Why do they call it the nerdiest night of the year or the nerd prom?
According to the Fix, in 2009, GQ’s Ana Marie Cox (then of The Guardian), started using the hashtag #nerdprom to refer to the event on Twitter. That this happened in 2009 is not a surprise. That year combined a critical mass of journalists on Twitter with a popular new president.
The dinner went from hosting an unpopular incumbent in a world with (almost) no Twitter following to featuring one of America’s hottest celebrities in a room filled with people who’d spent the 40 hours prior to and following the event chatting with each other on social media.
The D.C. world suddenly had someone that could lure real-life celebrities. The WHCD had become the cool ticket.
April 25, was the date this year and everyone wants to go and they looked fabulous on the inside red carpet.
FLOTUS was wearing a silver beaded Zac Posen gown and her hair was done in a cascade of curls. My favorite was Laverne Cox (below) in grey. The dress was just my style.
