Rihanna is a spitting image of her mom Monica Fenty.
Jada Pinkett Smith clearly gets her good looks from mom Adrienne Banfield-Jones. Jada based her HawthoRHe character on Adrienne.
“She has pulled me up when I’ve stumbled, she’s pulled me back when I’ve run out of line,” First Lady Michelle Obama told ESSENCE about her mother Marian Robinson whom she refers to as her “rock.”
Helen Williams passed her good looks on to her beautiful daughter, Vanessa L. Williams.
Taraji . P. Henson shows off her lovely mom Bernice Gordon at the Think Like a Man premiere.
Tina Knowles’ daughters are both successful. Can we get a how-to book in the near future?
Toni Braxton and her equally fabulous mother Evelyn Braxton currently star on WEtv’s Braxton Family Values.
Christina Milian is a spitting image of her beautiful mom Carmen.
Alicia Keys’ mom Teresa Augelio raised her daughter to become one of the most successful singers in the world. And she did it as a single parent.
Will Smith’s mom Caroline Smith has a lot to proud of – from her super successful son and his wife, to her grandchildren.
Through her management company, Brandy and Ray-J’s mother Sonja Norwood helped make them the celebrities they are today.
We’ll bet anything Kimora Lee Simmons first learned about fabulosity from her stylish mom, Joanne Perkins.
Naomi Campbell’s mom Valerie Campbell is just as gorgeous as her supermodel daughter.
Before he married wife Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon’s red-carpet partner-in-crime was mom Beth Hackett. The two continue to share a special bond, as Nick raises his own children.
Trey Songz’ mom April Tucker is as youthful as ever.
Laila Ali and her mother don’t often see eye to eye, but they agree on one subject: Laila is the overprotective one. “If we go out or I leave Laila’s house, she always says, ‘Call me when you get home!’” says Veronica Porche, Psy.D., Ali’s mother. “I’m overprotective of anyone I care about,” explains Ali, in her defense.
Author Zuleykha Haywood and her mom, supermodel Iman.
Jay-Z calls Brooklyn native Gloria Carter, “mom.”
Mary Mary show off their gorgeous mother Thomasina Atkins on the red carpet.
Carolyn London is not only mother to model turned mogul Tyra Banks, she and her daughter are best friends. "The main thing that I’m most moved by is the fact that she has this real gift for opening herself, opening her soul, being strong and brave enough to share,” says Banks about her mother.
Common gets his smarts from his mother, Dr. Mahalia Ann Hines.
Monica got her powerhouse voice from her mother, Marilyn Best who sang in church.
Richie and her mother Brenda Richie share a sweet moment.
Drake was raised by his mother Sandi Graham.
LeBron James’s mom Gloria embraces her superstar son.
Well at least we know where Niecy Nash gets her spiciness from. Clearly mom, Margaret Ensley keeps it fab at any age.
Sean “Diddy” Combs continues to maintain a close relationship with mom, Janice Combs who raised the entertainment mogul as a single mom, after his father passed away.
Halle Berry says her mom Judith Ann Hawkins is always her best support system.
Malinda Williams’s mom, Beverly, could easily pass for her sister.
Estelle holds tight to her mother, Deen Swaray.
Chris Rock continues to credit mother Rose with pushing him to be his best. She shared her secrets to raising three well-balanced children in the book, “Mama Rock’s Rules: Ten Lessons for Raising a Houseful of Successful Children.”
Chris Rock continues to credit mother Rose with pushing him to be his best. She shared her secrets to raising three well-balanced children in the book, Mama Rock’s Rules: Ten Lessons for Raising a Houseful of Successful Children.
Jordin Sparks and her mother Jodi Sparks maintain a super close relationship.
Malcolm-Jamal Warner starred as the son of Clair Huxtable on The Cosby Show. In real life had mom, Pamela Warner.
Tracee Ellis Ross is blessed with her mom Diana Ross’s beauty.
“She’s great company,” says Emmy Award-winning actress Lynn Whitfield about her daughter, Grace Gibson, who’s a model and a dancer. “We’re such a team.”
Good Morning America co-anchor and breast cancer survivor Robin Roberts turned to her mother for support when she was first diagnosed with the disease in 2007. With her mother’s love, family support and encouragement of millions of fans, Roberts publicly shared her experience with dignity, style and grace.
For actress Rachel True, a mother extends beyond biological definitions. Raised by her stepmother Verona True the star told ESSENCE, “I know it must have been difficult for you to step in and raise two children who were missing their biological mother, but you really took care of us. I’m thankful to my birth mother for letting my father raise me in a stable family—and I’m glad Dad picked you.”
Model Anansa Sims is taking a walk in her mother Beverly Johnson’s shoes.
“I am so grateful that you gave me the gift of limitless possibilities. Your value as a woman is so much greater than simply being my mother,” says former “Half and Half” star Essence Atkins about her mother Sandy Nelson.
Jumping the Broom star Tasha Smith and her mother, Monique, have repaired their relationship since her childhood, when her mother battled drug addiction. Tasha encourages others to let go of the past and cherish the time you have with loved ones.
Tina Knowles’ daughters are both successful. Can we get a how-to book in the near future?
Oscar-nominated actress Taraji P. Henson shows off her stylish mother at the 2nd Annual ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Luncheon in Beverly Hills in March 2008.
Designer Kimora Lee set her two little ones on the right track, er, runway. In 2007, Ming, 9, and Aoki Lee Simmons, 6, goddaughters to Tyra Banks, launched their own kids clothing line called Ming and Aoki.
Before he married wife Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon’s red-carpet partner-in-crime was mom Beth Hackett. The two continue to share a special bond, as Nick begins a family of his own.
Oscar winner Halle Berry looks fit and fab in just about everything she wears. We’re pretty sure baby Nahla Ariela Aubry will walk proudly in her mom’s fashion footsteps.
Sasha and Malia have become the world’s favorite trendsetters-in-training, taking notes from their stylish mother, who has fun with fashion, colors and prints.
Haiti-born Hollywood beauty Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon and her mother, Marie-Claire, dazzle on the red carpet. Beauvais-Nilon gave birth to twin boys Jax Joseph and Jaid Thomas in 2007, making her and her mother two hot mamas.
“Ugly Betty” star Vanessa Williams passed the good genes on to her beautiful daughters, Jillian (left), and Melanie.
