The 'Chrissy Teigen Cry Face' meme originated during the 2015 Golden Globe Awards when the model and TV personality was caught on camera reacting to her husband John Legend's win for Best Original Song. Her face contorted into an intensely awkward and sincere grimace that immediately resonated with viewers for its lack of Hollywood polish. Unlike typical 'pretty' celebrity cries, Teigen’s expression perfectly captured the feeling of being overwhelmed, uncomfortable, or mildly distressed. Since its viral debut, the image has been used across social media to represent everything from social anxiety and financial regret to the physical pain of witnessing a particularly bad pun or cringeworthy social interaction.