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The festivities surrounding the Academy Awards continued in Hollywood yesterday when Essence hosted its sixth annual Black Women in Hollywood luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel. The pre-Oscars soiree was filled with stars, including Kelly Rowland and supermodel Naomi Campbell (in Azzedine Alaïa), who were on hand to celebrate the day’s honorees, Oprah Winfrey, Gabrielle Union (in Versace and an Oroton clutch), Bond girl Naomie Harris, and the youngest nominee in Oscars history, nine-year-old Beasts of the Southern Wild star Quvenzhané Wallis. During her acceptance speech for Breakthrough Performance, Wallis thanked her on-set babysitter—she was only six when she made the film.

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In anticipation of tonight’s Grammys red carpet—which is known for its outrageous fashion choices—The Recording Academy issued a decree on Wednesday asking that attendees make attempts to tone down the often revealing nature of their red carpet choices. But there were a few stars who didn’t pay any mind to the new rules: Jennifer Lopez (in Anthony Vaccarello), Katy Perry, Miranda Lambert (in Roberto Cavalli), and Kelly Rowland (in Georges Chakra Couture) all showed plenty of skin on the red carpet. “They didn’t say anything about leg!” Lopez told E! host Ryan Seacrest. “I thought I was being such a good girl. A little shoulder, a little leg!” Lambert also consciously disregarded the Academy’s notes. “Don’t show your side boob and don’t show your puffy skin, what does that even mean?” she said. “What is puffy skin? Nope I didn’t get the memo!” So, what do you think of the skin-baring looks? Tell us your thoughts in the comments!

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Super Bowl XLVII brought tons of big stars to the Big Easy to celebrate the face-off between the triumphant Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers. Sofia Vergara, Stacy Keibler, Chrissy Teigen, and Nina Dobrev were among those who partied down south before the big game, as well as Kelly Rowland, who attended ESPN Magazine’s “Next” party before her big surprise halftime appearance alongside Destiny’s Child members Beyoncé and Michelle Williams. Click through the gallery to see more stars partying in New Orleans!

Beyoncé’s newborn baby girl Blue Ivy Carter already has plenty of fans—just look at helloblueivycarter.tumblr.com!—and Bey’s BFF Kelly Rowland is definitely one of them. We caught up with the Destiny’s Child alum over Grammys weekend, who told us that yes, she’s met the wide-eyed little one. Is she as gorgeous as she looks, we wondered? “Yes!” Rowland emphatically told us. As for how the new mom bounced back into shape: “She’s just born like that,” Rowland said of Beyoncé. ”Seriously!” To see more more new celebrity moms, click through the gallery!

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— With reporting by Lindzi Scharf and Andrea Simpson