Mariah Carey Honors Patti LaBelle with Living Legend Award
Pop superstar Mariah Carey helped to honor her godmother Patti LaBelle as a Living Legend on Saturday at the Black Girls Rock! gala in New Jersey.
Carey as on hand at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center to present the R&B icon with a career achievement prize. Taking to Twitter, she wrote, “Still backstage waiting … Hey… I would wait forever for the incredible Patti LaBelle.” When the time came, Carey, who bared her midriff in a cropped black halter neck top and a long black and gold skirt, sashayed onto the stage and gushed about LaBelle, before greeting the veteran star with a kiss and a tender hug.
Other honorees at the event included rapper, actress and talk show host Queen Latifah, who was handed the Rock Star Award, and tennis ace Venus Williams, who received the Star Power Award. The show, which highlights the achievements of exceptional black women, also featured performances from Janelle Monae, Jennifer Hudson, and Kelly Rowland and Eve, who teamed up for a remix of the former Destiny’s Child star’s latest single, “Gone.” The 2013 Black Girls Rock! event will be broadcast on BET next weekend.
