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Sheryl Lee Ralph Stuns In Bikini At 64, And Other Memorial Day Weekend Body Confidence Moments

Your favorites spent the holiday weekend soaking up sun rays and serving body confidence.
Sheryl Lee Ralph Stuns In A Bikini At 64, And All The Other Stars Who Kicked Off Summer (Unofficially) Serving Body Confidence
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By Victoria Uwumarogie · Updated June 1, 2021

Before you fall too deeply back into the rat race now that the extended weekend is over, we’re taking a look at the way some of our favorites celebrated the Memorial Day holiday. It’s the unofficial start to summer, so there were only a few ways to celebrate: barbecue, boisterous fun and bikinis. The latter was very much embraced by celebrity women who exemplified body confidence at pools, the beach and simply in their backyards, sharing images and videos of themselves feeling fine in some super chic swimwear. Sheryl Lee Ralph led the charge, with the 64-year-old actress strutting by the pool while on vacation looking amazing.

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Ciara looked stylish in a very fun swimsuit that merged a snakeskin bikini top with a black cover-up dress.

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Singer SZA posed in a strappy black swimsuit while getting beautified. It’s safe to say sis wasn’t on her way to cannonball into a body of water — but she did serve body!

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Angela Simmons has a number of swimsuits to jump in and out of as she vacays and soaks up the sun rays. She recently released a capsule collections of 12 swimsuits with Vanity Couture. She wore one of them while hanging out on a boat during the holiday weekend.

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Real Housewives of Atlanta star Porsha Williams temporarily traded in her ATL peach for a peach bikini as she enjoyed some time off in the sun.

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Ayesha Curry and husband Stephen enjoyed a trip as a couple to Cabo San Lucas. The two, who work hard, played hard. This was especially true of Ayesha, who ate well and enjoyed time in the water, looking happy and lovely.

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Taraji showed all of us the essentials to pack when preparing for a one-of-kind trip during the holiday weekend: a staycation! She showed off her sun-kissed skin in her stunning backyard.

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Mary J. Blige wasn’t frolicking in the sand in this metal corset, statement jewelry and bikini bottom. The queen of hip-hop soul promoted her new Sun Goddess wine by sharing a photo this weekend of her looking very much like the sun goddess she is.

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No one does body confidence better and lives in a bikini more than Ashanti. Back from her recent travels to Nairobi, the beauty took a dip in the pool in a fun Fendi bikini.

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