> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # BET Awards: 2001-06 - URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/bet-awards-2001-06/ - Published: 2020-06-26T14:45:25.000Z - Updated: 2020-06-26T16:55:28.000Z - Author: Heather - Tags: #wp, #wp-gallery, #slideshow, #Import 2026-10-07 08:09 ## 2001: Destiny's Child ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/bf/b9/bfb99790-924d-4e41-a7e6-5e3c6e04fe57/content/images/static-gofugyourself-com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_editorial_338749f-1593139794.jpg) I have to imagine all the people in these groups -- girl and boy -- were delighted when the "dress alike" phase passed. While each of these women has individualized herself in other ways, the thematic dresses are so goofy. Although I suppose you have to admire the precision involved in making sure Michelle's belly button is PERFECTLY evenly framed. ## Brandy and Ray J ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_editorial_338749g-1593139805.jpg) I can't tell if that's a purse she has belted to her leg, or a napkin. ## Mary J Blige ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_editorial_338749t-1593139817.jpg) I am VERY worried that, while there is neither hateration nor holleration in her dancery, there ARE wolves. ## Xtina ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_editorial_338749v-1593139826.jpg) And one jungle cat. ## 2002: Gabrielle Union ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_editorial_384606ah-1593139836.jpg) This is a fabulous color on her. ## 2002: Taraji P Henson ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_editorial_384606aq-1593139846.jpg) She looks like she's headed to a Britney concert. ## 2002: Blu Cantrell ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_editorial_384606q-1593139856.jpg) And she, a pool party. ## 2003: LIl' Kim ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_editorial_420139ad-1593139926.jpg) "CANNONBALL!" ## 2003: Mya ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_editorial_420136ag-1593139866.jpg) So many BUCKLES. It would be a cool way to add compartments to your pants -- I suppose those might also be called "pockets" -- but the problem is you could never get anything out of them quickly. If you were a secret agent, you'd be caught before you even got the trick can opener (or whatever) out. ## 2003: Monica ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_editorial_420136al-1593139875.jpg) The boy is hers, Brandy, and so is the the Battle of the Bonus Flap. ## 2003: Michelle Williams ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_editorial_420136au-1593139895.jpg) Stunning. I love this on her. ## 2003: Vivica A. Fox ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_editorial_420136bg-1593139905.jpg) That's fun too, and also like a glamorous illustration of indigestion. ## 2003: La Toya Jackson ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_editorial_420136n-1593139915.jpg) If Pinterest had existed then, I think Britney would have had this photo on her own board. ## Gwen Stefani ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_editorial_425560ad-1593139936.jpg) That's the tiniest tuxedo shirt I've ever seen. ## 2004: Dave Navarro ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_editorial_458757ca-1593139956.jpg) Sure, Dave. Sure. ## 2004: Brandy ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_editorial_458757m-1593139966.jpg) This needs ONE more round of edits. ## Boris Kodjoe and Nicole Ari Parker ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_editorial_458759am-1593139976.jpg) This was captioned "Nicole Parker and fiance Boris," but we know Boris from Station 19, among many other things ([and his Wikipedia is robust](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris%5FKodjoe?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \-- Austrian-born, German and Ghanian ancestry, a great-grandparent murdered in the Holocaust, a grandmother who survived in hiding). They are also still married, which is always exciting in this town. ## India.Arie ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_editorial_458759br-1593139986.jpg) I tried to look up the purse, and whether she had it custom-made, but no dice. I love that orange color on her. I wish the whole thing were one dress, but when DON'T I. ## Gabrielle Union and Chris Howard ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_editorial_458759bw-1593139998.jpg) I totally missed that she'd been married before she met Dwyane Wade (Chris is a former NFL player). She looks pretty but I miss that vibrant pink on her. ## Taraji P. Henson ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_editorial_458759r-1593140029.jpg) Aha, here is some! ## Angela Bassett ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_editorial_458759ct-1593140008.jpg) That is gorgeous -- summery and chic and timeless. ## Tracee Ellis Ross ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_editorial_458759l-1593140019.jpg) This is like a romper from a Pink Ladies sequel called The Lilacs. ## 2005: Common ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_editorial_527971an-1593140049.jpg) Interesting menswear is evergreen. Bravo, sir. ## Ciara ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_editorial_527971be-1593140060.jpg) I tried to check that this is really her -- she WAS blonde this year and was there in the press room, but in a different outfit. I just sincerely did not recognize her with the dyed hair and eyebrows. The outfit makes her look like a greeter at the Grand Wailea. ## Halle Berry ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_editorial_527971cu-1593140069.jpg) She looks fantastic. ## Alicia Keys ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_editorial_527996a-1593140080.jpg) Oh, wow, I forgot this (brief) era of knickerbockers where they tied at your kneecap. I think Nelly Furtado wore these, too. It's a LOT along with the tiny zipper and the sheers. ## Jada Pinkett Smith ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_editorial_527996af-1593140090.jpg) She is glowing. The funky gold-draped top is so good. ## Destiny's Child: Bey, K, and M ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_editorial_531562b-1593140100.jpg) I love Michelle's dress, and I REALLY love Beyonce's shoes. ## Regina King ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_editorial_550876aj-1593140111.jpg) I wish the boobs in this enterprise had any relation to the rest of it. ## Mary J. Blige ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_editorial_558077f-1593140120.jpg) I don't LOVE her outfit here but I wonder if she performed in it, rather than wearing it on the red carpet? It looks at least ideal for stomping around onstage. Also her abs are amazing. ## John Legend ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_editorial_558155ac-1593140129.jpg) Professor Legend understands your nervousness about attending his seminar on Hermetic poetry, but he promises he will make it a mellifluous experience. ## India.Arie ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_editorial_594716am-1593140138.jpg) I would love to see those flowers on a monochrome background. ## 2006: Thandie Newton ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_editorial_594716d-1593140148.jpg) She is just... bonkers lovely. ## Beyonce ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_editorial_594723a-1593140157.jpg) I BELIEVE this was her big solo year, where she performed "Crazy In Love." She looks a TAD like maybe it's hard to breathe in that, but also, it's great on her. ## Missy Elliott ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_editorial_594723s-1593140167.jpg) She IS gold, so this works. ## Cassie ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_editorial_594731l-1593140176.jpg) As dresses with sheer components go, this one is very pretty -- I THINK I can see some scaffolding that's keeping it from shifting into perilous territory? It looks like there's a little something around her hip. ## Rihanna ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_editorial_594789ay-1593140185.jpg) 'Twas a simpler time for RiRi. ## Jennifer Hudson ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_editorial_594789x-1593140193.jpg) This is good, too. ## Vivica A. Fox ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_editorial_594964h-1593140203.jpg) "Thank you everyone for your wonderful toasts! Be right back in ten minutes for our first dance." ## Prince ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_editorial_10363425a-1593140222.jpg) I miss Prince. I probably should have warned you that he was nigh. [Flashback: The First Five Years of the BET AwardsIt's the aughts, y'all.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/bf/b9/bfb99790-924d-4e41-a7e6-5e3c6e04fe57/content/images/static-gofugyourself-com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_editorial_338749f-1593139794.jpg)](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/flashback-the-first-five-years-of-the-bet-awards-06-2020/)