Brown Sista

MTV taped the final episode of their once hugely popular video countdown show, TRL, yesterday in their Times Square studio. As perviously reported Beyonce was on hand to perform, while Teyana Taylor stopped by to share her very short memories of the show. I had heard a slew of Brown Sistas were due to make an apeearance, including Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey and Ashanti- neither of those women were there however. Other big names who represented TRL over the years were also absent. Britney and Christina were the most notable no shows, as were the boy bands who helped make that show so popular back in the late 90s. The only people who did seem to turn out were rappers. Diddy, Nelly and Snoop were all on hand- even though the TRL crowd never showed these artists any real love.
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Monique Lhuillier gowns, Zac Posen dresses, Cartier jewels, and Lorraine Schwartz diamonds. What could make any celeb-fashion event better? — Music! Condé Nast’s 5th Annual ‘Fashion Rocks’ concert took place last night @ NYC’s Radio City Music Hall. Celebeauties like Beyoncé, Rihanna, Solange, Mariah, Mary J, and much more performed, but the biggest attraction was, of course, the fashion.

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The Raleigh Hotel in South Beach, Florida has been the focus of the fashion world all week long as the swimming pool in the hotel has served as the catwalk for the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim. The oddly named fashion event, which is in it’s fourth year, showcases swimwear collections from some the hottest designers and often has celebrity models walking the catwalk. This year was no different as up and coming singer Teyana Taylor not only performed at the event, but took to the runway as well to model swimsuits by Diesel. Other celebrities rumored to be walking the catwalk in various swimwear shows include, singer Rihanna and actresses Victoria Rowell and Elise Neal, both of whom are over 40.
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