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Home · NAACP Image Awards

Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet

By Julee Wilson · Updated October 24, 2020

 It’s time for another amazing red carpet and that’s exactly what we got Monday night at the 49th NAACP Image Awards. Our favorite celebs got super glam for the annual celebration of Black excellence that coincides with MLK Day. 

From floor-sweeping gowns to dashing tuxedos, the ensembles were as stunning as the people wearing them. Check out all the looks and let us know which ones were your faves! 

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Issa Rae
Issa Rae shines on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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Tracee Ellis Ross
Tracee Ellis Ross shines on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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Ava DuVernay
Ava DuVernay shines on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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Danielle Brooks
Danielle Brooks shines on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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Halle Berry
Halle Berry shines on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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Danai Gurira
Danai Gurira shines on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
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Niecy Nash
Niecy Nash shines on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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Yara Shahidi
Yara Shahidi shines on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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Michelle Bathe and Sterling K Brown
Michelle Bathe and Sterling K Brown shine on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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Letoya Luckett
Letoya Luckett shines on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet.
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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Kerry Washington
Kerry Washington shines on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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Chadwick Boseman
Chadwick Boseman shines on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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Lil Mama
Lil Mama shines on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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Logan Browning
Logan Browning shines on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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Jenifer Lewis
Jenifer Lewis shines on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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Loretta Devine
Loretta Devine shines on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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Yvette Nicole Brown
Yvette Nicole Brown shines on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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Lil Rel Howery
Lil Rel Howery shines on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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Paula Jai Parker
Paula Jai Parker shines on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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Draya Michele
Draya Michele shines on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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Demetria McKinney
Demetria McKinney shines on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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Yvonne Orji
Yvonne Orji shines on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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Storm Reid
Storm Reid shines on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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June Ambrose
June Ambroseshines on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
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Woody McCain
Woody McCain shines on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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Michael Rainey Jr.
Michael Rainey Jr. shines on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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Tanika Ray
Tanika Ray shines on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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Erica Ash
Erica Ash shines on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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Rutina Wesley
Rutina Wesley shines on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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Jasmine Sanders
Jasmine Sanders shines on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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Sonequa Martin-Green
Sonequa Martin-Green shines on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet.
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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Bre-Z
Bre-Z shines on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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Laverne Cox
Laverne Cox shines on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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Common
Common shines on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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Bianca Lawson
Bianca Lawson shines on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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Tamera Mowry
Tamera Mowry shines on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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Claudia Jordan
Claudia Jordan shines on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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Marsai Martin
Marsai Martin shines on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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Keesha Sharp
Keesha Sharp shines on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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Andra Day
Andra Day shines on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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Samira Wiley
Samira Wiley shines on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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Jordan Peele
Jordan Peele shines on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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Jurnee Smollett Bell
Jurnee Smollett Bell shines on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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Tichina Arnold
Tichina Arnold shines on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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Michael B. Jordan
Michael B. Jordan and his mother Donna Jordan shine on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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Naturi Naughton and Omari Hardwick
Naturi Naughton and Omari Hardwick shine on the 2018 NAACP Image Awards red carpet
Behold Every Stunning Look From The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
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