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BET Awards 2021 winners: Megan Thee Stallion looks regal in white gown with daring split to the hip as she takes home four trophies
Megan The Stallion had a big night at the BET Awards (Picture: Reuters/Mega)
Megan Thee Stallion, Cardi B and Bruno Mars were among the big winners at the BET Awards on Sunday.
Megan bagged four trophies at the weekend – best female hip hop artist (for the second year in a row), best collaboration and video of the year for WAP (her X-rated team up with Cardi B) and viewers’ choice (also for a second year) for Savage, which featured Beyonce.
The rapper walked the red carpet in an incredible white dress with a dramatic split to the hip, before changing into various stunning outfits to collect her gongs.
Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak took home a shock win for best group as Silk Sonic for their single Leave The Door Open while the 24k Magic star also bagged video director of the year for the same song.
Bodak Yellow rapper Cardi B, who announced she is pregnant with her second child at the awards, won video of the year and best collaboration – both for WAP.
Elswhere the Oscar-nominated Judas and the Black Messiah, won best movie while the late Chadwick Boseman received best actor. Andra Day for best actress for the first time for her performance in The United States vs Billie Holiday, which earned her an Oscar nod.
In the sports categories Naomi Osaka and LeBron James were given best sportswoman and sportsman respectively and lifetime achievement went to actor and hip hop pioneer Queen Latifah.
Megan Thee Stallion looked stunning on the red carpet (Picture: Mega)
Megan’s dress had a daring split at the side with silver chains decorating her body (ody-ody-ody) (Picture: Getty)
Megan underwent a series of outfit changes (Picture: Getty)
The rapper put on a show (Picture: Getty)
BET Awards 2021 winners
Video of the year
Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion – WAP
Best female R&B/pop artist
H.E.R.
Best male R&B/pop artist
Chris Brown
Best female hip-hop artist
Megan Thee Stallion
Best male hip-hop artist
Lil Baby
Best new artist
Giveon
Best group
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak)
Best collaboration
Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion – WAP
Album of the year
Jazmine Sullivan – Heaux Tales
Viewer’s Choice Award
Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé – Savage (Remix)
Lifetime Achievement Award
Queen Latifah
Dr. Bobby Jones best gospel/inspirational Award
Kirk Franklin – Strong God
BET HER Award
SZA – Good Days
Video director of the year
Bruno Mars and Florent Déchard
Best actress
Andra Day
Best actor
Chadwick Boseman
Best movie
Judas and the Black Messiah
Youngstars award
Marsai Martin
Sportswoman of the year
Naomi Osaka
Sportsman of the year
LeBron James
Best international act
Burna Boy (from Nigeria)
Viewer’s choice — best new international act
Bree Runway (from the UK)
Cardi revealed she and husband Offset are going to be parents again when she joined him and his group on stage to perform their track Type S**t.
Her outfit, a bejewlled black bodysuit, had a sheer panel at the front which revealed she is heavily pregnant.
Cardi B revealed she is pregnant again at the awards (Picture: Getty)
Cardi, who already shares three-year-old daughter Kulture with Offset, posted a pregnancy shoot on Instagram later in the night with the picture caption ‘#2’.
The awards also saw rappers such as Busta Rhymes and Method Man pay tribute to DMX, who died in April aged 50.
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