The Young, Black, and Fabulous

PICS YOU HAVEN'T SEEN: Ciara, Serena, LaLa, Trina & More At Kim K.'s Wedding
We See You Jada! Happy 40th Birthday!
OMG! It's Your 24th Birthday Angela Simmons!
DEREON IN LONDON! Beyonce & Mama Tina Launch House of Deréon At Selfridges
FRESH MEAT: Models From Fashion Week That Made Us Do A Double Take
Raven Symone Gets CANCELLED!
CONCERT FAB: Chris Brown's Fame Tour Hits NJ + 2011 Austin City Limits Music Festival Day 1
Angela Simmons Rings In Her Birthday....With Her Ex Bow Wow!
PRE-EMMY FAB: Garcelle Beauvais, Neicy Nash And Alfre Woodard Hit Up Pre-EmmY Parties In L.A.

PICS YOU HAVEN'T SEEN: Ciara, Serena, LaLa, Trina & More At Kim K.'s Wedding

Posted: 18 Sep 2011 08:48 AM PDT

Ahead of next month's 2 part "wedding special", pics have leaked out from the ceremony of Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries. We've got a few of the pics featuring her "besties" Ciara, Lala, Trina, and Serena, inside...

For the black and white themed wedding, all the ladies threw on their black and white best for the occassion. Serena looked hot in a white cocktail dress with black piping. Lala rocked a black strapless cocktail dress with a ruffled waist. Ciara did a long slinky black number with a gold strap. And Trina rocked a long white number with a high slit and black lace trim.

CiCi kicked it with the bride Kim-who was wearing her second wedding dress of the night--and George Lopez.

Scottie Pippen forgot his facial lotion at home and laughed it up with groom Kris.

Kris' parents seemed uber happy.

Kris' Nets coach Avery Johnson and his wife were there. They're a fab couple by the way--super nice and super fun.

And Kris' sister Kaela was also a bridesmaid along with Kim's other sisters Kendall, Kourtney, Khloe, and Kylie. Look at lil Mason...

Will you be watching the seemingly non-stop special on E!?

We See You Jada! Happy 40th Birthday!

Posted: 18 Sep 2011 08:30 AM PDT

With her youthful looks and flawless skin, it's had to imagine that Jada Pinkett Smith is 40 years old. But she is! Come inside the gallery and celebrate Jada setting it off for 40 years!

Jada can go makeup free and natural and still turn heads as she walks the streets. She's is the mother of two child prodigies and the wife of the most successful actor of the world, and has still managed to maintain her own identity on television, in film and with music.

She's had a ear pf ups and downs with the cancellation of her show "Hawthorne" and rumors of a split with Will Smith. But cick still has her fam, several homes--including this fabulous 25,000 square foot mansion--, and is ignoring the haters.

Happy Birthday Jada!

Set It Off...Jada Pinkett Smith TURNS 40!

OMG! It's Your 24th Birthday Angela Simmons!

Posted: 18 Sep 2011 08:08 AM PDT

As we've watched her grow up over the years on her family's reality show "Run's House," Angela Simmons has become a fashionable business woman who holds her own. And today, she turns 24! Celebrate with her in the gallery.......

As she rang in her birthday with her ex, Bow Wow, in Miami this weekend, Ms. Angela seems to be living it up.

She looks great in a bikini, has continued her successful Pastry company with her sister, Vanessa, and she sits front row everywhere she goes with her fabulous friends.

Angela carries herself with a style worthy of role model status for young YBF chicks all around.

Celebrate Angela's 24 years of fabulousness in the gallery.....

Moving On Up...Happy 24th Birthday Angela Simmons!

DEREON IN LONDON! Beyonce & Mama Tina Launch House of Deréon At Selfridges

Posted: 18 Sep 2011 07:24 AM PDT

The Knowles chicks and their House of Deréon empire have officially expanded into London. Beyonce & Tina Knowles have brought their mother-daughter act across the pond. And they had the official launch last night at Selfridges with a runway show--as it is London Fashion Week.

Pics of the ladies rocking all black and a few of the celebs who came out to support inside...

Bey looked gorgeous as usual and covered her baby bump with a black sequins jacket and mathing blak sequins pants and her sky high black pumps. While Mama Tna kept it chic also in all black, but with a leather crop jacket, a flowy top, and leggings:

Clearly Miss Tina went under the knife again. But chick is looking all kinds of fabulous pushing 60.

We're no fan of the typical HOD getups. But this one right here is cute. Doubt it'll be on shelves though.

Bey & Tina posed with Eliza Doolittle and designer Kenneth Cole.

Self-proclaimed Beyonce stan Alexandra Burke was there.

Wonder what was so funny.

The Roc's new singer Rita Ora was there in a nude Deréon dress.

And a glimpse of the looks that were strutted for the crowd:

You feelin' it?

FRESH MEAT: Models From Fashion Week That Made Us Do A Double Take

Posted: 18 Sep 2011 04:52 AM PDT

As NY fashion week ended days ago, TheYBF.com rounded up the fresh crop of YBF models who rocked the runways of Lincoln Center (and will probably hit Paris, London and Milan) and are on the verge of becoming the next big things in the industry.

Meet Josilyn Williams, Marquita Pring, Shena Moulton and Melody Monrose inside.

Josilyn Williams

A sixteen-year-old native of Alabama, Josilyn Williams (represented by DNA Models), is one of the freshest faces to hit the New York scene and is sure to make an impact in editorials and on the runway.

Marquita Pring

Hailing from Albany, the native NY chick rose to fame nationally this year when she was chosen as the face of Levi's latest campaign. Signed with Ford models, Marquita walked in Jean Paul Gaultier's Paris show and appeared in the spring issue of "V" magazine.

Shena Moulton

With editorials in "Teen Vogue", "Russian Vogue" and "Harper's Bazaar" under her belt, Jamaican-born model Shena Moulton, landed her biggest gig yet when she was chosen as the face of Marc Jacobs' latest campaign. Shena is signed to Muse Models in NY and has walked in high profile shows for Calvin Klein, Isaac Mizrahi and Jil Sander.

Melody Monrose

A native of Martinique, Melody Monrose has had a stellar season with high profile editorials in "Italian Vogue", "Harper's Bazaar", "V Man" And "V." She's signed with Silent Models in Paris and recently rocked runways for DKNY, Max Azria, Gucci and Prada.

We love a fresh a face...

Raven Symone Gets CANCELLED!

Posted: 17 Sep 2011 02:08 PM PDT

Well damn. Raven Symone must not have made the best impression on her ABC Family bosses with the first season of her "State of Georgia" show. Because it just got the axe.

Deets inside...

Raven made her tv comeback this summer with her "State of Georgia" 30-minute sitcom, centered around an aspiring actress who leaves the South to become a big star. But ABC Family just cancelled it saying the show failed to attract viewers.

The network ran 4 of her new episodes back to back several weeks ago seeming to push out the last of the shows as quickly as they could.

Oh wells. We were pulling for this one...

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CONCERT FAB: Chris Brown's Fame Tour Hits NJ + 2011 Austin City Limits Music Festival Day 1

Posted: 17 Sep 2011 01:58 PM PDT

Last night, Chris Brown continued his highly anticipated F.A.M.E. Tour in New Jersey, and brought along some of hip-hop and R&B's most popular stars including Kelly Rowland, T-Pain, and Tyga,to light up the stage. Over in Dallas, Kanye West closed out Day 1 of the Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park in Austin, Texas. Check out the pics.

PNC Bank Arts Center was packed with opening acts for Breezy's tour.

YMCMB rapper Tyga got the audience hyped.

Kelly Rowland rocked a sexy black number.

Looking good.

Chris Brown put on a great show for the sold out crowd.

And got silly and animated with his dance moves.

And of course he seranaded the ladies.

T-Pain also performed.

Over in Texas, Nas, Big Boi, and Kanye West closed out Day 1 of the Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park in Austin, Texas.

Big Boi performed his hits.

Nas performed alongside Damien Marley.

The Illmatic rapper also performed some of his other classics.

Kanye West, his red skinny jeans and his backup dancer performed "Runaway."

Intense as usual....

Pics via Wireimage/ J.West/Spemman

Angela Simmons Rings In Her Birthday....With Her Ex Bow Wow!

Posted: 17 Sep 2011 11:56 AM PDT

These two always seem to find themselves back to each other. Either as friends or as more than friends. Angela Simmons turns 24 tomorrow. And she partied it up at Club Play in Miami last night to kick off her b-day weekend....with her ex-boyfriend Bow Wow. Yep...he's still trying to get back in Angie's good graces.

Pics and deets on Bow still trying to get that old thing back inside...

Our source inside the YMCMB camp who actually rolled with Bow Wow to the party tells us the only reason Bow hit up Club Play was to be with Angela. And said source confirmed the obvious. Bow is still very much in love with Angela and is still trying to make up for the cheating/having a baby by a video chick (Joie) situation. So he's continuously going out of his way to prove it. Like popping up at her birthday party.

The twosome actually chatted a bit before Angela blew out her candles.

Dude is trying real hard even a year later...

Fab birthday times for Angela though!

PRE-EMMY FAB: Garcelle Beauvais, Neicy Nash And Alfre Woodard Hit Up Pre-EmmY Parties In L.A.

Posted: 17 Sep 2011 10:28 AM PDT

Garcelle Beauvais, Niecy Nash and Shar Jackson are among the celebs out in L.A. getting their "party" on before tomorrow's big Emmy ceremony. See their pics inside.....

Garcelle Beauvais was among the celebs who attended the Entertainment Weekly Party for Women In Film at BOA Steakhouse in West Hollywood.

Then Garcelle posed with Brenda Strong and Kaley Cuoco at the event.

Alfre Woodard also hit the EW party....with her son Duncan. Notice her dressy flat sandals.....

Then she posed with Mary McDonnell and a friend.

Niecy Nash and her husband Jay Tucker shared some kisses and also attended the EW party.

Earlier, Jay and Niecy also attended the GBK And Tic Tac Gift Lounge in West Hollywood.

Loretta Devine attended the EW party and the 63rd Annual Emmy Awards Performers Nominee Reception at Pacific Design Center.

Evan Ross and Shar Jackson both picked up swag at Silpada at Kari Feinstein Primetime Emmy Awards Style Lounge At The Mondrian Hotel. Wonder what Shar's been up to.