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Brandy and Mya at Brandy’s 20th birthday bash in February 1999

“Coca-Cola…Real” ad campaign featuring Mya and Common (2003)

Mya on the cover of Time Out New York, Issue No. 231 (Feb 24-Mar 2, 2000) | Mya’s sophomore album, Fear of Flying was released in April 2000. Singles include “Best of Me” ft Jadakiss, “Case of the Ex” (Mya’s 1st int’l hit), and Free

“For my last album, I wore things I saw or created in my mind or just picked up and thought were cute. I used to sketch my own designs.” -Mya for Sophisticate’s Black Hair circa 1999 | Photos: Alain Redder | Stylist: June Ambrose | Hair: Angie Phipps | Makeup: Eric Spearman

Mya wearing a Stephen Sprouse dress and raincoat, Lola Millinary hat, and vintage umbrella on the Feautures page of Vibe, September 1999. Photography: Piotr Sikora | Styling: Jill Topol | Makeup: Angie Parker | Hair: Frederick Parnell

Mya and Dru Hill on the cover of Vibe, February 1999 | Photographed by Piotr Sikora | In 1999: Mya made her acting debut as ‘Loretta’ in “In Too Deep”, and Dru Hill went double platinum with “Enter the Dru”

Toni Braxton performing “He Wasn’t Man Enough” at the ‘Kings and Divas: 2000 and Beyond’ concert which celebrated 30 years of Soul Train (2000) | Additional performances included Smokey Robinson, Destiny's Child, Luther Vandross, Patti LaBelle, Boyz II Men, Brian McKnight, & more

“Backstage with Toni Braxton & Friends!: Celebrity Stylist Spotlight”. Backstage photos taken by hairstylist & MUA, Gérard Duré, of Toni Braxton, Terry Ellis, Chanté Moore, Tamar Braxton, Gangsta Boo and Sparkle for Sophisticate’s Black Hair, July 2000

Toni Braxton photographed by Daniela Federici for Vibe, June/July 1997 | “I wear provocative clothes bc they make me feel sexy. If an artist like Madonna is wearing her booty hanging out, shes considered a genius. But if a Black person does it, we're considered skank whore sluts”

“I love the Cher look. I like to show bits of skin. I think my look is sophisticated but young.” -Toni Braxton (2000) | Photo No. 1: Narciso Rodriguez sequined shirt; sheer cashmere tank and feather coat by David Rodriguez | Photo No. 2: Antonio Berardi dress and Parentesi shoes

Toni Braxton in a nude Dolce & Gabbana sheer slip dress photographed by Daniela Federici on the Features page of Vibe, June/July 1997 • Styling: Derick Procope • Hair: Marie A. Davis • Makeup: Gwynnis Mosby

Toni Braxton on the cover of Vibe, June/July 1997 | “The art of seduction is coming to the door wearing pretty underwear. I’m holding crystal flutes of Cristal with a ripe strawberry in each glass. My nails are done, my hair is done and I’m just in sexual kitten mode”

Happy Birthday Toni Michelle Braxton! | Toni is one of the highest-selling female R&B artists in history with over 66 million records sold worldwide and has won 7 Grammys, 7 AMAs, and 9 Billboard Awards for her powerhouse vocals

Angela Bassett photographed by Bob Frame circa 2000

Stylist: Jason Farrer MUA: Francisco Valera Hair: Rolando Beauchamp

Ugandan model Kiara Kabukuru photographed by Jamil GS (1998) This image was published as the cover of i-D Magazine, July 1998. According to Jamil GS, the shoot was “inspired by the sunlight and air of Jamaica and the spirit of rebel music.”

Ananda Lewis on the table of contents of Code Magazine, March 2001 While attending Howard University, Ananda mentored at-risk youth who ultimately dissuaded her from enrolling in grad school to audition for BET’s Teen Summit which launched her entertainment career

“EBONY ON THE SCENE”. Ebony Magazine, October 2003 | Garcelle Beauvais-Nikon, Holly Robinson Peete, Serena Williams, Ananda Lewis and WBNA superstar Lisa Leslie on crutches captured on the red carpet of various high-profile events

Ananda Lewis is a former MTV VJ known for her style, winning an NAACP Image Award for interviewing Hillary Clinton in 1997 on BET’s Teen Summit, having her own nationally syndicated show, and often mistaken for Chilli from TLC | Read more about her in Allure’s January 2001 Q&A

Ananda Lewis on the cover of Honey, March 2001