The stylish women of the "BET Awards"Whether or not you thought the last-minute Michael Jackson tribute was fitting or a failure, or you loved Beyonce in couture or found it completely ridiculous, there's no arguing that last night's BET Awards played host to many beautiful women.
Several of those who attended were winners (Best Actress: Taraji Henson; Female Athlete of the Year: Serena Williams; Best New Artist: Keri Hilson; Best Female Hip-Hop Artist: M.I.A.; Video of the Year and Best Female R'n'B Artist: Beyonce) and others just showed up in support of their peers. Taraji Henson with Lil' Wayne The fashion was some of the best I've seen at an awards show this year, especially because the women were not afraid to wear something other than the typical dress and heel. Here's a look at some of the styling females that were in attendance: Singer/actress Alicia Keys Model Amber Rose Singers Amerie and Keri Hilson Singer Cassie Singer/TV personality Lil' Mama Athlete Lisa Leslie Rapper MC Lyte Actress Meagan Good and singer Monica Did you watch the awards? What did you think of the outfits on the red carpet and on stage? Submitted by on June 29, 2009 - 2:30pm. |
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But what was the deal with Cassie's haircut?
SMH at Amber Rose for switching teams...tisk tisk
No More Live shows
BET Awards>>
Cassie completely just flipped on my gaydar with that haircut. HAWT!
She just replaced Maleficent as my screensaver.
Dayum!
My Favorite Two ...
Meagan Good and Alicia Keys...(And Alicia Keys shoes are nice.)by far the best, IMO.
Amber Rose switching teams...?? I never read that she stated that she is a Lesbian/ Bisexual. Everything I've read is speculation.
I did catch the award show..it needed tweeking.
" True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body; the two are ever united" ~ Wilhelm von Humbolt
Amber Rose
Her ex or whatever was in the documentary The Aggressives her name is Tiffany but she goes by Trevon or Tre
http://theybf.com/index.php/2009/02/25/kanyes-girlfriend-still-on-his-arm-at-fashion-weekbut-her-girlfriend-is-bitter/
The BET Awards were cool as
The BET Awards were cool as usual last night though they probably needed more time to pull off the MJ tribute. Jamie Foxx did a good job as host but I will always prefer Mo'Nique. Plus, any chance to see Alicia Keys or Keri Hilson is welcome.
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"Great. Not only do I feel creepy but now I look like I'm 1,000 and that I've been smoking meth all my life." -Sara Quin
Amerie and Keri Hilson
Man, if only they were gay.
"And it's amazing
With the look in your eyes
Like you could save me
But you won't even try"
- Matt Nathanson
Amerie>>
Amerie may not play for our team but she does go to bat for us: she recently played Black Pride here in DC over Memorial Day weekend this year.
Good Enough
Hmm, I see. Well, that's good enough, ha.
"And it's amazing
With the look in your eyes
Like you could save me
But you won't even try"
- Matt Nathanson
omigosh
Lil Wayne is scary. Cassie is totally appealing to my gay heart with that hair cut.
Well..that definately was
Well..that definately was an event packed with gorgeous women!!! Beyonce worked the hell out of her Balmain! how Tyra would say..FIERCE! Tyra herself looked great..great improvement from her latest redcarpert appearances! She looks quite more sophisticated then usual. Quite sick of those YSL trib two pumps..but they really worked with her outfit, love it! Alicia Keys looked beautiful in her Jenny Packham dress and Louboutins!!! Oh, and i kinda feel bad for Monica..wasn't it bloody hot there?! She was wearing leather..she probably melted by the end of the award! Love Amerie's McQueen booties and Keri Hilson's dress ^^ And..as much as i like Cassie's haircut..i totally feel like she's trying way too hard!!! I mean, she's such a beautiful girl..if she's so sick of getting compared to Rihanna, as she says she is, why totally copy her style?! And her dress?! Ugly!
Lakshmi is my homegirl <3
Keri Hilson and Mc Lyte
One word...
I only have one word to descibe Keri Hilson and Alicia Keys...DAMN!!!!
But If this is about clothes I would have to say that Beyonce was the worst dressed. I think my mom had a dress like that back in 1985.
Alicia Keys was hot... as
Alicia Keys was hot... as always. She could wear a trash bag and crocks and pull it off.
I thought there would be more Michael songs. I was expecting more, but for only a few days effort it was alright for what it was. I wasn't expecting to see Janet.
uhm
who made lil wayne's face?
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I dangled my participle in her fragment and stretched it into a run-on.
Adrenaline Rush: Badasses with Hearts of Gold and Other Honorable Traits TooAlsoAsWell-slash-Suavee.
Cassie
Cassie failed with that haircut, not cute. She is gorgeous though.
Alicia Keys looks beautiful , as usual!
lil mama? please stop. thanks.
No Cassie, put the scissors down!
She should just shave the whole thing and start over
Megan Good...
*ahem* I need some water...
Good god!
Everybody looked good minus
Hot Mess
For the last few years, I haven't watched the BET Awards live (I usually just catch the performances on Youtube), but I decided to watch 'em this year for the Michael Jackson tribute.
It is, for those who don't watch BET, like watching lesbian storylines on television: you start out with hope that it's going to be different than every other time, but in the end, some lesbian is sleeping with a man, is pregnant or dead. You should've known that it'd turn out this way, but somehow you always, have hope. That's exactly how it was with this year's BET Awards.
A few thoughts on some of the ladies from the show:
- I understand why Beyonce's still wearing clothes from the House of Dereon (though, really, B, you're grown now, you can stop wearing what your mama picks out), but why is anyone else? Yes, Keyshia Cole, I'm talking about you...
- Speaking of Beyonce...singing the Ava Maria (or a rendition thereof) dressed like a ballerina? Apparently, she's forgotten the old Destiny's Child days...no, no, no, no, no.
- Zoe Saldana. Sigh. She just lost her spot on my Hot 100 nominees with her classless introduction of Nichelle Nettles.
- I'm glad Lisa Leslie thought it was more important to go to the BET Awards than to cheer her teammates on against the Seattle Storm. Figures, they won without her there.
It wasn't all terrible...Monica and Alicia Keys were great and Janet Jackson's appearance at the end was somber and heartfelt (unlike her self-indulgent, pathetic excuse for a father).
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Justice consists not in being neutral between right and wrong, but in finding out the right and upholding it, wherever found, against the wrong. - Theodore Roosevelt
girl don't be talking out
girl don't be talking out the side of your mouth about Joe Jackson. J/K...but that man is none the less amazing...he was able to build and destroy a family at the same time.
But Janet was a lovely surprise. It was very moving.
Crazy Joe
I don't know why Jay-Z had problems with Chris Brown performing...with Don Cornelius and Joe Jackson there, Chris Breezy would've been among friends. They could've started a beaters' club.
Of the entire mess that was the BET Awards, Joe Jackson being there was, by far, the most infuriating. I've held him personally responsible for what became of Michael for years and, in death, the blame seems even more apt.
The fact that he's spent time since Michael's death promoting his new record company and mugging it at the BET Awards only proves that Joe Jackson is the person I always thought he was.
Okay, whew...I needed to get that out..sorry...
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Justice consists not in being neutral between right and wrong, but in finding out the right and upholding it, wherever found, against the wrong. - Theodore Roosevelt
After seeing Don Cornelius'
Mrs. Carter
Love your commentary
I'm laughing hysterically.
No more Live Shows Deborah Lee please......
I thought
I thought that Zoe was joking about the whole , "she's in the bathroom thing..." Zoe , Really though? smh.
Why did they let Ciara sing heal the world? I love Ciara , but her voice is not cut for that.
Beyonce's performance was....interesting to say the least. Left me feeling confused. like what just happened? Anywho.
That wasn't right...
I agree about Ciara...All I could say was WHY?
" True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body; the two are ever united" ~ Wilhelm von Humbolt
Was it just me
or did Beyonce sound like she was singing the Sarah McLaughlin song from the ASPCA commercial. Her dress was a mess. I did not know what she was singing...SMH
Ciara is a performer not a sing.
Zoe Saldana show some class...geez
Beyonce
Beyonce is on tour. I think she didn't do her usual sing and dance number as a sort of break.
She song a verse from Sarah McLachlan's "Angel".
" True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body; the two are ever united" ~ Wilhelm von Humbolt
I knew it lol
That is why there was sick cat stalking my door yesterday.
never really cared for BET or MTV and what not...
but these women are beautiful, shiny, and with nice copper glistening skin. I dont like meagan good-at least her acting/movies but i dont know her personally, but she does look good and also unreconizble. i get a big gaydar from Good thats been screaming and giving me siezures since i saw Eve's Bayou.
there are maybe a couple of women who i dont know but most i know. Cassie-why is she there? all i remember about her is me and my friends being in 9th grade calling her a wh*re for when she released that one song 'Me and You'. my gaydar also goes off with Alicia keys. but hey-if she's happy and what not...more props to her.
some of those dresses are cute and some are not. however, i loved Amerie's dress along with Key's. I know they feel sexy because when I wear elegant dresses I feel like so.
its good, that they're doing good. and lil' wayne is so not attractive...at all. but good to some not to others...supongo.
Wow...
...calling a woman a whore for singing a song? That's really not cool.
I actually love Cassie's har - that's not something I'd expect to see on her! It reminds me of Alice Dellal - yum.
yeah yeah
but like i said it was in 9th grade when i was 14 so..yeah. so unless you want me to go back in time....
oh, i heard somewhere that cassie was bisexual but i forget where.
Keri Hilson, mmhmm
I've had a steadily growing crush on Keri Hilson since I first saw a write-up on AE about her a while ago.
She just has this energy about her that is hot as hell. I hope she's maybe a little queer, hehe. I just watched her performance on the BET awards on Youtube and her MJ outfit and her moves were definitely stoking my crush on her.
Also, I always love seeing MC Lyte. She has such a powerful grace to her. Anyone have the 411 on her queer status? I've never heard anything definitive.
you could see keri through
you could see keri through all that bronzer? j/k gah i'm just not a fan of her's...I don't feel or see the sexy and that dress...she looked like walking mosaic tiles...
um wow sorry for that rant...but i'm glad people appreciate her.
Didn't care much for the
Didn't care much for the dress either. I actually prefer her in pants.
Sorry you don't care for her but I could watch her dance all day. I've watched the "Turnin Me On" vid quite a few times, altho it's quite a chore to tune out all the guys and when Lil Wayne comes in it comes close to ruining it for me.
And no the bronzer didn't bother me. Didn't notice it. I was preoccupied with other things.
BET Women...
ehh
Amber Rose
Kanye West and Amber Rose been dating for a while. But I don't get why she got to switch up teams on us. I mean she not my cup of tea, but hey let us know upfront is all I say.
Wow
BET Awards, where do I
BET Awards, where do I begin? I thought that they should have waited to do a proper tribute, I saw the effort, but it was a messy in my opinion. I think Keri Hilson is very sexy, but the dress did not do her justice. I wasn't feeling it. Alicia Keys looked absolutely gorgeous! I heart her. Cassie, wow didn't see that coming but I think she should shave the rest, she can definitely pull it off. I was actually feeling MC Lyte's look, I think it works for her unlike Lisa Leslie's. I'm just saying.
Beyonce? Really?!? Well I think she definitely owns being a diva, because that was such an over the top performance. The only thing missing was a harness to swing her across the stage lol.
Aha!
"The only thing missing was a harness to swing her across the stage"
heh, this is true. Still the best performance of the night though for me. Damn, if I could be Jay Z for one night, or....30 minutes lol
Ms. Keri, baby!!
Keri Hilson is sooo sexy. I don't know what it is that she does to me, but that is one fine, fine, fine woman. I could watch / listen to her all day long.
WHERE WAS SHE ON THE HOTTEST 100??
AGREED! There's just
AGREED!
There's just something about her! Mmmm mmm. Still keeping my fingers crossed that she's at least a little queer.
I'm pretty sure I nominated her for the top 100 list or the women of color list or both.
Oh well, there's always next year.
Keri Hilson
cutie and in her Michael Jackson get up.
Don't ever ever ever ever sing acapella again please.
lmao!
when that music cut off at the end , I was like , Keri , babe , STOP SINGING!
I know it was for MJ , but girllll , no!
OMG
OMG dude (Lil' Wayne) there's a thing called a belt - oh wait, you're wearing one!!!!
Damn what is it with people wanting to wear their pants down around their ankles and showing the world the degree to which their undies are clean???? It doesn't make you look cool or trendy, just makes you look plain old stupid and skanky.
Ooooo Alicia Keys mmmmm nice!!!!
JillI'm in total agreement
I'm in total agreement about Cassie.
Cassie!!
PUT THE MIC DOWN BEYONCE!
someone needs to take Beyonce's vocal cords away from her. no Beyonce, we leave the good songs for the professionals, not the hip-thrusting ginormous women with weird dresses.
Cassie, just shave the whole damn thing off, you'd still look like a bombshell bald.
Alicia Key's is one girl from my fantasy land that I would never get over, she looks stunning.