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The Best Beauty Looks From The 51st NAACP Image Awards

Black beauties flooded the red carpet at the 2020 NAACP Image Awards.
The Best Beauty Looks From The 51st NAACP Image Awards
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By Jennifer Ford · Updated December 6, 2020
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The 51st NAACP Image Awards will air live tonight in a two hour special on BET at 8 PM. The celebration honoring the outstanding achievements of people of color in the arts will be hosted by five-time NAACP Image Award recipient, Anthony Anderson.

The ceremony will include performances by H.E.R and Jill Scott, and of course, consist of a star-studded red carpet.

Celebrities have already begun to pile in the Pasadena Civic Center Auditorium in California for this year’s event, donning beauty looks that are the essence of black excellence.

Check out the must-see hair and makeup looks in the gallery below.

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Lizzo
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The Best Beauty Looks From The 51st NAACP Image Awards
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02
Janelle Monáe
51st NAACP Image Awards
The Best Beauty Looks From The 51st NAACP Image Awards
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03
Kiki Layne
51st NAACP Image Awards
The Best Beauty Looks From The 51st NAACP Image Awards
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04
Cynthia Erivo
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The Best Beauty Looks From The 51st NAACP Image Awards
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05
Yara Shahidi
51st NAACP Image Awards
The Best Beauty Looks From The 51st NAACP Image Awards
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06
Storm Reid
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The Best Beauty Looks From The 51st NAACP Image Awards
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07
Marsai Martin
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The Best Beauty Looks From The 51st NAACP Image Awards
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08
H.E.R.
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The Best Beauty Looks From The 51st NAACP Image Awards
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09
Angela Basett
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The Best Beauty Looks From The 51st NAACP Image Awards
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Logan Browning
51st NAACP Image Awards
The Best Beauty Looks From The 51st NAACP Image Awards
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Melina Matsoukas
51st NAACP Image Awards
The Best Beauty Looks From The 51st NAACP Image Awards
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Tiffany Haddish
51st NAACP Image Awards
The Best Beauty Looks From The 51st NAACP Image Awards
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13
Sibley Scoles
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The Best Beauty Looks From The 51st NAACP Image Awards
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14
Tracee Ellis Ross
51st NAACP Image Awards
The Best Beauty Looks From The 51st NAACP Image Awards
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15
Merle Dandridge
51st NAACP Image Awards
The Best Beauty Looks From The 51st NAACP Image Awards
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Jonica Gibbs
The Best Beauty Looks From The 51st NAACP Image Awards
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Janaye Ingram
51st NAACP Image Awards
The Best Beauty Looks From The 51st NAACP Image Awards
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18
Tetona Jackson
51st NAACP Image Awards
The Best Beauty Looks From The 51st NAACP Image Awards
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19
Tyi McCray
51st NAACP Image Awards
The Best Beauty Looks From The 51st NAACP Image Awards
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20
Karen Kendrick
51st NAACP Image Awards
The Best Beauty Looks From The 51st NAACP Image Awards
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Novi Brown
51st NAACP Image Awards
The Best Beauty Looks From The 51st NAACP Image Awards
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Joy Randolph
51st NAACP Image Awards
The Best Beauty Looks From The 51st NAACP Image Awards
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