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Check Out The First-Ever ESSENCE 25 Most Stylish List

Check Out The First-Ever ESSENCE 25 Most Stylish List
By Essence · Updated December 6, 2020
In celebration of our September fashion issue, we’re excited to bring you our first-ever ESSENCE 25 Most Stylish list. GET TICKETS TO THE 2018 ESSENCE STREET STYLE FESTIVAL Black women are the most fashionable people on earth, which is why we decided to curate a list honoring some of our favorite sartorial stars. Announced on the heels of New York Fashion Week, this inaugural group of ladies features our favorite fashionistas who bring their style A-game from the red carpet to the sidewalk and everywhere in between.
From trendsetting entertainers like Rihanna, Kelis and Solange, to young-Hollywood beauties like Yara Shahidi, Chloe and Halle and Zendaya, to influential power players like Kellie Brown, Kahlana Butterfield and Bozoma Saint John, these style stars have shined bright all year long

Scroll through to check out the very first ESSENCE 25 Most Stylish list and then be sure to grab your tickets to celebrate all things Black fashion, style and beauty at the 2018 ESSENCE Street Style Festival on September 9!

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Marjorie Harvey
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Yara Shahidi
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Bozoma Saint John
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Rihanna
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Lana Turner
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Zendaya
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Tracee Ellis Ross
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Kellie Brown
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Solange
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Thelma Golden
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Heels, flats or sneakers?
Chloe: “Heels.”

Halle: “Sneakers.”
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June Ambrose
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Nomzamo Mbatha
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Zoe Kravitz
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Naomi Campbell
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Paloma Elsesser
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What’s been your most memorable fashion moment to date?
“Attending Estée Lauder’s Modern Muse fashion week party with Iman as my date.”
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Kelis
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Freddie Harrel
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Halima Aden
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Amarachi Ukachu
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Elaine Welteroth
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Tamu McPherson
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Lisa Folawlyo
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