InStyle Awards: Usher honours Priyanka Chopra with the sweetest speech
Updated On Oct 25, 2016 02:53 PM IST
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Actress Priyanka Chopra looked absolutely stunning in a one-shoulder satin teal top and a black skirt at Monday’s celebrity-packed 2016 InStyle Awards. (AFP)
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No surprise there: After all, there’s a reason she’s taking home the award for Breakout Style Star at the annual style gala in Los Angeles. The 34-year-old Quantico star and August 2016 InStyle cover girl masterfully rocked a two-tone Haider Ackermann design with an oddly proportioned sleeve and an edgy exposed zipper detail. (AFP)
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At first glance, the asymmetrical teal and black look Priyanka Chopra wore to the 2016 InStyle Awards may seem like an unexpected choice, but a closer look at the beauty’s red carpet frock indeed proved she knows a thing or two about fashion. (AFP)
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Chopra managed to charm her way through LA’s Getty Center throughout Monday night, but she truly shone on the stage while accepting her award. And while her speech was a knockout, it’s R&B superstar Usher that revved up the crowd with touching words in her honour. (AP)
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Usher went on to highlight her philanthropic work with Global Citizen, the organization through which they met, saying, “This is a woman who has it all. She is intelligent, down-to-earth, quick-witted, and has a genuine personal style. To me, I consider that a quadruple threat,” he told guests. “But most importantly, Priyanka is a role model for women all over the world. For young women in India, she is an iconic symbolization of power and strength.” (AP)
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Usher moved on to detail her confidence, both through clothes and with her ideas, and why she’s such a force to be reckoned with. “Truly if style is more than just cool clothing and really about inner and outer beauty, passion, and compassion, Priyanka is the personified, iconic, remarkable, incredible, style icon,” he added. “I’m honoured to present this year’s Breakthrough Style Star and a good friend of mine, Priyanka Chopra.” (AFP)
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The beauty took the stage shortly after and thanked Usher for his kind words, saying, “Thank you very much, InStyle, for that amazing cover, and for this award. I truly believe that style is a representation of your own personality and trying to find clothes that make you feel like you are what you wear, and that’s what I’ve always tried to do with my clothes.” (AP)
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She went on to gush over and quote Tom Ford, Designer of the Year honoree, “He said once that dressing well is like having good manners. And my mother definitely told me to be well-mannered, so thank you very much.” (AP)
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Enough of our obessession with PeeCee. We’ve got all the looks from the celebrity attendees you have got to see, starting with Nicole Kidman, who took home the Style Icon award on Monday night. Nicole stole the show in an Atelier Versace number with a high neck and dramatic pink satin draping that hugged her bodice before ending in a train behind her. (AFP)
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Modern Family star Sarah Hyland showed up at the awards wearing her hair in a wavy lob with amazing eyeliner and a mid night blue-black dress with matching studs. (AP)
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US model Olivia Culpo positively glided her way down the red carpet donning a yellow gold dress which borrowed from the flowing lines of gowns wore be the starlets of yesteryear. (AFP)
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