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Amanda Wight stood ready outside the President’s Gate entrance to the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens last week, tracking the exact GPS location of her inbound celebrities. She knew when their car was 10 minutes away and then five minutes away. When it arrived on the grounds, she edged into position.
The car stopped, and the actress Olivia Munn and the comedian John Mulaney stepped out of the back seat. Ms. Wight smiled, chatted briefly with the couple, and then ushered them over to a blue carpet where half a dozen photographers snapped pictures.
She slipped colored bands on the celebrities’ wrists before leading them through the exclusive entrance and up to their seats in the stadium.
Once the couple was seated, she had to rush back to greet another actress, Bridget Moynahan. Another day, she schmoozed with Sami Khedira, the former German soccer star, before escorting him through the press line, all while holding a printed list of the other notable people expected to arrive later.
“There’s a ton to keep track of,” Ms. Wight said, flicking through a spreadsheet on her phone that highlighted all the boldfaced names expected to visit each day: Timothée Chalamet, Queen Latifah, Shonda Rhimes, Anna Wintour.
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