Teen Vogue hosted it's 5th annual Teen Vogue Summit at Goya Studios in West Hollywood, Los Angeles.

"Everybody is just trying to be cool, but there's no such thing as cool," said Karissa Mitchell, Senior Beauty and Fashion Editor of Teen Vogue after hosting a panel of changemakers in the beauty industry. 

Karissa said put the panel together "...to inspire the teenagers that are coming up in today's society that you're fine just the way you are. And just don't panic when it comes to beauty. Everybody's having the same struggle, even the people you're trying to impress."

The theme of this year's summit was "celebrate, collaborate, create!" and it featured some of the industry's favorite creators, changemakers, and ceiling-breakers. Following the midterm elections, our digital producer and "Senior Gen-Z Correspondent" Zachary Bynum stopped by the Summit for some post-election takeaways on politics, culture, fashion, and self-care.

Zach spoke with Versha Sharma, Editor-in-Chief of Teen Vogue; ALOK (they/them), gender nonbinary writer, performing artists, and comedian; and Adwoa Aboah, British supermodel, actor, and founder of Gurls Talk.