After a decades-long hiatus, Queen Latifah is lastly taking again the reins as host of the 2026 American Music Awards.
To honor the momentous event, the 57-year-old actress wore a regal overcoat by Christian Siriano outdoors the MGM Grand Backyard Enviornment on Monday night time earlier than the ceremony.
Queen Latifah on the 52nd American Music Awards.
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Plucked straight from Siriano’s fall 2026 runway, the statement-making layer featured textured fake fur, huge lapels and a thick white waist belt that cinched the coat on the center. Below the garment was an off-white chiffon slip that peeked by means of the center. The costume and coat pooled at Queen Latifah’s ft on the navy blue carpet, shielding her sneakers.
Clad within the eye-catching fur, the artist, born Dana Elaine Owens, toned down her hair, choosing a category slick-back with a ponytail extension. The lengthy ends swayed throughout her again as she moved from one finish of the carpet to the opposite. Most definitely crafted by her longtime hairstylist, Iasia Merriweather, the updo accentuated her magenta lip, smoky eyes and full lashes. WWD has reached out to make-up artist Frank Guyton, with whom Queen Latifah just lately collaborated, to verify they have been behind her Monday night time glam.
Queen Latifah
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Merriweather took to her Instagram earlier than the present to share a throwback photograph of the “Final Vacation” lead attending the 2008 AMAs. Right here, she slicked the perimeters of her head again and left the highest full (assume “faux-hawk” however with straight, shoulder-length ends). Aside from a unadorned lip and blond brows, Queen Latifah’s make-up wasn’t all that totally different. Her vogue, alternatively, was a quintessential Y2K crimson carpet alternative — a one-shoulder metallic bodycon robe and matching gladiator heels.
Actress Queen Latifah arrives on the 2008 American Music Awards.
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