The red carpet for the 2014 BET Awards was filled with black hollywood’s finest and they made sure to bring their A-Game with them…well most did. Stars such as Ashanti, Tiwa Savage, Amber Rose, Kerry Washington and more rocked beautiful threads at LA’s Nokia Theater.
White was definitely the color of the evening as many stars including Paris Hilton, Tamar Braxton, Adrienne Bailon, Gabrielle Union and more rocked the light hue. The color choice was perfect for the warm Cali weather.
Check out these gorgeous ladies sizzle the carpet
Gabrielle Union serving some leg in her thigh high boots
August Alsina looking dapper in blue
Kerry Washington showing us her snap back post baby body!
Karrueche Tran in a nude Seth Chernoff fringe bandage dress
Tiwa Savage in a beautiful black ball gown with sheer polka dot detail
Nadia Buari in her traditional inspired outfit
Ashanti dominating the white gown trend in this sexy cut out Michael Costello gown
Adrienne Bailon baring cleavage in this white Costello Couture gown with a deep V plunge
Keke Palmer in Alon Livne
Amber Rose in a white gown with a metallic gold belt
Paris Hilton rocking this beautiful white cut out gown, also a Michael Costello creation with a nice thigh high slit
Ashanti, Zandaya, Keke Palmer and Angela Simmons were among the ladies invited to BET CEO, Debra Lee’s Pre-BET Awards Celebration Dinner. This exclusive event brought out the best of black Hollywood and this seasons fashionistas.
Stars in attendance included Elle Varner, Karrueche Tran, Sevyn Streeter, Michelle Williams, Kenya Moore and much more. Ashanti, Zendaya, Keke Palmer and Angela Simmons caught everyone’s eye with their stunning look. I think its safe to say these four ladies were the best dressed of the night.
Check out the looks below Keke Palmer in a blue Antonio Berardi suit
Ashanti in a white gown with a split
Angela Simmons in a white graphic print sweater and matching asymmetrical skirt
Zendaya in a Peter Pilotto silk wrap dress
All the ladies put their best fashion foot forward!
Congratulations are in order for Davido, he is the recipient of the 2014 BET Award for Best African Act. The singer took to his instagram account to announce the great news to fans.
Underneath the picture was the caption ” Thanks to all my fans WE WON @BETAwards BEST AFRICAN ACT 2014!! so happy!! Time to party!” The award is no surprise after Davido dominated airwaves with “Skelewu” and my favorite “Aye”.
Davido also took the time to post some photos of his time in LA with Ice Prince, Sarkodie and Pharrell.
This is Davido’s first BET Award and hopefully it will not be the last!
Get summertime fine with this colorful look! Take advantage of the patterned pants and combine complimentary colors together. This look is for the bold at heart.
The Liberian Vampire Diaries actress will be starring alongside Boris Kodjoe, Sharon Leal, Tyson Beckford, Tasha Smith and others in “Addicted”. This movie is based on the best selling erotic novel by Zane. In the movie Kat will be playing Diamond. For all of us that read the book I know it will be interesting to see Kat pull off such a sexually charged character.
President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria decided to pen an open letter regarding the almost 300 girls that have been missing for months. This letter comes days after several more girls were abducted in Borno by the same terrorist group. In the letter the president sympathises with the families who have missing children and have been terrorized. He also claims the Nigerian government is doing ALL they can to bring the young girls back to their homes safely. The letter can be read here
This article gives an account by Paul C. Brunson on what he learned after working for Oprah and Enver Yucel. The habits are very helpful and are all things we should all start this minute. Remember to read part 2 which is at the end of the tenth habit. Let’s move on down the road to financial freedom!
This summer there are so many concerts, festivals and carnivals going on you want to be chic and comfortable. This is the perfect look to enjoy some cotton candy and great music.
Cameroonian striker Samuel Eto’o engaged in a touching moment with a young fan. As the football star was heading to his team’s bus he ignored the calls of reporters and went straight to a young boy who was calling his name. This little boy was so excited and emotional after meeting his idol. This act shows great humility on Eto’o’s part!
“God created our bodies as women. He created us to be beautiful, to be sexy, to be powerful, to be fearless — to be amazing”
Actress/singer Meagan Good sat down with Rolling Out magazine to give her insights on being a black actress in hollywood, the wife of a preacher and being sexy while being a Christian. The Think Like A Man Too star was very candid about her marriage to film executive/preacher Devon Franklin and her critics. Here are some highlights from the interview:
On being sexy:
“I really don’t think there’s anything wrong with being sexy,” she says matter-of-factly. “God created our bodies as women. He created us to be beautiful, to be sexy, to be powerful, to be fearless — to be amazing. I do respect and understand the fact that when you come into the sanctuary, you need to be dressed appropriately because you are not the star — Jesus is the star. That I agree with 100 percent.” While she understands that dressing appropriately is necessary, Good also wants more people to recognize that “appropriate” is always relative. Especially outside of Sunday morning service.”
On “religious” people who criticize her: “I feel like religion can get very judgmental and a lot of people don’t approach you with love,” she says, pausing thoughtfully. “I try to be conscious of the responsibility I have as a Christian, but if I did everything everyone told me to do or tried to please everyone, I couldn’t have my hair a particular way, I couldn’t wear certain clothes, I couldn’t play certain characters, I can’t hang out with certain people, can’t wear a certain amount of makeup — and you can’t let people run your life. You have to look to God. People will fall in line.”
On nudity in a film role: “I have no problem with nudity — it just has to not be exploitative and it has to be important to tell the story,” she explains. “It depends on the script, the character, the story, the tone of the movie — all of those things. I commend women of every nationality that are bold enough to tell a story in a way that’s fearless. I just haven’t found a project where I felt it was necessary to do that. The scenes I’ve come across seemed exploitative and I just didn’t do it.
On there being a double standard between white and black actresses in Hollywood: “If Angelina Jolie goes topless, everyone goes ‘Wow, she’s so badass, so committed to her craft,’ ” Good says. “But if Halle Berry goes topless, everyone’s like ‘She’s a slut. She probably took a bunch of money to do that.’ People attack her with unsavory names. And it’s unfortunate. Halle is one my favorite actresses — I’ve looked up to her since I began this journey. There’s definitely a double standard but I can’t put my finger on exactly why that is. If someone is telling a story, they should go to whatever extent that they’re comfortable with to tell the story. Whatever they feel is necessary.”
On what her marriage has taught her: “Marriage has taught me that it’s OK to let somebody take care of me. That it’s OK to depend on somebody,” Good says. “I grew up being responsible for a lot of things — since I was 15 [I was] taking care of a lot of people. My father is amazing, but he wasn’t in the home, so my mother raised us with the mentality of not needing anybody. We were never the girls that went after the guy that had the money because we were taught to have our own money. I’ve always been extremely independent to the point where it probably intimidated some guys. Now, it’s nice to just feel like it’s not a bad thing to trust someone to have your best interest at heart.”
Alongside the interview Meagan gave readers sizzling hot photos while rocking a sexy burnt orange gown with a plunging neckline and a canary yellow maxi dress . This shoot was full of sexiness and class, everything she expressed in the interview.
Check out Meagan’s fashion spread
The beauty recently sat with Jimmy Kimmel to discuss the book she and her husband worked on – “The Wait” – that encourages couples to wait for sex until after marriage, highlighting the blessings in it, spiritual and otherwise.
Take a look at the clip
I love that she is a devout christian woman and still keeps it sexy and classy. I don’t believe covering everything on your body makes you any more Christian than a woman who shows a little cleavage. Like Meagan states it’s all about the appropriate place and time.
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