Home • Celebrity Star Gazing 10.14.12 By Essence · Updated October 28, 2020 01 Black is Beautiful Tracee Ellis Ross, Keyshia Cole and Regina King attend BET’s Black Girls Rock 2012 at Paradise Theater in New York City. D Dipasupil/Getty Images 02 Spin Cycle Idris Elba speaks onstage at BET’s Black Girls Rock 2012 and spins at the Black Girls Rock after party in New York City. Getty Images 03 Girl on Top Alicia Keys attends BET’s Black Girls Rock 2012 at Paradise Theater in New York City. Bryan Bedder/Getty Images 04 Bright Eyed Girl La La Anthony attends BET’s Black Girls Rock 2012 at Paradise Theater in New York City. Bryan Bedder/Getty Images 05 Hollywood’s ‘It’ Girl Kerry Washington attends BET’s Black Girls Rock 2012 at Paradise Theater in New York City. Getty Images 06 Looking Good Tracee Ellis Ross attends BET’s Black Girls Rock 2012 at Paradise Theater in New York City. D Dipasupil/Getty Images 07 King Size Talent Regina King attends at BET’s Black Girls Rock 2012 at Paradise Theater in New York City. D Dipasupil/Getty Images 08 Fashionista Keyshia Cole attends BET’s Black Girls Rock 2012 at Paradise Theater in New York City. D Dipasupil/Getty Images 09 Signature Style Janelle Monae attends BET’s Black Girls Rock 2012 at Paradise Theater in New York City. 10 Hot Performance Ciara attends BET’s Black Girls Rock 2012 at Paradise Theater in New York City. D Dipasupil/Getty Images 11 Unionized Gabrielle Union attends BET’s Black Girls Rock 2012 at Paradise Theater in New York City. D Dipasupil/Getty Images 12 Curly Sue Marsha Ambrosius attends BET’s Black Girls Rock 2012 at Paradise Theater in New York City. Bryan Bedder/Getty Images 13 Sound Check SWV performs onstage at BET’s Black Girls Rock 2012 at Paradise Theater in New York City. Bryan Bedder/Getty Images