Keke Palmer made a sexy fashion statement at the NAACP Image Awards!
The multi-hyphenate star, 31, pulled off a glam moment in a corset mini dress and a statement necklace as she received the award for entertainer of the year at the annual awards show on Saturday, Feb. 22.
Palmer wore what appeared to be a black Versace corset dress inspired by the brand’s AW24 collection paired with a black embellished choker necklace and matching strappy heels.
The actress and podcaster sported long straight honey copper hair and sported a deep red smoky eye and shiny nude lipstick. She completed her look with a pair of large embellished stud earrings.
This year’s ceremony was themed “Our Stories, Our Culture, Our Excellence.” Palmer headed into the night with nominations for her voiceover performance in The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy, and her podcast, Baby, This is Keke Palmer, while also being nominated for entertainer of the year alongside Kendrick Lamar, Cynthia Erivo, Kevin Hart and Shannon Sharpe.
At the event, Palmer was crowned entertainer of the year.
On Feb. 18, Deadline revealed Palmer as the winner for outstanding host in a reality/reality competition game show, a non-televised category, for the NBC game show Password. In September, she won a Creative Arts Emmy for outstanding host of a game show for the series, making her the first woman to do so in 15 years.
The True Jackson, VP alum attended the Image Awards last year, turning heads on the carpet in a white blazer adorned with a rose boutonnière, a bow tie and high-waisted trousers.
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These days, Palmer and her daring fashion are everywhere.
On Feb. 6, the actress stepped out for New York Fashion Week for the Brandon Maxwell show, wearing a silky baby pink high-neck dress and chic gray overcoat.
Nearly two weeks later, Palmer was among the stars attending Saturday Night Live‘s 50th anniversary show. She made a statement in a black halter dress with a keyhole cutout and thigh slit.
In addition to having a bombshell moment on the carpet, she also stopped to chat with PEOPLE about which alums of the late night show she’d want to impersonate her (spoiler: it’s two of her two favorite Virgos: Jimmy Fallon and Amy Poehler).
Only 24 hours later, Palmer attended the American Black Film Festival Honors to accept the Renaissance Award. Not letting jet lag get the best of her, she showed out on the carpet in a shirt-inspired Balmain gown with a thigh-high slit.
Palmer has been on a roll these days both with her fashion and her career. In November 2024, she released her memoir, Master of Me, then embarked on a press tour for her new movie, One of Them Days, which she stars in alongside SZA. While promoting the film in N.Y.C., Palmer slipped into two bold outfits.
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All the while, she’s been carving out quality time with her son, Leodis “Leo” Andrellton Jackson, who is turning two on Feb. 25. Last year, Palmer told PEOPLE how she celebrated her little one’s first birthday.
“I took him to Camp Store where they do a lot of these little different experiential things for kids. They were doing one with Trolls so I got them all dressed up as a troll baby,” she said. “He was Branch, he had the blue hair. We went down the slides. I got stuck on a few, but it was fabulous and so much fun. We had a little concert in the end.”
To mark the occasion, Palmer shared an emotional Instagram tribute dedicated to her baby’s birth and motherhood. “I gave LIFE! Greatest day of my life,” she wrote.
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