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OLLGs in Jeans


July 30, 2013 – Cheyenne Rescorl

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My name is Cheyenne Rescorl and I’m 16 years old! When I got picked to be the OLLG I was sitting in Section 25 Row 1. Jenn was staring at me for most of the concert and I didn’t know why but I knew I saw her face before. Before the song came on, she tapped my arm and I bent down and she asked “Do you want to be the One Less Lonely Girl?” I said yes so fast. My friend Lauren standing next to me kept saying no and started crying as I walked away. That whole day I had this feeling that something was going to happen. It was honestly just fate, that’s how I can describe it. That day is a day that I’ve dreamed about since his very first My World concert. I can’t even remember how I felt going backstage; it was just a rush of happiness and excitement. As far as why they picked me goes.. I have absolutely no idea why they picked me! All I was doing was singing and dancing. I was lost in the moment. I was trying to figure it out as I was walking backstage. We were walking at such a fast pace to get to the stage in time. I passed where the meet and greet was and I just imagined Justin standing there with his fans. When I walked past that I started to hear One Less Lonely Girl play and it kind of hit me right there that soon THE Justin Bieber was going to be singing to me on stage in front of thousands of people! When the curtains opened up and I walked on stage I looked straight at the crowd; it was insane. I saw Justin and he took my hand and guided me to THE chair. I can’t even describe how I felt. I wasn’t even star struck; I was love struck when I looked into his eyes. It was the most amazing feeling. Him touching me was just unreal. He was being so seductive. I felt like we had a connection. He probably didn’t feel that way but I definitely did. All I wanted to do was move his mic and kiss him. When we ran off stage I can’t remember anything at all. He just disappeared. I wish I could’ve spoken to him. I got back to the seat and my friend was hysterical. Some girl ran up to me bawling her eyes out asking me how I was so calm and why I wasn’t crying. She was someone I’ll never forget because she was a TRUE fan. I couldn’t even type when I got back to my seat, I had so many texts and notifications on twitter. I tweeted “YOU ALL DOUBTED ME” because everyday I talk about how I’m going to be the One Less Lonely Girl and I’m going to meet Justin and everybody always tells me I won’t and that it will never happen. I really don’t know why they picked me, I was just having fun; I wasn’t even thinking about being the real OLLG. It was one of the most amazing experiences I will ever have and I will always remember it.

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Cheyenne and JustinCongratulations Cheyenne, New Jersey’s One Less Lonely Girl!

Here’s Cheyenne on stage with Justin!


What It Means To Me To Be The OLLG

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“Do you want to be the One Less Lonely Girl?” That is the question that every Belieber wants to hear. It means that we finally get to share a few special moments with the boy who has changed and even saved our lives. For just a few minutes on stage, we are made to feel beautiful, invincible, and special. I have never personally been the One Less Lonely Girl, but I highly doubt I’m the only one who sits in my room at night and dreams about it. I’m not exactly sure who came up with this idea of the One Less Lonely Girl; I just know that they should be thanked a million times over for this tradition that takes place.

I’ve seen what being the One Less Lonely Girl does for fans. It makes them into a mini-celebrity (if you want to call them that.) Fans are dying to know how they got to be the OLLG and begging for pictures. These girls become an inspiration for the rest of us who are sitting behind our computers, wishing we were them up there on that throne being serenaded by Justin. Some of us may even feel a personal connection because we know in our hearts that this girl has worked her butt off to be up on that stage.

I can only imagine what goes through their head while backstage/onstage. Personally, I think I’d be panicking and jumping around like an idiot backstage. But it never seems to fail that once they hit that stage and see Justin that they become calm and collected….almost serene.

I don’t think any other fan base realizes how much this means to us. Not just being the OLLG, but in meeting Justin himself. This guy has changed millions of lives. He has given us all hope and encourages us to chase our dreams. His mantras “Believe” and “Never Say Never” are the things that keep me going through the day. Whenever I feel down or feel like giving up, I remember the boy who didn’t stop and that keeps me going.

There’s one thing I want to say before I finish. Even though I haven’t experienced being the OLLG, I know to never give up because of what Justin has told me. Why give up on my dream when there are girls out there who’ve accomplished theirs? Just look at Ceryna. She wanted nothing more than to be the OLLG and she accomplished it through hard work and determination.

So promise me this, when you’re at your concert, don’t worry about becoming the next OLLG. It’s a time to have fun and scream your head off so much that you won’t be able to talk the next day! You want to remember this as a fun, exciting time!

But with all that said, never give up on your dream no matter what it may be. For all you know, it could come true before you know it.

Just believe.

-Selbe aka @lilkidrauhls

[Help me help out the Believe Ticket Project! They’re an amazing group of girls that help Beliebers who can’t afford it, go to Justin’s concert! More info here: http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1rlhiet ]


July 18, 2013 – Jenna

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Age: 18

Location: Loge 103 Row M Seat 1

That day, my friend Nikki and I got to Hartford with no tickets. We met up with Jerry – a guy that works on the team. Nikki was DMing him for tickets and we met him there while he was setting up. We got our tickets from him and they were free! Before Justin went onstage, I talked to Fredo before the show. We took pictures and talked and  he said I had beautiful eyes. I pretty much died inside; I couldn’t stop looking at him!!!he asked where our seats were. Not thinking anything of it, we told him our seats thinking he was going to come over and say hi. I kept looking up the stairs hoping to see him. When I saw him, I ran up to him and he asked me “Do you want to be the One Less Lonely Girl?” I always dreamed of being the OLLG but I somewhat  stopped because I knew it was never going to happen. When he asked me, I ran to Alfredo’s arms and hugged and squeezed him and thanked him! I was in shock and in a daze, not knowing what to expect.

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 We had to go up the elevator to get there. When I was in the elevator with Fredo and Jenn, I was in shock thinking why me. I was shaking and just in awe. While we were there, Fredo and Jenn were like, “what’s your ethnicity” and I responded “Lebanese” and Fredo said, “oh I thought you were half black” and I started laughing. Jenn is such an amazing person also. She so sweet and beautiful. She was like, “let me fix your hair so you look good for Justin!” So sweet :)

Backstage, it was a different world. I was looking up at Dan in shock and Jenn yelled his name, then he threw me a guitar pick! I also saw Nick, Mike and Vanessa backstage. I EVEN MET RYAN BUTLER!!!!! While we were backstage, Fredo made me change my shirt because my shirt was little see-through. Also, Fredo was showing me pictures of him and Selena and asked which one he should put on Instagram. I also touched Alfredo’s and Jenn’s phones to type in my username for Jenn to follow me and Fredo to refollow me! I’m surprised I didn’t drop them! I typed my username in and my header was Tori Kelly and he said, ”oh Tori Kelly” and I was like, “yeah I love her hahah.”

Being on stage with Justin was literally a dream. He was so close and I didn’t believe it was him! He was so soft and sweaty and just amazing. After watching the videos, I didn’t even know I was doing some of the things I did! On stage, all I looked at was him – his face his eyes and how beautiful he was; I didn’t even notice the audience.  It’s been my dream to kiss his neck so while Justin gave me the hug at the end, I kissed his neck!!  Before I went to my seat, doors opened from the stage and a mom and daughter looked at me and said you were the OLLG and asked for a picture. I was just in shock and crying and didn’t know what to do. The people around my seat were just staring at me, just crying. People were just asking for my picture and I was just shocked – people wanted my picture! I also went to the Boston show and I didn’t know people were going to recognize me from Hartford; some people wanted pictures with me also.

That night after the concert, I tweeted him saying I was the OLLG tonight and was like that’s you, you said my name and just kept looking at your Eyes

My advise really is to not stop believing because I had no idea it was going to happen to me in a million years! It’s really hard because of how big the fanbase is but everyone is going to have their moment soon. I dreamt of being her and stopped because it was not going to happen but look, it did! Maybe you won’t be the OLLG but you’ll meet Justin :)  I just want to really thank Jenn and Alfredo so much!

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Jenna’s moment with Justin!


July 31, 2013 – Lauren

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On July 31, 2013 I finally got to live my dream.
For the past four years, I’ve been trying extremely hard to be the OLLG. After several failed attempts and let downs over the years, I decided to write a letter to Scooter. A few months ago, Scooter got my letter and read it when my friend gave it to him and he tweeted me. Months went by and still no word from Scooter. I honestly was on the verge of giving up, but something kept telling me I had come too far to just stop now. Since everyone knows how long I’ve been trying and how dedicated I’ve been to trying to make it happen, people tweeted the crew #MakeLaurOLLG #ScooterRememberLauren a few days prior to the show and the day of the show. I got to the venue and had a piece of paper with my info on it, hoping to see Scooter and remind him of who I was. Before the show started, I got a tweet from Jenn Laski saying “I want to say hi to you, where are u?” and I started FREAKING out. She came over and introduced herself and told me she saw all of the tweets from everyone and didn’t want people to think she was ignoring them. She asked me some questions and told me she would be back later to give me a tshirt or something. I was freaaaaaking out. I didn’t know if I was OLLG or not, but I was beyond happy that she saw the tweets and acknowledged me. Then Justin came onstage and was doing an amazing job (as usual). Midway through “Beauty and a Beat”, I felt someone’s hand on my shoulder. My whole body froze, as I turned to see Jenn standing right behind me with a giant smile on her face, asking me the words I’ve dreamt about hearing a million times – “so, how would you like to be the one less lonely girl?” I was in shock. I can’t even explain how I was feeling, I really didn’t know if it was REALLY happening. I was like “oh. my. god. oh. my. god. oh. my. god. are you joking? YES” and Jenn took my hand and led me to the backstage entrance. I couldn’t say anything other than “oh my GOD I can’t believe this right now I’m dreaming thank you so much” because I was just so happy and shocked. It was like my life was being put together; I was about to feel complete. Jenn told me she saw all the tweets, as did Alfredo and Scooter. When I got backstage, Kenny goes “are you Lauren?” and I was shaking and nodding my head trying to take it all in. I then got led to behind the stage and saw Scooter, who told me he remembered my letter. Then, I was escorted onto the stage directly behind the curtain, waiting for my cue. “I can fix up your broken heart….” those lyrics that used to haunt me, that used to be the reason I would be in tears, were finally leading up to ME.
Walking onto the stage, Justin was walking towards me. It was like everything else just stopped. Justin took my hand, put the crown on my head, and was singing to ME, inches away from my face. Looking into his beautiful eyes, it felt like it was just Justin and I. It was surreal. It was really happening. He even put his face out so I could kiss him on the cheek! Then he asked for my name, took my hand, and led me backstage. He had to go right away to change for the next song, so I walked back down to see Scooter to get my phone from him. I couldn’t even get words out… I literally thought I was dreaming. The moment I dreamt about for YEARS, that I worked so hard for and which seemed impossible, happened. I was on cloud nine. I still am in shock that it actually happened… it was the best day of my entire life and I don’t think there will ever be a moment that could top that one. My dream came true. I will never be able to thank Scooter and Jenn enough, and of course everyone who has helped me throughout the years and believed that this could happen. I can never put into words how much this experience meant to me; it was magical and I can’t believe it actually happened. Dreams CAN come true, and they DO come true. I promise.

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After four years of waiting, here’s Lauren on stage with Justin!


That Power Fan Video

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Hey guys!

I haven’t made a video in forever and I’ve had this idea for a while so it’s about time it’s done!

This video will be the That Power Fan Video- a compilation of lip-syncing, dancing, anything to the song That Power. Just like Justin’s videos for All Around The World and Love Me, I’d like to include both concert footage and fan footage. If you’re going to any of the remaining concerts between now and August 10, I need your help! It can be videos of Justin performing (his winged entrance would be great!), the crowd, etc.

IMPORTANT: If any of you can get a video of the OLLG on stage then get her to do a video with you after the show, that would be amazing!

If you’re interested in taking part in the video, fill out the contact form below and I will send you additional details by email!

Thanks in advance for taking part in the video and I look forward to you all seeing the finished product :)

Update -August 4, 2013: If you have gymnastics skills, whether you can back flip, front flip, side flip, do an aerial, cartwheel, anything of that nature, please indicate in the comment box. Also, three special parts would require a piggy bank, a bigger bank and blowing bubbles! If you can do any of those three, indicate as well!

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August 3, 2013 – Nicole

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All credit to the original owners for these amazing pictures!

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Age: 19

Location: Floor Section 6

At the 2013 Washington, D.C. Believe Tour show, Nicole had eyes for Justin and no one else. She was literally beaming while he was performing. She was singing every song, clapping, dancing, screaming; going all out. When Jenn walked up to her during the concert, she thought that maybe she was in trouble for screaming. But when Jenn asked her the magic words, “Do you want to be the One Less Lonely Girl?” she could barely breathe. Ever since Justin started the OLLG tradition, it has been her dream! When she saw his movie Never Say Never in theaters, she cried because she was so happy for the OLLG. As they made their way backstage, Nicole couldn’t believe it was happening. It was so unreal for her; she was shaking and talking really fast to Jenn. Actually being backstage was extremely nerve racking. She was just so anxious to go up there! But it was beyond beyond worth it. For here, there are really no words to describe Justin in that moment. If perfect was achievable, that was Justin. He had the most loving look in his eyes. They kept eye contact the entire song. She could tell he loved doing One Less Lonely Girl and he was so happy to be performing. She’s sure she felt a connection with Justin, but maybe it was just all in her head! Back at her seat, everyone was crying. Her best friend was sobbing, the girls around Nicole congratulated her and hugged her and touched her  hand because Justin did! As usual, many girls wanted to take pictures with the beloved OLLG.

To all the girls that want to be OLLG, don’t give up. She never in a million years thought that it would happen to her. She believes it happened for her because of God and good karma.

Be the best person you can be, and never stop dreaming. Dreams do come true.

Nicole wants to thank Jenn for making her the happiest girl in the world. She was going through some rough things and this changed her life. From Nicole:

Justin, you are an inspiration and have given me more hope, motivation, and self esteem than I could ever dream of. That will forever be the best night of my life and I want to thank each and every girl there that night for sharing that with me. You all are beautiful and don’t let anyone tell you different. Chase your dreams and have faith. Also, thank you to my best friend Kaitlynn for purchasing the tickets for my birthday! I wouldn’t have been there without you.

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Here’s Nicole on stage with Justin!


The Story Of @BlackOLLG

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The Original Four!

@BlackOLLG is the brainchild of Shelly A. and was created in 2010. Originally co-owned by four girls, their mission was to bring awareness to the fact that Justin had never had a Black One Less Lonely Girl. It didn’t take long for the Bieber Crew to notice. On October 30, 2010, the first ever Black OLLG was sung to by Justin in San Diego, California. This was a great day for many, especially black girls who didn’t think they would ever be good enough to be OLLG because of how they looked. The creators of @BlackOLLG raised awareness on a sensitive issue that many girls were afraid to speak up on. At times they worried that they would come across as offensive, as if they were implying that the crew was being racist. Since the first Black OLLG three years ago, there have been about six or seven more. Every time there is a new one, there is a celebration on twitter; one day, there won’t need to be a celebration.

@BlackOLLG started out with four co-owners: Shelly, Chloe, AJ and Chelsea. Since then, it has dwindled down to mainly Shelly on the account with Chloe showing up once in a while. With the power of @BlackOLLG, Shelly has done her share of giving back by promoting Justin as much as possible, on and outside of twitter. Two of her most notable projects are the Miami Buyouts for Under The Mistletoe (2011) and Believe Acoustic (2013). The aim of these buyouts was to donate CDs to children’s hospitals. Scooter is aware of Shelly and has tweeted his appreciation for her many times. He’s even said it too, in this video!

The purpose of @BlackOLLG was not for the creators to be OLLG themselves; that was not their initial aim. However, who doesn’t dream of being OLLG? Shelly has seen Justin live twice – once on the My World Tour and once on the Believe Tour. Both times, she had hopes of being the One Less Lonely Girl but it never happened. On the second occasion, she did meet Justin! Her biggest dream is to be OLLG and she will keep on going until it happens. She has received a lot of hate because of this, with some saying that it is “unfair” since she has been noticed by the crew. But, everyone ultimately dreams to meet Justin and be OLLG; being noticed on twitter is not the be-all and end-all. Shelly has the support of thousands of people and will be the One Less Lonely Girl sooner than later. She has shared her personal story in the past and deserves a chance to live her dream, like anyone else.

If you have a dream, chase it. Don’t let anyone tell you that you shouldn’t try. Nothing beats a trial but a failure. Don’t let the number of twitter followers or tweets someone have affect your opinion of them; remember, they started at 0 too. Believe.

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July 25, 2013 – Lovisa

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Thank you Alexandra (@alexandraeljas) for helping me to get this story!

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My name is Lovisa Fåhraeus. I’m from Sweden and I’m 13 but I’m turning 14 on August 18, so in one week! I was the One Less Lonely Girl at Justin’s concert in Toronto on July 25. I sat in Row 22, Seat 26; five rows from the catwalk. I was chosen by a woman and I found her on Instagram and her name is Jenn Laski; she was so sweet! I’ve dreamed of being OLLG forever. That was one of my dreams and it came true. Jenn came to me during the song “Beauty And A Beat” and whispered “do you want to be the One Less Lonely Girl” and I just looked at her and I started to cry. I couldn’t believe it was true! Backstage, I met Justin’s bodyguard Kenny, who gave me a big hug and I just waited for my alarmclock to ring because I couldn’t believe it was true; it was so amazing. We stood right behind the stage and waited for my cue. I was shaking and crying and then Jenn said, “oh no hun, don’t freak out. Keep calm.” So I wiped the tears and took a deep breath. Then, Jenn pointed at me and I screamed.
When we went backstage after I had been up on stage, Justin gave me a hug and said that I was beautiful; I almost fainted! After the concert, everyone wanted to take photos with me and hug me. I thought it was so fun! But there was a girl who took my “crown” and put it on herself and took a photo. My cousin ripped it off her and was very angry haha. My life has changed so much because of Jenn who brought me up on stage. Two newspapers have interviewed me, I’ve got almost 2,500 followers on Instagram and I get messages on kik and Facebook all the time, I love it! But if all this is happening to me, think about Justin, poor guy! I didn’t have Twitter until a week ago and there was someone who made a fake account of me and she got over 1,500 followers in just a few days, but it’s gone now. My twitter account only has 300, haha well well, it’s the experience that counts, not the number of followers. This is the best thing that ever happened to me!

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Lovisa flew all the way from Sweden to see Justin in Canada; that’s dedication! Justin was impressed as well, sounding very touched when he found out on stage that she was from Sweden. You can hear it in the video below!

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Video of Lovisa as Justin’s One Less Lonely Girl!


August 7, 2013 – Mikayla

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The One Less Lonely Girl in Jacksonville, Florida – Mikayla! Thank you @BelieberRai for the pictures.
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Mikayla on stage with Justin!


July 28, 2013 – Nicole

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Pictures and video of the One Less Lonely Girl in Detroit, Michigan – Nicole! All credit goes the original owner(s) of these pictures and video!

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Video of Nicole on stage with Justin!


July 23, 2013 – Megan

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Pictures and video of the One Less Lonely Girl in Ottawa, Canada – Megan! All credit for these pictures and video go to the original owners.

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Video of Megan as the OLLG!


July 2, 2013 – Ina

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Pictures and video of the One Less Lonely Girl in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Ina! All credit goes to the original owners of these pictures and video!

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Video of Ina on stage with Justin!


August 10, 2013 – Karma Bridges

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Pictures and video of the One Less Lonely Girl in Atlanta, Georgia – Karma Bridges! She is Ludacris’ daughter and this was her birthday present! All credit goes to the original owners of the pictures and video.

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Karma’s birthday spent on stage with Justin!


August 5, 2013 – Samantha

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Pictures and video of the One Less Lonely Girl in Columbia, South Carolina – Samantha! All credit for these pictures and video go to the original owners.

 

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Video of Samantha on stage with Justin!



August 2, 2013 – Kaitlin

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Pictures and video of the One Less Lonely Girl in Brooklyn, New York – Kaitlin! All credit goes to the original owners of these pictures and video.

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Congratulations Kaitlin, Brooklyn’s One Less Lonely Girl!

Kaitlin on stage with Justin!


July 17, 2013 – Lexi

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Pictures and video of the One Less Lonely Girl in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Lexi! All credit goes to the original owners of these pictures and video.

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Congratulations Lexi, Philadelphia’s One Less Lonely Girl!

Video of Lexi as the OLLG!


August 8, 2013 – Shelly

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DISCLAIMER: All credit to the original owners of these pictures and video!

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December 18, 2010 and January 27, 2013 are reminders to us all that you don’t give up on something when it is everything you want. Shelly went to the Justin Bieber Miami concerts on those two dates with hopes of being picked for One Less Lonely Girl but it didn’t happen. That was not enough to make her give up because everything changed on August 8, 2013 in Tampa, Florida.

The Tampa show not only was in Shelly’s state but it coincided with her 17th birthday as well; so she knew she had to be at this show. For months she waited in anticipation, hoping that her biggest wish would come true – being Justin’s One Less Lonely Girl. A few weeks before the show, Shelly decided to get the word out and make a video. She had some reservations because of the possible responses she would get but with encouragement, she posted it. Scooter noticed one day and simply tweeted her “Interesting.” She had no idea what it meant but there was still hope that maybe her dream would really be coming true. Several obstacles almost prevented Shelly, her family and her friends, Ariel and Isauri, from making it to the show but they made it. The day of the show, twitter was blowing up with tweets to Scooter, Jenn, Allison, Alfredo, Barack Obama, anyone possible, for the crew to pick Shelly as the OLLG that night. When the girls got to the arena, outside was PACKED. They had a gift that they hoped to give Scooter personally but they gave it to someone else instead, who later gave it to Scooter. (He posted a picture of it on Instagram!) The girls enjoyed Cody Simpson’s and Ariana Grande’s performances but in the back of her mind, Shelly couldn’t help thinking that she could end up leaving the arena without the flower crown or meeting Scooter. By the time the break before Justin’s performance started, #ShellyForOLLG was trending worldwide on twitter. When they left their seats to charge their phones for a bit, Shelly started bawling when she saw the trend. She couldn’t believe all the support she was getting from so many people – people she knew, people she didn’t know, people who didn’t know her; they were all just there supporting her dream. She took a few minutes to tweet a little then they went back to their seats when the countdown started. As soon as Justin hit the stage, they all started jumping and singing along to All Around The World when, not too long into the song, one of them pointed Jenn out to Shelly! Jenn was frantically running up the stairs of the section and Shelly put her hands over her mouth in shock, which is when Jenn noticed her. She stopped and introduced herself to Shelly, saying, “Happy Birthday!!! I’m Jenn! How are you? Are you having a good birthday so far? I have a shirt for you! Justin signed a shirt for you, I’m going to bring it back later on okay?” Shelly thanked her then she left. Her friends started freaking out because they were sure that Jenn was coming back to pick her as OLLG. But Shelly still wasn’t so sure; she figured Jenn just had a signed shirt for her from Justin because she wouldn’t be able to choose her for OLLG. She tweeted what happened and everyone on twitter started freaking out, pretty sure Shelly was GOING to be OLLG.

Beauty and a Beat started playing… Ariel & Isauri immediately turned to Shelly because this was the moment the OLLG was picked. They continued dancing and singing as the song went further and further and they started to worry when suddenly, Isauri started YELLING “JENN, OH MY GOD SHELLY JENN’S COMING I SEE HER SHE’S COMING!!” While her friends freaked out and recorded the moment, Jenn took a step towards Shelly and said, “I LIED TO YOU! I LIED TO YOU, THERE’S NO SIGNED SHIRT BY JUSTIN!” and she reached her hand out for her to take and they began walking down the stairs. Shelly’s mind went blank; she didn’t know what to think and all she could hear were the reactions from girls around them who knew she was the one. As they walked, Shelly kept blurting out, “Thank you SOOOO much! Thank you soooo sooo much!!” Jenn explained to her that she almost couldn’t find her because one of the arena workers told her Section 114 row G Seat 14 didn’t exist! But she HAD to find her and it was when she spotted Shelly’s nails that she recognized her from the picture of her hand that she had posted on twitter earlier! As they took the long journey backstage, Shelly took everything in, totally in awe that this was actually happening to her. Jenn told her that the whole crew had watched her video and that she was planning with Scooter to make her OLLG for days! They stopped by a bathroom so Shelly  could get fixed up for her big moment. When Jenn had seen all the tweets and DMs to her about Shelly, there was no way they weren’t going to give it to her, especially seeing all the support and help from people who wanted it for her so badly. Shelly heard One Less Lonely Girl starting and her heart started racing. Was this real? In a minute she would be on stage with Justin Bieber, something she has wanted for three years. It was about to happen. As her cue got closer, Shelly’s eyes started watering and she was shaking. The music got louder and louder then she saw Justin right above her. Before she went on stage, Shelly and Jenn snapped a few pictures, which Jenn uploaded to her twitter. When it was time, Jenn reminded her to make eye contact and the curtain opened. Justin’s dancer, Luke was waiting for her with a huge smile on his face and he guided her to Justin. Justin reached his hand out to Shelly and led her to the throne. Her mind went blank!  Shelly immediately went in for a hug, Justin stood in front of her smiling and touched her chin and she just kept looking at his eyes. Shelly stared at him adoringly, trying to process the fact that he was really there; he was real. When the song ended, he asked for her name and she said “Shelly.” Justin repeated “Shelby?” then Shelly corrected him. When he finally got it right, he reached for her hand and said to the crowd, “Everybody give it up for Shelly!” then they ran off. Once they were backstage, he ran in the opposite direction to get ready for the next set and Shelly stood there for a few seconds taking in everything – the back of his head, his neck, hairline, everything. Jenn was waiting for her and asked her how it was. Shelly was tearing up so much and tried to keep her composure. As she reached to take off her crown, she looked up and Scooter was walking towards her. She hugged him and thanked him profusely for EVERYTHING. He asked her how it was and Jenn reminded him that it was Shelly’s birthday so he said, “IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Has it been an amazing birthday so far?” Then they started talking about her twitter (@BlackOLLG) and the gift she got for him. Then he invited her to take some pictures, which made Shelly relieved because she didn’t want to leave without a picture. In the pictures, Scooter wore Shelly’s flower crown! Jenn and Scooter posted them online for Shelly since her phone memory was full.

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Jenn took her hand and they started walking back to her seat. Girls wanted to touch her hand and take pictures and some were even screaming her name. As they walked, she saw Kenny who gave her a hug and congratulated her. Back at her seat, she got into a group hug with her friends and they were all just bawling their eyes out. Her mom had been crying; all her family and friends there were crying! People started surrounding her and congratulating her, asking for pictures, telling her that they tweeted for her and were really happy for her. She caught Justin’s last performances and got emotional thinking about everything. Everyone was nice, except for a few girls who said rude things to and about her. Jenn tweeted her about it and made her feel better. At the end of everything when she finally checked her phone, her mentions were going crazy with people congratulating her. Things got even crazier when Justin himself tweeted her! The night couldn’t have gotten any better.

Shelly is extremely grateful for everything that happened for her. When she, along with a few other girls, created the @BlackOLLG account, the initial intention was not for her to be OLLG. She’s come along way from having people tell her that she’d never be OLLG or she would never be OLLG. People hated on her for wanting to be OLLG because she was a “big account.” The thing is, she never started out as a big account and just like she worked her way towards her dream, anyone else can do it as well. This experience has taught Shelly that if you set your mind to something and BELIEVE, you can truly achieve it. This by far was her best birthday ever.
Last year I spent my birthday trying to get a Happy Birthday tweet from Justin, this year I spent it at his concert, on stage, getting serenaded. Thank you for helping me prove all the people who would always send negativity, wrong. I started my year in January with the #Believe Tour and ended the 2nd to last show of the #Believe Tour in the best way….with the best memories…

Click here to read about Shelly’s full journey from beginning to end on her blog!

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Congratulations Shelly, Tampa’s One Less Lonely Girl!
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Video of Shelly as the OLLG on her birthday!

April 8, 2011 – Ladina

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At the time of Justin’s first concert in Switzerland, for the My World Tour, I was 16 years old. I was sitting in Sector T1 Row 21 Seat 1, which was pretty close to the stage. A man and Allison were walking around and I actually thought they were security people. Allison pointed my way and the man came up to me and said, ‘Would you like to be the One Less Lonely Girl tonight?‘ I totally freaked out! I said ‘YES!’ and started shaking! He said I should leave my stuff with my friend and come with them. Then, Allison took my hand and walked downstairs and backstage with me. We had to walk past all the fans that had standing tickets, it was really weird. I always said I would probably faint if I was ever asked to be the One Less Lonely Girl. It’s funny, in school I had a guy friend who knew a bit about Justin as well and in one class, we sat next to each other. Then one day before the concert, we talked about what would happen if I got to be the OLLG. I was like, ‘I’d so freak out! I’d faint! I think I’d pass out on stage and fall off the chair‘ and then… the next day I actually got to be the OLLG! :D

I’ve asked myself many times why they picked me out of all the girls there. I really have no idea; maybe my ugly dyed blonde hair, idk! Backstage, Allison waited with me in there. I kept saying ‘OMG!’ and ‘I can’t believe it!’ I was shaking so much! She asked me if I was alright and just talked to me but honestly, I can’t remember what we were talking about. Then some dancers came and also talked to me, so sweet :D Then Allison told me how it was going to work when I went on stage. When Justin was on the stage upstairs, she said, ‘look, he’s right above us now!’ I couldn’t believe all of it happened! A backstage worker gave me a plug from Dan :D Finally, my moment came.
Justin was the only thing I could see in that moment. His eyes…wow, so beautiful. His hands…so soft! He was like a dream! I couldn’t believe he was touching my cheek, my hair, my back! When he came with the bunch of roses and handed them to me, I felt like a princess :D Oh my goodness, how he looked at me! I just feel so special up there, like he really recognized me. When you sit there, in front of you is just a black bit of nothing! You can’t see anything; just flashes from the cameras. That’s kind of scary but with Justin next to you, you feel very safe :)
When the man brought me back to my seat, my friend was already waiting for me at the entrance for the seats. We hugged and just cried together. When we went to our seats, people were staring at me. First, I just had to sit for a minute and they all just kept staring, it was weird. I’m not much a fan of attention, so it was really weird for me. After the concert when i walked outside with my roses, all the girls were looking at me and a lot came up to me and talked to me but actually, I just wanted to get out and get some fresh air. One girl was really crazy! My friend and I walked to the train station with some other girls and then a tram drove past us and a girl showed me her middle finger. Like wtf? :/ At school… I was not a girl everybody knew. Like I said, I don’t like much attention but after that, everybody at school knew me because a newspaper interviewed me and I was on the front page. My classmates were happy for me (well, most of them).
I went to the Believe Tour but this time, I had standing tickets. I went with my guy friend who was sitting next to me in class ;) It was awesome! But I was quite “sad” when the OLLG came up. I was really happy for her because I know how it feels to be up there. But I was sad because I remembered my time up there and couldn’t believe it was already 2 years ago! It’s crazy thinking back to when I was Justin’s OLLG. Sometimes I actually think it’s a dream, that didn’t really happen. It really feels surreal! But I feel so lucky and blessed that I got to experience that. I’ll always be a proud OLLG for the rest of my life, every day of it! ❤

OLLG Zurich 2Congratulations Ladina, Zurich’s One Less Lonely Girl!

Video of Ladina as OLLG!


November 2, 2013 -Dominique

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To mix things up and show a bit of cultural diversity with the One Less Lonely Girls, this story is written in both English and Dominique’s native language, Portuguese. Enjoy!

Dominique Brasil 3 Português

Eu estava na pista comum, e estava mais curtindo as músicas do que gritando igual a maioria (sfçlsaf). Aí, a Jenn estava la entre a pista premium e a comum, onde passam as pessoas que estão passando mal e tal, observando as fãs…aí começou a música Die In Your Arms, e eu AMO essa música MESMO e aí, eu queria mais ouvir ela do que gritar, então estava cantando, chorando e tal…e ela ainda estava lá, observando. Ai, não lembro se nessa mesma música ou em outra, o Dan fez um ”solinho” na guitarra, e aí eu fui imitar com os dedos e tal, nessa hora ela encarou mesmo (flçaskf). Aí eu vi ela saindo, nessa hora eu meio que me liguei, mas em hipótese alguma imaginava que eu seria a escolhida. Depois ela voltou e aí eu estava olhando para frente, mas de repente vi alguém se aproximando…..era ela, ela veio até mim e perguntou ”Do you wanna be the ollg?” E aí, eu entrei em choque, e comecei a chorar e respondi ”Yessss, omg”. Aí os seguranças foram me retirar do lado de dentro da grade. Aí ficamos paradas mais pra frente, e ela ”What’s your name?” e eu disse ” Dominique” e ela ” My name is Jenn” mas eu tinha entendido Jessy por causa do barulho e aí eu pedi um abraço pra ela e tudo mais (ldgkg) ela foi linda!. Ok. Aí seguimos enfrente, veio o tradutor para nos acompanhar até atrás do palco, nisso quando já estavamos um pouco perto, olhamos para trás e tinha umas meninas correndo atrás de nós, mas ai ela disse ”no no no” e o cara foi e pediu para que elas fossem embora, algo assim, não recordo bem.

Aí, eles ficaram conversando lá comigo, fiquei perguntando se eu estava bonita porque o Justin bieber e o mundo inteiro ia me ver e eu estava a-c-a-b-a-d-a. Aí eles disseram que eu estava linda e ela disse que eu estava mais linda ainda porque dava pra ver que eu era fã de verdade. Aí eu fiquei dizendo ”omg i can’t believe omg” ai ok, subimos umas escadas e ficamos atrás do palco, aí ele disse pra mim ”só não vale chorar ein” ai eu fiquei, e agora? lskfsf ai eu perguntei ”what i have to do? omfg” ai ela não sabia que eu tinha entendido, mas aí ela disse pra ele falar para mim ” fala pra ela que não precisa fazer nada, deixa que o Justin faz!” EU INFARTEI NESSA HORA, MSM. Aí andamos um pouco mais para ficarmos atrás das cortinas, e aí tinha um palco sobre o palco normal, que é onde fica os instrumentos e tal, e onde estava o Dan… aí ele olhou pra baixo e acenou para mim, eu acenei de volta e gritei que o amava e aí nisso, eu fui falar para o tradutor dizer pra ele que ele tocava muito mas nisso a Jenn já estava falando algo para ele (devia estar comentando de quando eu imitei ele no solinho) e aí ele jogou a palheta dele para mim!!!!!!! Foi lindo.

Aí, a Jenn me perguntou ”are you ready?” e eu respondi ”yes, oh, i don’t know, ok.” toda nervosa, e aí………………… os dançarinos vieram me buscar, e nisso um deles veio segurar minha mão e aí eu fiquei confusa e não sabia qual mão oferecer (já me desastrei nisso ne lol). Aí olhei de relance para a platéia, e vi aquilo tudo de gente e depois não vi mais nada. Sentei no banco e a única coisa que eu conseguia sentir era a boca MUITO seca mesmo, parecia que eu nunca tivesse tido saliva na minha boca (kkkslfks) e eu estava MUITO em choque MESMO, foi surreal, coisa de outro mundo. E aí, veio aquele garoto, maravilhosamente lindo, perfeito, único…colocou a coroa na minha cabeça (eu abaixei a cabeça porque ia começar a chorar, mas segurei o choro e limpei os olhos, e aí a coroa caiu, outro desastre, e aí arrumei) e depois passou a mão no meu rosto, depois passou por trás de mim e aí veio perto de mim…Aí não sei como, mas levantou minha blusa e automaticamente eu abaixei-a lfakjsflkjasf e aí, ele veio na minha frente, cantou para mim e eu TIVE que chegar perto, e cheirei o pescoço dele e o beijei de leve (melhor experiência da minha vida hahahahhahahah) e aí ele me tirou do banco, colocou meus braços em cima de seus ombros e começamos a dançar! Foi épico, qualquer palavra é meramente apenas mais uma palavra que não consegue descrever tudo o que eu vivi. E aí, teve uma hora que eu estava virada para o telão e estava de olhos fechados, quando eu os abri, vi minha blusa meio levantada flçakskf e aí, ele estava terminando de cantar a música e eu disse “I love you so much and i’m so proud of you” (no vídeo não dá pra ver mas eu disse) e aí ele disse ”Aww thank you, what’s your name?” e aí eu não entendi nessa hora, e aí cheguei com o ouvido mais perto dele, ele repetiu a pergunta, disse meu nome e aí ele foi repetindo e tentando falar (<3333333333333333333333333333333).

Depois, ele pegou minha mão e eu achava que era para sair pelo outro lado do palco, então estava indo em direção ao outro lado, aí ele me puxou, olhou para mim e aí fomos para o lado certo ahahhahah e aí, depois lá dentro, ele teve que ir para outro lado para continuar o show e aí a Jenn estava me esperando e me conduziu para sair, e aí saímos. Quando eu saí um segurança disse “Ta viva?” e aí eu disse ”To tentandoooo” slçfkskf e aí foi basicamente (basicamente ahah) isso. Depois, me levaram para ficar entre a premium e a comum e eu fui buscar minha amiga Suzann e depois a Jenn se despediu de mim dizendo ”Nice to meet you!” E nos abraçamos e aí ela foi embora.

Definitivamente, melhor dia da minha vida! Indescritível.

Dominique Brasil 2

English

I was in the common track, and was enjoying the music and screaming the most. Then Jenn was standing between the premium and the common track, where they take the people who are sick and such, watching the fans … then the song Die In Your Arms started, I LOVE this song and then I wanted more than hear her scream, then I was singing, crying and stuff … and she was still there, watching. I cannot remember if it was the same song or another, Dan did a little guitar solo and then I pretended to play too with my fingers, this time she looked at me. Then I saw it coming, this time I kind of called it but in no way imagined that I would be chosen. Then she came back and then I was looking forward too but I suddenly saw someone approaching ….. it was Jenn, she came to me and asked,”Do you want to be the OLLG?” At that point, I went into shock and started crying and said “Yessss, omg.” There were security guards who took me over the barrier. Then we stopped further ahead, and she said, “What’s your name?” I said, “Dominique” and she said,”My name is Jenn” but I heard Jessy because of the noise and then I asked her for a hug. She was beautiful!We continued and a translator accompanied us backstage. When we were already somewhat close, we looked back and there were some girls chasing us but Jenn said  ”no no” and the guy was asked to have them though, something like that, I do not remember well.

While they were talking there with me, I was wondering if I was beautiful because Justin Bieber and the whole world would see me and I was worried. Then they said I was beautiful and Jenn said I was even more beautiful because she could see that I was a true fan. So I was saying “omg omg I cannot believe this.” We climbed some stairs and we were behind the stage, then she told me not to cry. I asked,”what do I have to do? OMFG.” She did not know that I understood, but then she told him (the translator) to say to me,”tell her not to do anything, let Justin!” Then we walked a bit more to stay behind the curtains and there was a stage on the normal stage, which is where the instruments are and where Dan was. He looked down and waved at me, I waved back and shouted that I loved him and then I went to talk to the translator to tell him he played it much but Jenn was already saying something to him (maybe telling him about when I imitated him in his little solo) and then he threw his guitar pick to me!!!! It was beautiful.

Finally, Jenn asked, “are you ready?” and I said “yes, oh, I do not know, okay” all nervous and then ………………… dancers came for me, and this one came to hold my hand and then I was confused and did not know which hand to offer. Then I glanced at the audience and saw that all of them and then saw nothing more. I sat on the stool and the only thing I could feel was VERY dry mouth, it felt like I never had saliva in my mouth and I was in shock, it was surreal, out of this world. Then came that boy, wonderfully beautiful, perfect, unique … he put the crown on my head (I lowered my head because I was going to start crying but held the tears and wiped my eyes and then the crown fell, another disaster) and then he ran a hand over my face, then went behind me and then came close to me. I do not know how, but he lifted my blouse and automatically I lowered it and then he came in front of me, sang to me and I HAD to get close and sniffed his neck and kissed him lightly (best experience of my life hahahahhahahah) and then he took me out of the seat, put my arms over his shoulders and started to dance! It was epic, any word is merely just another word I cannot describe everything that I lived. And then there was a moment that I was facing the screen and had my eyes closed when I opened them, I saw through my blouse, he was finished singing the song and I said “I love you so much and I’m so proud of you” (in the video you cannot hear but I said it) and then he said, “Aww thank you, what’s your name?” I did not understand at this time and then I brought my ear closer to him, he repeated the question, said my name and then he was repeating and trying (<3333333333333333333333333333333.) 

Then he took my hand and I thought I was out the other side of the stage, so I was going toward the other hand, then he pulled me, looked at me and then went to the right side ahahhahah and then after that, he had to go elsewhere to continue the show and then Jenn was waiting for me and led me to leave, and then we left. When I left a security guard said “You alive?” and then I said “Yes!” and that’s basically it. Jenn took me to get between the premium and the ordinary and I was looking for my friend Suzann and then Jenn said goodbye to me saying “Nice to meet you!” And we hugged and then she was gone.

Definitely the best day of my life! Indescribable.

Dominique BrasilCongratulations Dominique, São Paulo’s One Less Lonely Girl!

Here’s Dominique talking about her experience (in Portuguese)!

Dominique on stage with Justin!


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