous friends were in town last weekend celebrating the third-annual Canadian Chinese Youth Athletic Association (CCYAA) Celebrity Classic. Festivities began Friday night with the VIP party, held at the recently Michelin-starredEnigma Yorkville. Laughs were had, food and drink were bountiful, and everybody looked fantastic. Here, an inside look at the gala.
 Celebrity Classic. Festivities began Friday night with the VIP party, held at the recently Michelin-starred Enigma Yorkville. Laughs were had, food and drink were bountiful, and everybody looked fantastic. Here, an inside look at the gala.
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[caption id="attachment_616147" align="aligncenter" width="2000"] Simu Liu with former Raptor and NBA champ Jeremy Lin[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_616150" align="aligncenter" width="2000"] AbCellera's Tiffany Chiu, Hate Is a Virus CEO Tammy Cho, Watcher Entertainment co-founder Steven Lim, actor Olivia Cheng and comedian Steven He[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_616159" align="aligncenter" width="2000"] David Hwang, TikTok sensation Leenda Dong, songsmith Alex Porat and Ben Green[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_616148" align="aligncenter" width="2000"] Simu Liu assistant Sabeen Faheem, pro baller Gokul Natesan, actor Saara Chaudry and Andrew Phung hang with the Marvel superstar[/caption]
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[caption id="attachment_616155" align="aligncenter" width="2000"] Raptors legend Dee Brown with stand-up Andrew Fung[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_616166" align="aligncenter" width="2000"] Models Madison Leyes and Daniel Liu, cosplayer Lena Lemon, actor Jason Chan, and CantoMando's Mike Wu[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_616168" align="aligncenter" width="2000"] Sandy Wong, CantoMando's Sheldon Ho and Netflix star Young Mazino[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_616189" align="aligncenter" width="2000"] Film producer Samir Hernandez, CCYAA founder Clement Chu and Olukoya Davis, founder of the Entersection Group[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_616191" align="aligncenter" width="2000"] Artists and partners Alyssa and AJ Rafael with Simu Liu and partner Allison Hsu[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_616228" align="aligncenter" width="2000"] CCYAA's Kamen Sun, Clement Chu, comedian Nigel Ng and Phil Wang of Wong Fu Productions[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_616225" align="aligncenter" width="2000"] Chef Quinton Bennett with Kamen Sun[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_616192" align="aligncenter" width="2000"] Chef Bennett with his cheery brigade of Michelin-recognized cooks[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_616194" align="aligncenter" width="2000"] Pretty people mingling at Enigma Yorkville for the CCYAA Celebrity Classic VIP party[/caption]){kind=link}