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Celebs Who Have Graced Beauty Ads

We're so excited about Lupita Nyong'o's latest role as Lancôme's brand ambassador! She's following in the footsteps of other Black celebs like Beyonce, Halle Berry, Jennifer Hudson, and other leading ladies who have been the face of international ad campaigns. Here, get inspired by these ladies' best beauty looks.

By · April 8, 2014October 27, 2020
01
Lupita Nyong’o

Shown here in gorgeous neutrals, the Oscar-winner was announced the new face of Lancôme earlier this month. 

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02
Halle Berry

Ms. Berry has been the face of Revlon for over 15 years. Here she rocks her signature less-is-more beauty look.

03
Halle Berry

Oh, Halle. You make it look so easy. The actress has mastered the art of effortlessly chic styling, and her makeup is no exception. On the red carpet she looks natural, divine—and never overdone.

04
Gabrielle Union

The ageless star, who at 41 is known for having the skin of a twentysomething, has worked with Neutrogena for about a decade. Shown here at the 2014 Vanity Fair Oscars Party in California.

05
Beyoncé

The 32-year-old blonde bombshell has been featured in campaigns for L’Oreal Paris, most notably showing off her signature flawless skin for the brand’s True Match line.

06
Queen Latifah

Queen Latifah has worked with CoverGirl since 2003 and has been the face of the brand’s Queen collection. At this year’s Grammys, the daytime star’s lashes weren’t so much lush as they were long and lean. We liked that her toned down fringe created drama without being over-the-top.

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Queen Latifah

One of the actress’s signature looks for CoverGirl.

08
Rihanna

In addition to her hit fragrances, Rihanna launched two capsule collections with MAC Cosmetics last year and was the model for the brand’s philanthropic line Viva Glam.

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Zoe Saldana

Zoe was named the new face of L’Oreal Paris just two weeks ago! Here at this year’s Golden Globes, her winged liner artfully played up her pretty eyes, while a cherry red pout completes her vintage-chic look. 

10
Kerry Washington

This past fall, Kerry Washington signed on to be Neutrogena’s creative consultant. She looked romantic yet sexy in a cinnamon lip at this year’s Oscars.

11
Solange Knowles

The glamour girl joined Kate Moss as the face of Rimmel London in 2011. Here she rocks purple lips and defined curls at the Range Rover Evoque VIP launch party in Los Angeles.

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12
Janelle Monae

The songstress lends her signature look to CoverGirl as one of the brand’s spokesmodels.

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Janelle Monae

One of Janelle’s gorgeous CoverGirl images.

14
Jennifer Hudson

After her big Oscar win in 2007, Hudson signed with Avon to appear in ads for one of its best selling fragrances, Imari.

15
Nicki Minaj
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