Beauty

Happy Birthday, Diana Ross! The Motown Queen's Best Beauty Looks of All Time

By Lauren Valenti and Mykenna Maniece
  • With The Supremes Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson in 1965
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    With her fellow Supremes, Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson, 1963

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    With The Supremes in Japan, 1966

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    Ross in London promoting her album, Touch Me in the Morning, 1973

  • 1975
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    Ross in 1975

  • As Tracy in Mahogany directed by Berry Gordy 1975
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    As Tracy in Mahogany, directed by Berry Gordy, 1975

  • Still from Mahogany 1975.
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    Still from Mahogany, 1975

  • On the set of Mahogany 1975
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    On the set of Mahogany, 1975

  • With JeanPierre Aumont in Mahogany 1975
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    With Jean-Pierre Aumont in Mahogany, 1975

  • At the Motion Picture Pioneer of the Year Awards Dinner 1978
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    At the Motion Picture Pioneer of the Year Awards Dinner, 1978

  • From The Boss album cover shoot 1979
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    From The Boss album cover shoot, 1979

  • 1982
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    Posing for a portrait in 1982

  • Performing at Ahoy in 1982 in Rotterdam Netherlands
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    Performing at Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands, 1982 

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    Performing in St. Paul, Minnesota, 1985

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    A portrait taken in Los Angeles, 1987

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    Performing at “VH1 Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross”

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    Attending the 2003 Met Gala

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    On stage at the 2017 American Music Awards

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    Ascending the steps at the 2025 Met Gala

Lauren Valenti is Vogue’s former senior beauty editor. Her work has also appeared on ELLE.com, MarieClaire.com, and in In Style. She graduated with a liberal arts degree from Eugene Lang College, The New School for Liberal Arts, with a concentration on Culture and Media Studies and a minor in Journalism. ... Read More
Mykenna Maniece is a beauty writer at Vogue, where she covers hair, makeup, skincare, wellness, and more. When she’s not writing, you’ll find her testing curly hair products, raving about her latest reality TV obsession (The Ultimatum is still her No.1 by far), or searching for a workout class that’s ... Read More