So, Mo'Nique is taking her Fabulous and Thick competition on the road to Paris? Oui!

I read the word competition and got excited! I love the thought of Mo'Nique and her F.A.T. crew engaged in a stare-down with the heroin chic models of the haute couture houses in Paris. Imagine watching both groups of women standing at opposite ends of the catwalk with their hair styled high and makeup on, wearing quality fashion and ready to rumble, anxiously shifting from one high-heeled foot to the other (you know that nervous dance you do while waiting for a competition to begin). Then the bell rings, the music starts and wigs start flying everywhere up and down that catwalk, accessories wiggling and jiggling and twisted around. The two groups sashaying back and forth, just working it, leaving it all out there on the runway! … continue reading

Yesterday I saw a lot of headlines about the BET Awards. I skimmed a few stories, noted the winners and glanced at a few blog posts, but I refused to really absorb any of it. I wanted to wait and see it for myself. I finally watched the show last night, and I'm glad I saw it without any preconceived notions. I was able to let the Jennifer Holliday-Jennifer Hudson duet of "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" wash over me and give me goosebumps. And did it ever! I think I had an aural orgasm. (An aurgasm?)

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The 2007 BET Awards airs tonight at 8:00/7:00 on, uh, BET. Beyoncé is nominated for six awards, including the Best Female R&B award, along with Ciara, Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Hudson and Corinne Bailey Rae. In the Best Actress category, the contenders are Tichina Arnold (Everybody Hates Chris), Jennifer Hudson, Chandra Wilson (Grey's Anatomy), Angela Bassett and Kerry Washington. There's even an award for Best Female Athlete; the nominees are Swin Cash, Gail Devers, Serena Williams, Tamika Catchings and Lisa Leslie.

But I'm much more interested in the fact that Mo'Nique is hosting. She's consistently funny and naughty, which is of course the perfect combination for an awards show. Entertainment Weekly notes that Mo'Nique "plans to change outfits every single segment in tribute to the night's big honoree, Diana Ross." In tribute to, or in trumping of?! … continue reading