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Home · 2014 ESSENCE Festival

Social Round Up: Check Out Your Favorite Celebrities Hanging Out at The ESSENCE Festival

There's no better place to meet your favorite celebrity than at the ESSENCE Festival, and with this being the 20th Anniversary, the celebs came out in droves. Check out some of your favoritea hanging out on day one of the ESSENCE Festival.
By · Updated October 27, 2020
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Jay Haizlip and Yolanda Adams

Preachers of L.A. stars, Pastor Jay Haizlip, Pastor Wayne Chaney, Bishop Rob Gibson and others rub elbows with Yolanda Adams.

Social Round Up: Check Out Your Favorite Celebrities Hanging Out at The ESSENCE Festival
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Chenoa Maxwell and Tomiko Fraser Hines

Actress and photographer Chenoa Maxwell snaps this Twitpic of her and Tomiko Fraser Hines hanging out backstage at the ESSENCE Festival.

Social Round Up: Check Out Your Favorite Celebrities Hanging Out at The ESSENCE Festival
03
Jesse Boykins

Before lighting up the ESSENCE Festival stage for the Now Playing Concert, Jesse Boykins snapped a photo during soundcheck Instagram account. “So much light on this stage at #essencefest, the Superdome is huge #NewOrleans. I got a chance to meet the sound and video production team to talk down my set and feel out the stage. #LoveApparatus”

Social Round Up: Check Out Your Favorite Celebrities Hanging Out at The ESSENCE Festival
04
Jazmine Sullivan and Trey Songz

While hanging out backstage, Trey Songz planted a kiss on Jazmine Sullivan’s cheek. Sullivan then posted the cute picture on her Instagram with the caption that read “Trey luh me!” #TooCute

Social Round Up: Check Out Your Favorite Celebrities Hanging Out at The ESSENCE Festival
05
Eva Marcille and Tomiko Fraser Hines

What do these two have in common? Aside from being drop-dead gorgeous models, they know the 2014 ESSENCE Festival is the only place to be July 4th weekend. The two snapped this photo after running into eachother backstage.

Social Round Up: Check Out Your Favorite Celebrities Hanging Out at The ESSENCE Festival
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Wendy Raquel Robinson, Chenoa Maxwell and Tomiko Fraser Hines

Wendy Raquel Robinson, Chenoa Maxwell and Tomiko Fraser Hines snap a quick photo together before their Beauty is Confidence panel. Don’t they look fab?

Social Round Up: Check Out Your Favorite Celebrities Hanging Out at The ESSENCE Festival
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Steve Harvey and Wendy Raquel Robinson

Old friends and former co-stars Steve Harvey and Wendy Raquel Robinson do some quick catching up, while they snap a photo behind the mainstage at the ESSENCE Festival.

Social Round Up: Check Out Your Favorite Celebrities Hanging Out at The ESSENCE Festival
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