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Well, it was fun while it lasted.

"It was bulls--t," the actor said in a new interview. "We don't need to talk about something that just didn't happen."

As we look toward 2020, ESSENCE reflects on a few stories that have defined the past decade.

The 2010s passed in the blink of an eye but the last ten years ushered in incredible new music in a rapidly evolving industry.

She is the definition of beauty queen.

All the how-to-do, how-to-make and how-to-wear questions you asked. And Google answered.

How the beauty queen gets amazing brows may surprise you.

The comedian called out producers and the teleprompter for this year's mishap.

"May every little girl who witnessed this moment forever believe in the power of her dreams and may they see their faces reflected in mine."

Smith was the only Texas woman to win both Miss USA and Miss Universe titles.