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Home • 2015 Essence Festival

#WCW: Mary J. Blige's Hottest Red Carpet Looks

Ten-time #EssenceFest performer and one of this year's headliners, Mary J. Blige is much more than the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul. She is also known to turn heads on the red carpet.  During awards season, fans look forward to her long, glamorous gowns, her fit figure and her perfectly coiffed blonde hair.In honor of #WomenCrushWednesday, we're taking a look back at some of her greatest red carpet moments.Let us know your favorite on Twitter, @EssenceFest.
By Gia Peppers · Updated October 27, 2020
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Mary J. Blige

Set to headline ESSENCE Fest 2015, recording artist Mary J. Blige is pictured attending The 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California.

#WCW: Mary J. Blige's Hottest Red Carpet Looks
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Bryshere Gray, Mary J. Blige and Naomi Campbell

Bryshere Gray, Mary J. Blige and Naomi Campbell walk the runway at #TackleEbola at Naomi Campbell’s Fashion For Relief Charity Fashion Show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2015 at The Theatre at Lincoln Center in New York City.

#WCW: Mary J. Blige's Hottest Red Carpet Looks
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Mary J. Blige

In a black sequins gown with nude cutouts, Mary J. Blige attended the 2014 American Music Award at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California.

#WCW: Mary J. Blige's Hottest Red Carpet Looks
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Mary J. Blige Attends New York Fashion Week

Mary J. Blige is fierce as always during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2014 at the Lincoln Center in New York City. The ESSENCE Festival headliner gave yet another epic performance months later during the 20th Annual ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans, LA. 

#WCW: Mary J. Blige's Hottest Red Carpet Looks
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Mary J Blige

Mary J Blige, Dean and Dan Caten during the Dsquared2 as a part of Milan Menswear Fashion Week Fall Winter 2015/2016 in Milan, Italy.

#WCW: Mary J. Blige's Hottest Red Carpet Looks
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Mary J. Blige

In a fitted navy blue, one-shoulder gown, Mary J. Blige attended the 31st Annual Fashion Group International Night of Stars: The Protagonists at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.

#WCW: Mary J. Blige's Hottest Red Carpet Looks
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Mary J. Blige

Mary J. Blige attends the premiere of Think Like A Man Too at TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California.   

#WCW: Mary J. Blige's Hottest Red Carpet Looks
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Mary J. Blige

Stepping away from her black ensembles, Blige rocked an all white look with touches of lace at the 2014 Matrix Awards.  The “Queen of Hip Hop Soul” loves her one-shoulder gowns and they definitely love her.

#WCW: Mary J. Blige's Hottest Red Carpet Looks
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Mary J. Blige

At the 2014 amfAR’s Inspiration Gala Sao Paulo in Brazil, Mary J. brought things to a new red hot level in a floor-length gown with cut-out details.

#WCW: Mary J. Blige's Hottest Red Carpet Looks
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Mary J. Blige
Though the Grammy Awards at the bottom of her feet count as her best accessory, Mary J. looked stunning in an all-white Grecian inspired gown in 2007. Her Farrah-flipped hair is gorgeous, too.
#WCW: Mary J. Blige's Hottest Red Carpet Looks