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Rihanna's Puma show at fashion show served a rare glimpse into the artist's familial superiority to average humans. Take her brothers Rajad and Rorrey. They're on-brand and proud, just there to support sister and also make her look good by looking good. Ditto cousin TeeJay there in the back.
While her brothers are handsome and Rihanna is arguably the hottest thing currently residing on this planet, the real scene-stealers are her mother, Monica Braithwaite, wearing a white blond wig, and her grandfather, Lionel Braithwaite, in a Roc Nation hoodie topped with a flat brim hat. Not even a dad hat. A snapback and an ice cold stare. This is the family line that produced Rihanna; this is as good as it gets, pals.
It's unclear who is the real winner — mom or mom's dad — but we're not here to pit family against family (it's grandaddy).