Who Won the IMEX America 2026 Well-being Challenge?

October 29, 2026

The 9th Annual IMEX America Well-being Challenge drew more than 500 competitors, who exercised their way to the top of the leaderboard during the show, held Oct. 12-15 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.

Powered by Heka Health, creators of custom-designed, turnkey wellness challenges—sponsored by Caesars Entertainment and LVCVA in parnership with Prevue and the PCMA Foundation—the IMEX America Well-being Challenge 2026 invited teams and individuals to participate in a range of well-being activities while enjoying some healthy competition with their peers.

Participants earned chances to win prizes for reaching Challenge Goals and working their way up the leaderboard, with activities including weightlifting, stretching, squats and aerobics.

Winning Perspectives

Topping the leaderboard once again was Shermell Williams, competing as islandgirl, who earned 189,770 points and told Prevue, “I’ve always enjoyed competing because I like challenging myself, setting goals, and seeing how far I can push myself. For me, competition is less about winning a prize and more about the experience, the challenge, and the opportunity to test myself,” she said, adding, “In this case, I was not selected for a prize. However, I did win the challenge itself, which was rewarding because it confirmed that the preparation and determination paid off. For me, that was the real accomplishment.”

Here are more final results:

509 Challenge participants have earned 13,762,278 points
326 participants qualified for one of the 45 free tickets for Caesars Entertainment’s Eiffel Tower Viewing Deck, the LINQ High Roller, or the FLYLINQ Zip Line
254 participants exceeded the 20K+ point goal and qualified to pick up a LVCVA Cooling Wine Chiller Glass, Las Vegas Socks, or Black Foldable Tote Bag at the LVCVA booth.
191 participants exceeded the 30K+ point goal to qualify for one of the three drawings for their choice of Caesars Entertainment Wellness Getaway packages to Lake Tahoe, Atlantic City, or Paris Las Vegas. The 30K winners were Jen, burden and R. Coston.
Out of 15 final top teams teams (of 29 qualified teams with 3 or more active members) the winning team was Heron Hill, whose members earned one-year free Mindfulness App access.
Of the top 15 individual competitors, Thuy Diep won the drawing for a luxurious Caesars Palace Wellness Escape.