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Grant Bauman 14, Brown, eighth grade Most Likely To . . . win an Oscar. Grant has studied at Walden Theatre and is in an independent flm called Litle Accidents, which was made over the summer in West Virginia. How'd you get the part? "One of my directors was like, 'Hey, Grant, there's a place called Heyman Talent that you may want to check out.' I went in there for the frst time and they said they were running auditions and told me to come try some stuf out. I walked in, I read, and I was still really confused. A few months later, right when I was about to get a haircut, because I usually have really shaggy hair, they were like, 'Do not cut his hair! He needs this for a movie!' It was really cool. It was a big day for me." Who's your favorite actor? "Johnny Depp." What's your favorite movie? "I really want to say Saw. The frst one I saw was when I was seven. I wasn't supposed to watch it; I just went over to my great-uncle's and he was like, 'Hey, you're not supposed to watch this movie, right?' And of course we watched it." What about college? "Everybody asks if I want to go to Juilliard, and of course the answer is yes. I've been looking up on it since I was maybe in ffh grade. You can only apply twice. So I don't want to just throw myself out there and get turned down." What do you think you're most likely to be or do? "Most likely to survive the zombie apocalypse." Ramona Rowan 16, Eastern High, junior Most Likely To . . . be the next Oprah. Through the Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA), Ramona has started IHeartMyFeets.com, which helps women with large feet fnd shoes (sizes 9 and up) in their size while inspiring them to feel good about themselves. Her business plan won at YEA, which sent her to Rochester, N.Y., where she networked and met other entrepreneurs. What made you start your site? "Well, I've always wanted to own my own business. I'm a size 11, so it's hard to fnd shoes in my size. So I thought, what if I just fnd websites that sell large sizes and feature those on my website. My business mentor suggested I not only make it a resource to fnd larger shoes but an inspirational website, because big feet can be an insecurity for a girl. It's one of my bigger insecurities. It won't just be how to love your feet but any other body issue." What are some designer brands that make larger shoes? "Barefoot Tess is a website and a brand in one, and they have some really cute pairs." Have you had to promote your site? "It's more like I've done so many events that people are waiting for my site to be up. But I have a Facebook page and a Twiter page." William Bodden 16, Whitefeld Academy, junior Most Likely To … fy. William joined a civil air patrol, which goes in search of aircraf gone down or missing, where he learned to fy from his commander, Maj. Ed Jet. Through his church and school, William also has been on mission trips to Honduras to help install a fresh-water system and Long Island, N.Y., for Hurricane Sandy relief. Can you really fy a plane? "Yes. I can't land it yet, though. You can solo (take of and land alone in a plane) at 16. You have to be 17 to get your pilot's license." What do you like to study? "History. I like learning about old war strategies and how everything played out." What do you do in your free time? "Parkour." What's that? "Freerunning." And what's that? "It's basically running and fipping of of stuf, using the environment as obstacles. But I'm not very good at it yet." 11.13 LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE 55