Home • Celebrity Star Gazing: 7.9.12 Star Gazing: 7.9.12 By Essence · Updated October 28, 2020 01 Queen of the Ball Serena Williams looked stunning as she attended the Wimbledon Championships Winners Ball held in London. Niki Nikolova/Getty Images 02 Family Man President Obama lifts a baby in Youngstown, Ohio during a campaign event at Dobbins Elementary School. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images 03 Queen of Funk Chaka Khan closed out the 2012 ESSENCE Music Festival in a stellar performance at the Superdome. Skip Bolen/Getty Images 04 Rock It Out Rihanna rocked London in her performance at the Barclaycard Wireless Festival. Dave J Hogan/Getty Images 05 Jazzy Beauty Esperanza Spalding showed off her jazzy flare on stage at the “Jazz A Vienne 2012” in France. David Redfern/Redferns via Getty Images