Rihanna Stuns Audience w/ Wrapped Hair & Bobby Pins, Wins AMA’s ‘ICON’ Award & Rocks “Diamonds” [Video] Ms. Bels Monday, November 25, 2013 Studio Xclusive, The Studio Rihanna stole the show last night at the 2013 American Music Awards. From her banging body in that little two-piece black ensemble to her facial beauty, the Barbados-bombshell couldn’t be denied among her peers in the Nokia Theater. The audience and the television viewers were in awe as Ri Ri stunned everyone by rocking a half-done do. In what has to be a “first”, Rihanna strutted her stuff while in a wrap hairstyle adorned with embellished Bobby pins. LOL. Only Rihanna could have pulled this off…and she did! She still looked stunning without having to wear the latest hair trend. She definitely made a statement last night that she is bold, beautiful, and could care less what we think! In addition, yesterday evening was an pivotal moment in Rihanna’s career as she was awarded the AMA’s “Icon” Award. The Icon Award is given to artists who has transcended way beyond the norm for most. An icon is an individual who’s name, prescence, spirit, and influence is undeniable and has impacted millions of fans throughout the world. Although some people believe it may be too early for her to receive it, the AMA team of board members apparently didn’t think so. And Rihanna didn’t mind receiving it as she graciously accepted the award. “I’m so nervous right now. I’m terrible at giving speeches. I’ll just start by saying, twenty years ago is when I really started to make your life a living hell with my annoying little husky man voice you called it. I mean, just disrupting the entire neighborhood…I annoyed every one of my neighbors and ten years later I was blessed enough to meet Evan and Carl and I was working with them. I auditioned for them at fifteen — my mom came and she was looking at us like, ‘You’re in school uniform and you still have some stuff to finish before you can think about doing this’ and I literally begged and pleaded and she finally said ‘yes’ and I thank you for that yes because that was the beginning of it all. Shortly after that, my demo was done and I met Jay Z and Jay Brown and those are the guys who really believed in me, L.A. Reid. So many people I have to thank for the success of keeping me sane, my friends, my family, my brothers, my glam team for making me look cute all the time! My fans I love you so much, you have no idea. You keep me driven. You keep this thing special. I can’t believe I’m 25 years old and I’m holding an icon award. That is weird to even say out loud. I thank you and I’m grateful. You all play such an important part. I’m only as good as my team so I love you guys so much. Thank you!” After receiving her prestigious award, she took to the stage to perform her hit “Diamonds” off of her Unapologetic album. The song was certified as one of Rihanna’s best songs to-date. The song, written by Sia Furler, has went on to sell 7.5 million copies worldwide. “Diamonds” Performance What Do You Think Of Rihanna’s AMA look? Did She Deserve the Icon Award?
