Full lips are a "thing" as of the last few years because mainstream media is late, per usual, to realizing how beautiful they are. But plump pouts have always been a mark of beauty, and there are plenty of receipts to prove it.
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| "You gon' get these perfectly full lips today!" —Selena Quintanilla, probably. #QUEENFOREVER |
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| Naomi, one of the original supermodels, been up on game. |
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| You will never in your life see a more perfect cupid's bow than Robyn Rihanna Fenty's. |
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| Some might say Adriana Lima is the greatest VS model of all time, and we'd agree. |
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Priyanka Chopra and this perfect face were winning at Bollywood, and Miss World, before her crossover to American TV 👑.
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| Nina Simone saw our beauty when everybody else was sleepin'. #WCE |
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| *sigh* Talented, genius, AND gorge AF?! We're here for every single one of Kerry Washington's wins. |
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| Lauryn Hill is your favorite artist's favorite artist, and she also happens to be one of the biggest beauty inpsirations for black women in the '90s. |
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| Dascha Polanco is leading by example in these streets, showing us how to love every bit of ourselves. |
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| Full lips and brows? God took her time with Sade. |
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| We really don't deserve Erykah Badu and the otherworldly beauty she so generously gives us. |
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| Here's to every girl who stacked up on lip gloss (and blue braiding hair) because of Lil Mo, the only "Superwoman" we acknowledge. |
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| Tyra's smize and pout have forever been on lock. |
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| Missy ushered in a whole new, never-before-seen wave of beauty, swag, and sound, and don't you EVER forget it!!! |
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| Keke Palmer, making the young queens feel seen since she stepped on the scene. |
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| *Sings MY GIRLFRIEEENDS at top of lungs one time for Jill Marie Jones and the life she gave us* |
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| Aishwarya Rai, Miss World '94, actress, and Queen of the blow-a-kiss pose. |
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| The sheer presence of Yvonne Orji reminds every black girl of their magic. |
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| Niecy Nash is our favorite imaginary auntie, and her face and curves are legit GOALS 🙌. |
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| Meagan Good has been serving face since Cousin Skeeter. You better ask somebody! |
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| The biggest power icon and her full lips have been taking over our TV screens since the '80s, sooooo there's really nothing left to discuss here. |
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| We say all this to say, full lips BEEN poppin'! |
