PHOTO GALLERY: What your celebrity faves wore to Essence Fest

Essence Fest 2019 is a wrap and your favorite celebrities showed up and showed out. Find out what Michelle Obama, Lil Kim and more wore in the Big Easy.

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Essence Fest 2019 is a wrap and your favorite celebrities showed up and showed out. This was a special year after all. Essence celebrated its 25th year in the Big Easy.  No better time to strut in that Southern humidity than a silver anniversary. From performance outfits to after parties to hanging out in the French Quarter, celebrities made New Orleans their personal catwalk.

Check out what Michelle Obama, Lil Kim, Tamron Hall, the Queen Sugar cast and more wore to the biggest Essence Fest yet.

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Tamron Hall

Tamron Hall

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JULY 05: Tamron Hall attends 2019 ESSENCE Festival Presented By Coca-Cola at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 05, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for ESSENCE)

 

Mary J. Blige

Mary J. Blige

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JULY 06: Mary J. Blige performs onstage during the 2019 ESSENCE Festival Presented By Coca-Cola at Louisiana Superdome on July 06, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for ESSENCE)

Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JULY 06: Michelle Obama speaks onstage during the 2019 ESSENCE Festival Presented By Coca-Cola at Louisiana Superdome on July 06, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for ESSENCE)

Kofi Siriboe

kofi siriboe

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JULY 05: Kofi Siriboe poses during SiriusXM’s Heart & Soul Channel Broadcast from Essence Festival at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 05, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images for SiriusXM)

Estelle

Estelle

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JULY 05: Estelle performs onstage during the 2019 ESSENCE Festival Presented By Coca-Cola at Louisiana Superdome on July 05, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for ESSENCE)

Richard Lawson and Tina Knowles-Lawson

Richard Lawson and Tina Knowles-Lawson

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JULY 05: Richard Lawson and Tina Knowles-Lawson attend 2019 ESSENCE Festival Presented By Coca-Cola at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 05, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for ESSENCE)

Jemele Hill

Jemele Hill

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JULY 05: Jemele Hill attends 2019 ESSENCE Festival Presented By Coca-Cola at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 05, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for ESSENCE)

Lil Kim

Lil Kim

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JULY 06: Lil Kim poses backstage during the 2019 ESSENCE Festival Presented By Coca-Cola at Louisiana Superdome on July 06, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for ESSENCE)

Ava DuVernay

Ava DuVernay

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JULY 05: Ava DuVernay speaks on stage at 2019 ESSENCE Festival Presented By Coca-Cola at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 05, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for ESSENCE)

Mario

Mario

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JULY 05: Mario attends 2019 ESSENCE Festival Presented By Coca-Cola at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 05, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for ESSENCE)

Tamela Mann

Tamela Mann

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JULY 05: Tamela Mann attends 2019 ESSENCE Festival Presented By Coca-Cola at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 05, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for ESSENCE)

Teyana Taylor

Teyana Taylor

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JULY 07: Teyana Taylor performs onstage during the 2019 ESSENCE Festival Presented By Coca-Cola at Louisiana Superdome on July 07, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for ESSENCE)

Pharrell Williams

Pharrell Williams

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JULY 07: Pharrell Williams performs onstage during the 2019 ESSENCE Festival Presented By Coca-Cola at Louisiana Superdome on July 07, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for ESSENCE)

Angela Rye

Angela Rye

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JULY 06: Angela Rye speaks on stage at 2019 ESSENCE Festival Presented By Coca-Cola at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 06, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for ESSENCE)

Patti Labelle

Patti LaBelle

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JULY 05: Patti LaBelle performs onstage during 2019 ESSENCE Festival Presented By Coca-Cola at Louisiana Superdome on July 05, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for ESSENCE)

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