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There was no shortage of style and grace at BET's tenth annual Black Girls Rock! event Saturday. Viewers tuned into the award show last night to watch everything that went down and salute the abundance of talented black women in the entertainment industry.
Unlike other award shows, everyone who graced the stage was a winner, including our favorite bad gal Rihanna who took the stage in an opulent fur coat and shirtdress to accept the night's coveted Rock Star Award. "Tonight is so important to me because I think I can inspire a lot of young women to be themselves and that is half the battle," she said. "That is it. Just be yourself, it's the easiest thing to be. All girls rock. Black girls, we just on another level."
Teen queen Amandla Stenberg wore a red suit when she took home the Young, Black, and Gifted award for speaking up about race issues in the media. "My blackness does not inhibit me from being beautiful and intelligent," Stenberg said after accepting her award. "In fact, it is the reason I am beautiful and intelligent. And you can not stop me."
This year's event was hosted by Tracee Ellis Ross and featured performances by Jazmine Sullivan and Andra Day. There was even a surprise appearance by presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, who introduced the event's founder Beverly Bond.
Check out some of the best looks from the night's red carpet, from Kelly Rowland to Shonda Rhimes, in our gallery above.
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