The 2016 BET Awards is on! Black-ish‘s Tracee Ellis Ross and Anthony Anderson are hosting the big show and Beyonce just performed the opening number.
But before we get to all the amazing performances and winners of the night, here’s your look at the super fab red carpet moments – including all our African stars that repped at this year’s event!
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African Stars
Falz
Millen Magese
Nandi Mngoma
MzVee
Akon
Diamond Platnumz
David Tlale
360 Style
Karrueche Tran
Tracee Elis Ross
Gabrielle Union
Short & Sweet
Tia Mowry-Hardict
Eva Marcille
We’ve Got Style
Yara Shahidi
Loni Love
Debra Lee
Naturi Naughton
Janelle Monae
Fantasia
Regina Hall
LisaRaye
Kimberly Elise
Rocsi Diaz
Couple Love
Danielle Mone Truitt (L) and Orlando Jones
Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys
Fat Joe (L) and Lorena Cartagena
Eric Benet (L) and Manuela Testolini
Kirk Franklin (R) and Tammy Collins
Colour Burst
Meagan Good
Raven Goodwin
Mya
LeToya Luckett
Andra Day
Quvenzhane Wallis
Stylish Gents
2Chainz
Anthony Anderson
French Montana
Samuel L. Jackson
Jermaine Dupri
Jesse Williams
Morris Chestnut
E.J Johnson
Cory Hardict
Photo Credit: Getty Images/Frederick M. Brown
men,this is trashy redefined….@AUNTY Gabrielle…I have that Ankara ‘stuff’……cover face
Black people sabi fine. Too much beauty. Anyday, nothing beats a smooth, radiant skin. Gabrielle union doesn”t age. The lady with low hair is gorgeous. Yemi alade is pretty.
Morris chestnut be looking like fine brown chocolate with strawberry and maltreser toppings….
Where is Yemi Alade?
BN, please put a post up on that Critically acclaimed, insightful, thought provoking speech by Jesse Williams at the awards! Every human needs to listen to that. ???
“Just because we are Magic, does not mean we aren’t real”, “If you have no interest in equal rights for black people then do not make suggestions for those who do; Sit down”!!!????
We n33d close up of Yemi Oh… she is looking like bae
I dont know about this Gabrielle Union’s 1993 ‘”We are having visitor’s” table cloth’ kain dress.
Lots of prints on the red carpet….Beautiful people!
Yesssss! David Tlale and E.J serving black fierceness ! I live !
Apparently Yemi Alade is wearing Zuhair Murad and they claim the dress is 2.5M (I don’t believe cause it’s not couture) , now I’m not hating but the runway version was better, Plus I thought she was a “reppin Africa” sorta girl ??
So is Yemi Alade wearing a Zuhair Murad knockoff or nah? Cause on her ig page it says “inspired by Zuhair Murad”, and it looks so much like a Zuhair Murad 2016 resort dress so I’m confused. Or is she afraid of what people will say cause it cost millions?
She looked really amazing nevertheless. Like too good!
My goodness, all these fine fine people.
Millen Magese and Nandi Mngoma, abeg next time stay home if you’ve got nothing else to wear, abi kilode?
@keke driver
Please guys let’s call a spade a spade, Nandi Mngoma slayed, she was voted best dressed by Elle magazine. She is serving serious African royalty.
Quvenzhane Wallis is growing up right before our eyes.
BN, please can you define what EJ Johnson is wearing (That dude need to visit Synagogue). Yemi try oh, Beautiful people everywhere apart from that chic Nangi.
@ Prince lmao even Oga Joshua don’t want E.J at Synagogue. I know it’s church of all or ⛪ for all Nation, but that doesn’t apply to E.J. magic Johnson love him like that 🙂
Yemi Alade said her look was inspired by the rainbow. If you follow her on Snapchat, you will see when she was shopping for it in L.A abi Londin and it was between a Roberto Cavali dress and this one but she picked it. The cost is £5000 which is probably 2.5m in Naira. It’s her money, let her enjoy. Awon Haters!
Lots of lovely looks here, Loving Yemi’s look… nice!
tacky and trashy for the most part. Really no elegance here.
OooooOhh!!! Black women are KILLING the game! dayum!!
I used to wonder what Chris Brown saw in Karrueche, now in wonder no more!!
Lisa Raye!! slay mama slay!! this woman is 50 oh!!!!
I hope Eva marcille wore knicker under that thing sha……oh boy!
Quvenzhane Wallis, I will forgive you bcos you are young. don’t try it again
I hope she does try it again. I’m all for the right to NOT play dress-up. Freedom of expression, abeg. And age-appropriate expression.
Why yall didn’t post Emma Nyra ? She posted some pics
#Shade#
Nandi is fiiiinnneeeee, all the women are fiiinnneeee. Fantasia has a BODY!!!!!! and Raven is just gorgeous in red. All these women are gorgeousssss
BN please tag this as “beautiful women”
Africa – oui, oui!
Maybe Africa can dress them all next year.
TE Ross – classy from the day she was born.
I love pics