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Home • BET Awards

Celeb Beauty: The Best of the BET Awards

The BET Awards brought out the best of Black Hollywood to celebrate the year in music. While most people were applauding the night's big winners, we were busy gawking at the fab hair and beauty moments! Here are the 10 looks we loved the most.
By Nicole Marie Melton · Updated October 28, 2020
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Elle Varner

Elle Varner was naturally fabulous in this super-stretched afro and au naturale makeup look.

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Sanaa Lathan

Sanaa Lathan was all glammed up in rich cherry lipstick and sexy, over-the-shoulder waves.

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Brandy

A golden glow was the look of choice for Brandy who sported shimmering eyeshadow with shiny nude lips. Wavy, shoulder-length strands complete the look.

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Ciara

Ciara added loads of shakeable body to her ombre bob when she made her red carpet arrival.

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05
Eve

Talk about bold in blonde!  Eve flaunted her brand new hairstyle at the BET Awards which she paired with understated makeup.

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06
Toccara

Toccara turned heads on the red carpet not only because of her newly trim figure, but her crave-worthy crimson lipstick made a bold statement, too.

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Janelle Monae

Janelle Monae was a picture of perfection in creamy fuschia lipstick and her signature mile-long lashes and pompadour hairstyle.

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Ashanti

Ashanti worked the red carpet in this dazzling, one-sided updo. Her beauty look was natural with barely-there lipstick and countoured shadow in shades of browns and golds.

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Nia Long

Beautiful braids are an easy way to go from casual to glam in a flash. We adore Nia Long’s look which she rocked with creamy mauve lipstick and dark, ebony eyeliner.

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Tatyana Ali

You can never go wrong with a pretty pink lip as Tatyana Ali proved when she smiled for the cameras. Notice the streak of green eyeliner, too. What a dreamy pair!

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