See How Yara Shahidi Became the Most Confident and Fashionable 17-Year-Old on the Red Carpet
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Yara Shahidi began her life in front of the camera at age 6, starring in television commercials and print ads. She’s since won over viewers in her role as Zoey Johnson in Black-ish and is now filming its spin-off College-ish. While she’s always lived life in the spotlight, this burgeoning actress sees college in her future — she got Michelle Obama to write her letters of recommendation.
Yara’s style covers the spectrum from a minimal Monse wrap shirt to a distressed denim Jonathan Simkhai shift to an embellished Gucci tracksuit.
Favoring a good dose of Chanel — from pink playsuits to candy-cane striped pants — as well as emerging designers like Off-White, her look is diverse and expressive. See Yara’s best looks from her days walking the orange carpet at the Kid’s Choice Awards to now, in the slideshow ahead.
January 15, 2018 Where: At the NAACP Image Awards What: Dress by Vera Wang Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for NAACP
January 11, 2018 Where: At the Marie Claire’s Image Makers Awards What: Dress Schiaparelli Haute Couture Photo: Rich Fury/Getty Images
August 8, 2017 Where: At the Variety Power Of Young Hollywood in Los Angeles. Photo: Steve Granitz/WireImage
August 5, 2017 Where: At Black Girls Rock! 2017 in New Jersey. Photo: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for BET
July 13, 2017 Where: At the premiere of 'Girls Trip' in Los Angeles. Photo: Getty Images
July 12, 2017 Where: At the Chanel diner celebrating Lucia Pica & The Travel Diary Makeup Collection in Los Angeles. What: Shirt and bag by C...
July 12, 2017 Where: At the Chanel diner celebrating Lucia Pica & The Travel Diary Makeup Collection in Los Angeles. What: Shirt and bag by Chanel. Photo: 2017 Getty Images
June 28, 2017 Where: At the premiere of 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' in Los Angeles. Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images
June 25, 2017 Where: At the 2017 BET Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for BET
June 25, 2017 Where: At the 2017 BET Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images
May 10, 2017 Where: At the Fossil Firsts Breakfast in New York City. Photo: 2017 Getty Images
May 24, 2017 Where: At the 2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: 2017 JB Lacroix
May 21, 2017 Where: At the 2017 ABC/Disney Media Distribution International Upfronts in Los Angeles. Photo: 2017 Tibrina Hobson
May 7, 2017 Where: At the 2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: 2017 Getty Images
May 3, 2017 Where: At the Chanel Cruise 2018 show in Paris. Photo: 2017 Bertrand Rindoff Petroff
April 28, 2017 Where: At the 22nd annual 'Taste For A Cure' event in Los Angeles. Photo: 2017 Tibrina Hobson
April 15, 2017 Where: At the American Express Platinum House event in Palm Springs. Photo: 2017 Getty Images
April 14, 2017 Where: At the H&M Loves Coachella tent during the 2017 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. Photo: Emma McIntyre/Getty...
April 14, 2017 Where: At the H&M Loves Coachella tent during the 2017 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. Photo: Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for H&M
April 12, 2017 Where: At the Black-Ish FYC event in Los Angeles. Photo: This content is subject to copyright.
April 8, 2017 Where: At the launch of Izze Fusions in New York City. Photo: 2017 Getty Images
April 5, 2017 Where: At an 'AOL Build' taping in New York City. Photo: 2017 Ray Tamarra
April 1, 2017 Where: At MOCA's Members' Opening of 'Carl Andre: Sculpture as Place, 1958-2010' and 'Arthur Jafa: Love Is The Message, The Message...
April 1, 2017 Where: At MOCA's Members' Opening of 'Carl Andre: Sculpture as Place, 1958-2010' and 'Arthur Jafa: Love Is The Message, The Message Is Death' in Los Angeles. Photo: 2017 Donato Sardella
March 30, 2017 Where: At the Coach & Rodarte celebration of their Spring 2017 collaboration in Los Angeles. Photo: 2017 Donato Sardella
February 23, 2017 Where: At the Essence 10th Annual Black Women in Hollywood Awards Gala in Los Angeles. Photo: 2017 Amanda Edwards
February 21, 2017 Where: At the Vanity Fair and L'Oreal Paris Toast to Young Hollywood in Los Angeles. Photo: 2017 Getty Images
February 19, 2017 Where: At the Topshop Unique show during London Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2017. Photo: 2017 Karwai Tang
January 18, 2017 Where: At the People's Choice Awards 2017 in Los Angeles. Photo: 2017 Allen Berezovsky
Feburary 11, 2017 Where: At the 48th NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: 2017 Jeffrey Mayer
February 9, 2017 Where: At the 8th Annual Black Women in Music event in Los Angeles. Photo: This content is subject to copyright.
February 7, 2017 Where: At the 15th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: 2017 Amanda Edwards
January 29, 2017 Where: At the 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: 2017 Steve Granitz
January 28, 2017 Where: At the Entertainment Weekly Celebration of SAG Award Nominees in Los Angeles. Photo: 2017 Getty Images
January 27, 2017 Where: At the Harper's Bazaar celebration of the 150 Most Fashionable Women in Los Angeles. Photo: 2017 Stefanie Keenan
January 19, 2017 Where: At the People's Choice Awards 2017 in Los Angeles.
Photo: 2017 Allen Berezovsky
January 19, 2017 Where: At the 2017 Annual Artios Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: 2017 Araya Diaz
January 8, 2017 Where: At the 18th Annual Post-Golden Globes Party in Los Angeles. Photo: 2017 Lester Cohen
January 7, 2017 Where: At the Lynn Hirschberg Celebrates W Magazine's It Girls event in Los Angeles. Photo: 2017 Stefanie Keenan
December 6, 2016 Where: At Brooks Brothers Celebrates The Holidays with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Los Angeles.
Photo: 2016 Getty ...
December 6, 2016 Where: At Brooks Brothers Celebrates The Holidays with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Los Angeles.
Photo: 2016 Getty Images
December 2, 2016 Where: At 102.7 KIIS FM's Jingle Ball 2016 in Los Angeles. Photo: 2016 Jon Kopaloff
November 19, 2016 Where: At the 1st Annual Marie Claire Young Women's Honors in Los Angeles. Photo: 2016 Getty Images
November 14, 2016 Where: At the Glamour Women of the Year 2016 dinner in Los Angeles. Photo: 2016 Getty Images
November 10, 2016 Where: At Hollywood Foreign Press Association And InStyle's Celebrate The 2017 Golden Globe Award Season event in Los Angeles. ...
November 10, 2016 Where: At Hollywood Foreign Press Association And InStyle's Celebrate The 2017 Golden Globe Award Season event in Los Angeles. Photo: 2016 Steve Granitz
October 24, 2016 Where: At the 23rd Annual ELLE Women in Hollywood Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: 2016 Stefanie Keenan
October 13, 2016 Where: In Los Angeles. Photo: 2016 Star Max
October 10, 2016 Where: At the premiere of 'An American Girl Story - Melody 1963' in Los Angeles. Photo: 2016 Rodin Eckenroth
October 5, 2016 Where: At the premiere of Disney Channel's 'The Swap' in Los Angeles. Photo: 2016 Jon Kopaloff
September 18, 2016 Where: At the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: 2016 Steve Granitz
September 17, 2016 Where: At the 5th Annual Women Making History Brunch in Los Angeles. Photo: 2016 Tibrina Hobson
September 16, 2016 Where: At Entertainment Weekly's 2016 Pre-Emmy party in Los Angeles. Photo: 2016 Paul Archuleta
September 23, 2016 Where: At the Teen Vogue Celebrates 14th Annual Young Hollywood in Los Angeles. Photo: 2016 Jon Kopaloff
September 18, 2016 Where: At the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Governors Ball in Los Angeles. Photo: 2016 FilmMagic
September 17, 2016 Where: At the 2016 Vanity Fair Social Club for Emmy Weekend in Los Angeles. Photo: 2016 Getty Images
September 17, 2016 Where: At the BBC America BAFTA Los Angeles TV Tea Party. Photo: 2016 JB Lacroix
September 16, 2016 Where: At the Television Academy Reception for Emmy Nominated Performers in Los Angeles. Photo: 2016 Jason LaVeris
September 16, 2016 Where: At Pilot Pen and GBK's Pre-Emmy Luxury Lounge in Los Angeles. Photo: 2016 Getty Images
September 15, 2016 Where: At the Audi Celebrates the 68th Emmys event in Los Angeles. Photo: 2016 Getty Images
August 18, 2016 Where: At the Just One Eye X Creatures of the Wind Collaboration Dinner in Los Angeles. Photo: 2016 Stefanie Keenan
August 4, 2016 Where: At the ABC/Disney Television Group TCA Summer Press Tour in Los Angeles. Photo: 2016 Jon Kopaloff
June 26, 2016 Where: At the 2016 BET Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: 2016 Jason LaVeris
June 10, 2016 Where: At the FYC Event for ABC's 'Black-ish' in Los Angeles. Photo: 2016 Leon Bennett
June 8, 2016 Where: At the Television Academy 9th Annual Honors Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: 2016 Tara Ziemba
May 24, 2016 Where: At the 41st Annual Gracie Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: 2016 Jeffrey Mayer
April 30, 2016 Where: At the 2016 Radio Disney Music Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: 2016 JB Lacroix
April 2, 2016 Where: At Black Girls Rock! 2016 in Los Angeles. Photo: 2016 Gilbert Carrasquillo
April 1, 2016 Where: Backstage at Black Girls Rock! 2016 in Los Angeles. Photo: 2016 Bennett Raglin/BET
March 12, 2016 Where: At Nickelodeon's 2016 Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: 2016 Todd Williamson
March 13, 2016 Where: At the 33rd Annual PaleyFest in Los Angeles. Photo: 2016 Paul Archuleta
February 27, 2016 Where: At the Ebony magazine and Apple Celebrate Black Hollywood Party in Los Angeles. Photo: 2016 J. Countess
February 26, 2016 Where: At the Vanity Fair and L'Oreal Paris Pre-Oscar Party in Los Angeles. Photo: 2016 Michael Tran
February 25, 2016 Where: At Keri Feinstein's Style Lounge in Los Angeles. Photo: 2016 Getty Images
February 17, 2016 Where: At the DKNY show during New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2016. Photo: 2016 Getty Images
February 12, 2016 Where: At the 7th Annual Black Women in Music Concert in Los Angeles. Photo: This content is subject to copyright.
February 5, 2016 Where: At the 47th NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: 2016 David Livingston
January 30, 2016 Where: At the Kode Magazine 10th Issue Party in Los Angeles. Photo: 2016 Vincent Sandoval
January 29, 2016 Where: At the launch of Zendaya's shoe collection 'Daya' in Los Angeles. Photo: 2016 Earl Gibson III
January 23, 2016 Where: At the 47th Annual NAACP Awards Nominees' Luncheon in Los Angeles. Photo: 2016 Getty Images
January 20, 2016 Where: At ELLE's 6th Annual Women in Television Dinner in Los Angeles. Photo: 2016 Stefanie Keenan
January 10, 2016 Where: At the 2016 InStyle and Warner Bros. 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards Post-Party in Los Angeles. Photo: 2016 Getty Images
November 17, 2015 Where: At the premiere of 'The Good Dinosaur' in Los Angeles. Photo: 2015 JB Lacroix
December 5, 2015 Where: At Brooks Brothers Celebrates The Holidays with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Los Angeles.
Photo: 2015 Donato...
December 5, 2015 Where: At Brooks Brothers Celebrates The Holidays with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Los Angeles.
Photo: 2015 Donato Sardella
November 6, 2015 Where: At the Coalition for At-Risk-Restoring Youth 'Carry On' Gala in Los Angeles. Photo: 2015 Joe Scarnici
October 2, 2015 Where: At Teen Vogue's Annual Young Hollywood Issue Launch Party in Los Angeles. Photo: 2015 Amanda Edwards
October 3, 2015 Where: At 'Cracking the Code: Diversity, Hollywood & STEM' in Los Angeles. Photo: 2015 Getty Images
September 19, 2015 Where: At the Television Academy's celebration of the 67th Emmy Award Nominees in Los Angeles. Photo: 2015 Jason LaVeris
September 19, 2015 Where: At the 2015 BAFTA Los Angeles TV Tea Party. Photo: 2015 Frazer Harrison/BAFTA LA
September 19, 2015 Where: At the GBK Pre-Emmys Gift Lounge in Los Angeles. Photo: 2015 Getty Images
August 16, 2015 Where: At the Teen Choice Awards 2015 in Los Angeles. Photo: 2015 Getty Images
August 8, 2015 Where: At the 17th Annual DesignCare Gala in Los Angeles. Photo: 2015 David Livingston
July 23, 2015 Where: At the Michael Costello and Style PR Capsule Collection launch party in Los Angeles. Photo: 2015 David Livingston
June 28, 2015 Where: At the 2016 BET Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: 2015 Jason LaVeris
June 11, 2015 Where: At the LA Times Envelope Emmy screening of 'Black-ish.' Photo: 2015 Maury Phillips
June 9, 2015 Where: At the premiere of 'Jurassic World' in Los Angeles. Photo: 2015 Jeffrey Mayer
June 6, 2015 Where: At the Brooks Brothers Mini Classic Golf Tournament in Los Angeles. Photo: 2015 Donato Sardella
May 19, 2015 Where: At the 40th Anniversary Gracie Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: 2015 Getty Images
May 8, 2015 Where: At the premiere of 'Pitch Perfect 2' in Los Angeles. Photo: 2015 Jon Kopaloff
April 25, 2015 Where: At the 2015 Radio Disney Music Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: 2015 David Livingston
March 1, 2015 Where: At the premiere of 'Cinderella' in Los Angeles. Photo: 2015 Jeffrey Mayer
February 6, 2015 Where: At the 46th Annual NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: 2015 Amanda Edwards
January 13, 2015 Where: At ELLE's Annual Women In Television Celebration in Los Angeles. Photo: 2015 Stefanie Keenan
December 13, 2014 Where: At Brooks Brothers Celebrates The Holidays with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Los Angeles. Photo: 2014 Donat...
December 13, 2014 Where: At Brooks Brothers Celebrates The Holidays with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Los Angeles. Photo: 2014 Donato Sardella
November 30, 2014 Where: At the 83rd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade. Photo: 2014 Tibrina Hobson
November 20, 2014 Where: At the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and InStyle's celebration of the 2015 Golden Globe award season in Los Angele...
November 20, 2014 Where: At the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and InStyle's celebration of the 2015 Golden Globe award season in Los Angeles. Photo: 2014 Jason LaVeris
September 26, 2014 Where: At Teen Vogue's 12th Annual Young Hollywood Issue Launch Party in Los Angeles. Photo: 2014 Amy Graves
October 29, 2012 Where: At the premiere of 'Wreck It Ralph' in Los Angeles. Photo: 2012 Steve Granitz
October 27, 2012 Where: At the Keep A Child Alive 2012 Dream Halloween Los Angeles charity event in Los Angeles. Photo: 2012 Paul Archuleta
October 15, 2012 Where: At the premiere of 'Alex Cross' in Los Angeles. Photo: 2012 Jeffrey Mayer
November 6, 2011 Where: At AFI Fest 2011 in Los Angeles. Photo: 2011 Getty Images
October 22, 2011 Where: At Variety's 5th Annual Power of Youth Event in Los Angeles. Photo: 2011 WireImage
March 21, 2010 Where: At the premiere of 'How To Train Your Dragon' in Los Angeles. Photo: 2010 Gregg DeGuire
June 6, 2009 Where: At the premiere of 'Imagine That' in Los Angeles. Photo: 2009 Michael Tran
March 28, 2009 Where: At Nickelodeon's 2009 Kid's Choice Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: 2009 Kevin Mazur
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