Vulture is celebrating its first class of Reality Masterminds and has gathered a whole multiverse of reality TV stars, including stars of The Real Housewives, Next Gen NYC, Summer House, Big Brother, and more.
Andy Cohen received the Honorary Degree for his role in shaping reality TV as an executive at Bravo and as a producer of The Real Housewives. The Watch What Happens Live host received the accolade with a speech from returning Real Housewives of New York City star Carole Radziwill.
Kathy Hilton of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills was also honored with the Forever Icon award.
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Stars in attendance included Real Housewives of Potomac’s Stacey Rusch, Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Angela Oakley and Kelli Ferrell, Real Housewives of New Jersey’s Melissa Gorga, and Jackie Goldschneider, as well as Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Kathy Hilton and Real Housewives of New York City’s Carole Radziwill.
The cast of Summer House was in attendance, including Kyle Cooke, KJ Dillard, Carl Radke, Lindsay Hubbard, and Mia Calabrese. Next Gen NYC personalities at the event included Riley Burruss, Georgia McCann, Charlie Zakkour, Shai Fruchter, and Ava Dash.
Other reality stars included Big Brother’s Taylor Hale and Ava Pearl, Love Island USA host Ariana Madix, Top Chef host Kristen Kish, The Mob’s Joe Gorga, Married to Medicine’s Quad Webb, Owning Manhattan’s Ryan Serhant, and many more.
Vulture’s Reality Masterminds honored the most powerful people in unscripted TV, including executives, hosts, podcasters, and everyone who has contributed to making iconic reality TV.
Scroll through the photo gallery below to see the reality TV celebration.
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‘Reality Masterminds’ Red Carpet Photos
Image Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images Carole Radziwill
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Image Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images (L-R) Jonathan Cheban, Melissa Gorga and Joe Gorga
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Image Credit: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images Kathy Hilton
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Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey / Getty Images Charlie Zakkour and Shai Fruchter
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Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey / Getty Images Emilia Serhant and Ryan Serhant
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Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey / Getty Images Carl Radke and Lindsay Hubbard
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Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey / Getty Images Mia Calabrese
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Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey / Getty Images Georgia McCann
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Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey / Getty Images Tiffany Pollard
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Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey / Getty Images Tayshia Adams
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Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey / Getty Images Ava Pearl
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‘Reality Masterminds’ Red Carpet Photos
Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey / Getty Images Lindsay Hubbard, Carl Radke and Mia Calabrese
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Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey / Getty Images Stacey Rusch
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Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey / Getty Images Carl Radke
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Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey / Getty Images Riley Burruss
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Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey / Getty Images Quad Webb
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Image Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images Andy Cohen and Angela Oakley
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‘Reality Masterminds’ Red Carpet Photos
Image Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images Carole Radziwill, Lindsay Hubbard and Melissa Gorga
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Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey / Getty Images Frances Berwick and Andy Cohen
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Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey / Getty Images Lindsay Hubbard
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Image Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images Dara Levitan and KJ Dillard
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‘Reality Masterminds’ Red Carpet Photos
Image Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images KJ Dillard
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Image Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images Dara Levitan
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Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey / Getty Images Andy Cohen
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Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey / Getty Images Candace Bushnell
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Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey / Getty Images Joe Gorga and Melissa Gorga
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Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey / Getty Images Melissa Gorga
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Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey / Getty Images Taylor Hale
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Image Credit: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images Ariana Madix and Lindsay Hubbard
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Image Credit: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images Andy Cohen and Melissa Gorga
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‘Reality Masterminds’ Red Carpet Photos
Image Credit: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images Tiffany Pollard, Riley Burruss, Andy Cohen, Stacey Rusch and Taylor Hale
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Image Credit: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images Andy Cohen
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Image Credit: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images Andy Cohen and Kathy Hilton
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Image Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images Michelle Schiller and Jackie Goldschneider
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‘Reality Masterminds’ Red Carpet Photos
Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey / Getty Images Carl Radke and Lindsay Hubbard
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Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey / Getty Images Shai Fruchter
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Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey / Getty Images Kelli Ferrell
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Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey / Getty Images Chloe Marks and Brooks Marks
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Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey / Getty Images Ariana Madix
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Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey / Getty Images EJ Johnson
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Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey / Getty Images Joe Gorga
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‘Reality Masterminds’ Red Carpet Photos
Image Credit: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images Andy Cohen, Ava Dash and Ariana Madix
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Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey / Getty Images Kyle Cooke
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Image Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images Kristen Kish