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NEXT SHOP HOLLYWOOD MACKENSI EMORY

For nearly two decades, Mackensi Emory has been a martial arts superstar in the making. As a member of Team Paul Mitchell, she attained legendary status with innovative forms that combined martial moves and precision gymnastics. Her 2018 and ’19 seasons ended with a series of performances worthy of a motion picture — and with Emory winning every major title and championship the sport had to offer.

After conquering the tournament circuit with her high-flying aerials and gravity-defying jump kicks, she took on a new challenge: a quest to become a Hollywood stunt double on the big screen.

MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU

Before Emory, 23, could even move to Los Angeles, she was offered the gig of a lifetime: doubling actors in an action-packed project that was, literally, out of this world.

“I worked on the video game,” she said. “This was a unique experience for me because it was a motion-capture job, so I was wearing a

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