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Aja Naomi King's Best Hair & Beauty Moments

Aja Naomi King is here to stay, and slay, when it comes to beauty! Since making her 'How To Get Away With Murder' debut, the 31 year old California native has stunned on and off the red carpet. And with her critically acclaimed performance in 'The Birth of a Nation' getting plenty of buzz, we have a feeling the actress will continue to blow us away with her beauty game. Aja's smooth chocolate skin, bold lips and soft bouncy strands are serious #goals. Here are our favorite looks she has been rocking since she popped onto the Hollywood scene. 
By Joslyn Winkfield · Updated October 26, 2020
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Aja Naomi King stuns outside of the “Good Morning America” studios in NYC.
Aja Naomi King’s Best Hair & Beauty Moments
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Aja Naomi King stuns as she enters “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” in NYC.
Aja Naomi King’s Best Hair & Beauty Moments
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Aja Naomi King stuns as she attends The Build Series to discuss the movie “The Birth Of A Nation” in New York City.
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Aja Naomi King stuns at The Rape Foundation’s Annual Brunch.
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Aja Naomi King stuns at the Premiere Of Fox Searchlight Pictures’ “The Birth Of A Nation” at ArcLight Cinemas Cinerama Dome in Hollywood.
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Aja Naomi King stuns at the opening night of “Barbecue” at Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles.
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Aja Naomi King stuns at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and InStyle’s annual celebration of the Toronto International Film Festival.
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Aja Naomi King stuns at the ‘The Birth of a Nation’ Red Carpet Premiere during the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.
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Aja Naomi King stuns at the 2016 BET Awards in Los Angeles.
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Aja Naomi King stuns at a Master Class with Nate Parker during the 2016 Los Angeles Film Festival in Culver City, CA.
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Aja Naomi King stuns at Glamour’s Game Changers Lunch in West Hollywood.
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Aja Naomi King stuns in a portrait taken at CinemaCon 2015 in Las Vegas.
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Aja Naomi King stuns at the CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Award in Las Vegas.
Aja Naomi King’s Best Hair & Beauty Moments
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Aja Naomi King stuns at The Hollywood Reporter and Jimmy Choo’s Power Stylists Dinner in Los Angeles.
Aja Naomi King’s Best Hair & Beauty Moments
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Aja Naomi King stuns at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, CA.
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Aja Naomi King stuns at ELLE’s 6th Annual Women in Television Dinner in West Hollywood.
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Aja Naomi King stuns at the inaugural Image Maker Awards hosted by Marie Claire in Los Angeles.
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Aja Naomi King stuns at the Amazon Studios Golden Globes Party in Beverly Hills.
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Aja Naomi King stuns at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and InStyle Celebration of The 2016 Golden Globe Award Season.
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Aja Naomi King stuns at PaleyLive NY: “How To Get Away With Murder” at The Paley Center for Media in NYC.
Aja Naomi King’s Best Hair & Beauty Moments
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Aja Naomi King stuns at ABC’s TGIT premiere event in West Hollywood.
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Aja Naomi King stuns at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City.
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Aja Naomi King stuns at the New York UpFronts party hosted by People and Entertainment Weekly in New York City.
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Aja Naomi King stuns at the Los Angeles premiere of “Lily & Kat” at the Vista Theatre.
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Aja Naomi King stuns at he 2015 Film Independent Spirit Awards at Santa Monica Beach.
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Aja Naomi King stuns at the Vanity Fair And Fiat Toast To “Young Hollywood” in support of the Terrence Higgins Trust at No Vacancy.
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Aja Naomi King stuns at 46th Annual NAACP Image Awards in Pasadena, CA.
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Aja Naomi King stuns on the ABC TCA “Winter Press Tour 2015” Red Carpet.
Aja Naomi King’s Best Hair & Beauty Moments
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Aja Naomi King stuns at the 15th Annual AFI Awards Luncheon at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles.
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Aja Naomi King stuns at at The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills.
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Aja Naomi King stuns at the 24th Annual Beat The Odds Awards in Culver City.
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Aja Naomi King stuns at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and InStyle’s celebration of the 2015 Golden Globes.
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Aja Naomi King stuns at the Essence ‘A Toast To Primetime’ event at Herringbone, Mondrian LA.
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Aja Naomi King stuns at the at the “Emily Owens, M.D.” discussion panel in Los Angeles.
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Aja Naomi King stuns at Aja Naomi King attends The CW Network’s New York 2012 Upfront.
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