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1. LaLa

Cushnie Et Ochs - Front Row & Backstage - Spring 2016 MADE Fashion Week Source:Getty

NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 11: La La Anthony attends the Cushnie Et Ochs fashion show during Spring 2016 MADE Fashion Week at Milk Studios on September 11, 2015 in New York City

2. LaLa & Carmelo Anthony

Kids Rock! - Front Row - Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week: The Shows Source:Getty

NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 10: (L-R) Actress Melissa Joan Hart, TV personality La La Anthony, and NBA player Carmelo Anthony attend the Kids Rock! fashion show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week: The Shows at The Dock, Skylight at Moynihan Station on September 10, 2015 in New York City.

3. Michael Ealy & Sanaa Lathan

AOL BUILD Speaker Series: 'The Perfect Guy' Source:Getty

NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 10: Actors Michael Ealy and Sanaa Lathan attend the AOL BUILD Speaker Series: ‘The Perfect Guy’ at AOL Studios in New York on September 10, 2015 in New York City.

4. NeNe Leakes

Karigam - Backstage - Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week: The Shows Source:Getty

NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 11: TV personality NeNe Leakes poses backstage at the Karigam fashion show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week: The Shows at The Gallery, Skylight at Clarkson Sq on September 11, 2015 in New York City.

5. Drake

2015 US Open Celebrity Sightings - Day 12 Source:Getty

NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 11: Drake attends Serena Williams’ semi-final on day twelve of the 2015 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 11, 2015 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.

6. Singer Robin Thicke & Girlfriend April Love Geary

Robin Thicke & April Love Geary Sighting In Paris - September 11, 2015 Source:Getty

PARIS, FRANCE – SEPTEMBER 11: Singer Robin Thicke (R) and girlfriend April Love Geary are seen leaving the ‘Plaza Athenee’ hotel on September 11, 2015 in Paris, France.

7. Pharrell

Pharrell Visits 'The Elvis Duran Z100 Morning Show' Source:Getty

NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 11: Singer/Songwriter Pharrell Williams visits ‘The Elvis Duran Z100 Morning Show’ at Z100 Studio on September 11, 2015 in New York City.

8. Whoopi Goldberg

Annual Charity Day Hosted By Cantor Fitzgerald And BGC - Cantor Fitzgerald Office - Arrivals Source:Getty

NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 11: Actress Whoopi Goldberg attends the annual Charity Day hosted by Cantor Fitzgerald and BGC at Cantor Fitzgerald on September 11, 2015 in New York City.

9. Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson

Annual Charity Day Hosted By Cantor Fitzgerald And BGC - BGC Office - Arrivals Source:Getty

NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 11: Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson attends Annual Charity Day hosted by Cantor Fitzgerald and BGC at BGC Partners, INC on September 11, 2015 in New York City.

10. Tracee Ellis Ross

Harlem's Fashion Row - Runway - Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week Source:Getty

NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 10: Tracee Ellis Ross attends Harlem’s Fashion Row Runway Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week on September 10, 2015 in New York City.

11. Actress Halle Berry & Steven Spielberg

USC Shoah Foundation Ambassadors For Humanity Gala Honoring William Clay Ford, Jr. - Show Source:Getty

DEARBORN, MI – SEPTEMBER 10: Actress Halle Berry (L) and USC Shoah Foundation founder Steven Spielberg attend the USC Shoah Foundation Ambassadors for Humanity Gala honoring William Clay Ford, Jr. at the Henry Ford Museum on September 10, 2015 in Dearborn, Michigan.

12. Mary J. Blige

Harlem's Fashion Row - Front Row - Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week Source:Getty

NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 10: Mary J. Blige attends the Harlem’s Fashion Row during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week on September 10, 2015 in New York City.

13. Iyanla Vanzant

Meet And Greet With Iyanla Vanzant For OWN's 'Iyanla: Fix My Life' Source:Getty

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA – SEPTEMBER 10: Iyanla Vanzant attends her meet and greet for OWN’s ‘Iyanla: Fix My Life’ at the OWN Offices at The Lot on September 10, 2015 in West Hollywood, California.

14. Taylor Swift & Wiz Khalifa

Taylor Swift The 1989 World Tour Live In Houston Source:Getty

HOUSTON, TX – SEPTEMBER 09: Taylor Swift with special guest Wiz Khalifa at The 1989 World Tour Live In Houston at Minute Maid Park on September 9, 2015 in Houston, Texas.

15. Terrence J

Westime And Zaccapa Rum Celebrate Brian Grazer's Haute Living Cover Source:Getty

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – SEPTEMBER 10: Television personality Terrence Jenkins (L) and producer Brian Grazer attend Westime And Zaccapa Rum Celebrate Brian Grazer’s Haute Living Cover on September 10, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California.

16. Kim & Kanye

Celebrity Sightings In New York City - September 10, 2015 Source:Getty

NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 10: Kanye West and Kim Kardashian arrive to Bergdorf Goodman on September 10, 2015 in New York City.

17. John Legend

AXE And Esquire Present The AXE White Label Collective During The Opening Night Of New York Fashion Week Source:Getty

NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 10: John Legend attends as AXE and Esquire present the AXE White Label Collective during the opening night of New York Fashion Week on September 10, 2015 at Pop14 in New York City.

18. Rihanna

Rihanna Party At The New York EDITION Source:Getty

NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 10: Rihanna attends the Rihanna Party at The New York Edition on September 10, 2015 in New York City.

19. Donald Glover

Guess Portrait Studio At The 2015 Toronto International Film Festival - Day 2 Source:Getty

TORONTO, ON – SEPTEMBER 11: Donald Glover attends the Guess Portrait Studio at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2015 in Toronto, Canada.

20. Jake Gyllenhaal

Celebrity Sightings At 2015 Toronto International Film Festival Source:Getty

TORONTO, ON – SEPTEMBER 11: Actor Jake Gyllenhaal is seen on the streets of Toronto during the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2015 in Toronto, Canada.

21. Rita Ora

Premiere Of The Vladar Company's 'Jeremy Scott: The People's Designer' - Arrivals Source:Getty

HOLLYWOOD, CA – SEPTEMBER 08: Singer Rita Ora arrives at the Premiere Of The Vladar Company’s ‘Jeremy Scott: The People’s Designer’ at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on September 8, 2015 in Hollywood, California.

22. Solange

Karigam - Backstage - Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week: The Shows Source:Getty

NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 11: Solange Knowles poses backstage at the Karigam fashion show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week: The Shows at The Gallery, Skylight at Clarkson Sq on September 11, 2015 in New York City.

23. Solange

Zimmermann - Front Row - Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week Source:Getty

NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 11: Singer Solange Knowles attends the Zimmermann fashion show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week at Art Beam on September 11, 2015 in New York City.

24. Spike Lee

Spike Lee attends the Digital Edge Live 2015 in SA Source:Getty

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – SEPTEMBER 9(SOUTH AFRICA OUT): Film director and producer Spike Lee at the Digital Edge Live 2015 convention on September 9, 2015 at the Sandton Convention Centre on Johannesburg, South Africa.

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