MADE
MADE XXXX
NOW
AN ODE TO the
LEGENDS
2016 has been quite the
eventful year. From a rather
controversial presidential
election season to both
national and international
disasters to shock celebrity
breakups, the year has been
nothing short of newsworthy.
As we reflect on the highs
and lows and gear up to ring
in a new year, there are a
number of beloved, iconic
individuals in entertainment
that the world lost. Here is
a list of those we had to say
goodbye to in 2016:
MADE By India McMiller
MUHAMMAD
ALI
Considered one of the best-known
figures of the 20th century, legendary
boxer and humanitarian Muhammad
Ali passed away on June 3rd, 2016
after being hospitalized the day
before, due to septic shock from a
respiratory illness. He was 74. The
three-time world heavyweight boxing
champion was revered for his worldclass boxing skills, defeating former
champions Joe Frazier and George
Foreman, among others, and success,
but also made his made his mark in
history with his unabashed stance on
politics and civil rights. He famously
refused to be drafted in the Vietnam
War, joining the Nation of Islam
in 1962 and changing his name to
Muhammad Ali, saying his birth name
“Cassius Clay”, was a “slave name.”
He received worldwide tributes upon
the news of his death, with President
Barack Obama stating, “Muhammad
Ali shook up the world. And the world
is better for it.”
DAV I D
B OW I E
The iconic singer-songwriter died on Jan. 10 from
liver cancer in Manhattan, New York, two days after
both his 69th birthday and the release of his 25th
album “Blackstar.” He was hailed as an innovator
in music, fashion and culture, for his flamboyant,
rebellious style, most notably through his alter
ego Ziggy Stardust and was inducted into the Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. With an estimated
140 million record sales worldwide, he is one of
the world’s best-selling music artists. His wife of
24 years, supermodel Iman, posted a quote on
Instagram days before the star’s death: “Sometimes
you will never know the true value of a moment
until it becomes a memory.”
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