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ESSENCE Journey To Beautiful

What happens when beautiful women get together to discuss black beauty? Magic happens, as we found out when two of our May cover girls - Erykah Badu and Ledisi -- got together for ESSENCE's Journey to Beautiful event on May 7 in New York City. ESSENCE Beauty and Style Director Pamela Edwards-Christiani moderated the discussion as the singers shared their own journeys to beautiful and and acceptance in front of an intimate audience of stars and industry insiders.
By Essence · Updated October 27, 2020
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Erykah Badu

Singer Erykah Badu at the Essence Journey to Beautiful event at The Penthouse at The Park in New York City.

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Ledisi

Ledisi at the ESSENCE Journey to Beautiful event at The Penthouse at The Park in New York City.

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Samira Wiley

Samira Wiley of Orange Is The New Black at the ESSENCE Journey to Beautiful event at The Penthouse at The Park in New York City.

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Danielle Brooks

Danielle Brooks of Orange Is The New Black at the ESSENCE Journey to Beautiful event at The Penthouse at The Park in New York City.

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Pamela Edwards-Christiani, Erykah Badu, and Ledisi

ESSENCE Beauty and Style Director Pamela Edwards-Christiani,  Erykah Badu, and Ledisi at the ESSENCE Journey to Beautiful event at The Penthouse at The Park in New York City.

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Ledisi and Vanessa K. Bush

Ledisi and Editor-in-Chief Vanessa K. Bush at the ESSENCE Journey to Beautiful event at The Penthouse at The Park in New York City.

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Mikki Taylor

Editor-at-Large Mikki Taylor at the ESSENCE Journey to Beautiful event at The Penthouse at The Park in New York City.

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Alexis Stoudemire

Alexis Stoudemire at the ESSENCE Journey to Beautiful event at The Penthouse at The Park in New York City.

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Cipriana Quann and Tarah Rodgers

Cipriana Quann and Tarah Rodgers at the ESSENCE Journey to Beautiful event at The Penthouse at The Park in New York City.

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Ursula Stephen

Hairstylist Ursula Stephen at the ESSENCE Journey to Beautiful event at The Penthouse at The Park in New York City.

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Necole Bitchie

Celeb blogger Necole Bitchie at the ESSENCE Journey to Beautiful event at The Penthouse at The Park in New York City.

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Demetria Lucas

Demetria Lucas at the ESSENCE Journey to Beautiful event at The Penthouse at The Park in New York City.

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Pamela Edwards-Christiani, Erykah Badu, and Ledisi

ESSENCE Beauty and Style Director Pamela Edwards-Christiani, Erykah Badu, and Ledisi discussed everything from the ladies’ favorite beauty tips to what they learned about beauty from their mothers at the ESSENCE Journey to Beautiful event at The Penthouse at The Park in New York City.

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A Big Debut!

The new essence.com Hair section made its debut at the ESSENCE Journey to Beautiful event at The Penthouse at The Park in New York City.

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Setting the Mood

A beautiful room ready for a beautiful event.

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A Warm Welcome

The ESSENCE Journey to Beautiful event at The Penthouse at The Park in New York City.

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