Mariah Carey honors godmother Patti LaBelle as Living Legend
Mariah Carey helped to honor her godmother Patti Labelle as a Living Legend on Saturday (26Oct13) at the Black Girls Rock! gala in New Jersey.
The Hero hitmaker was on hand at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center to present the R&B icon with a career achievement prize and she couldn't contain her excitement as she waited for the big moment.
Taking to her Twitter.com blog, 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 Lady
Marmalade star with a kiss and a tender hug.
Other honourees 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 the BET
network next weekend (03Nov13).