Birthday Girl Nia Long Has Always Been Flawless -- These Pics Prove It
Birthday Girl Nia Long Has Always Been Flawless, And We’ve Got The Pictures To Prove It - Page 11
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Featuring: Nia Long
Where: Los Angeles, California, United States
When: 10 Sep 2017
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Today is actress Nia Long‘s 48th birthday, and she has aged gracefully. Maybe that’s why so many famous men have pinpointed sis as their crush. (In the words of J. Cole, “My only regret was too young for Nia Long.”)
It helps that she takes great care of herself, and she does so by using natural products and eating healthy.
“I think natural is better,” she told New Beauty. “That’s not to say that I don’t like nice things when it comes to looking and feeling good but I do think that natural-based products work best for my skin. I was raised a vegetarian and have always eaten pretty healthy. When you feel good on the inside, you feel good on the outside too—I’m all about a full mind, body, soul and wellness connection.”
It also helps that the beauty gets facials often (and has gone to the same esthetician in LA for more than a decade), she understands the importance of exfoliation, and she doesn’t take her health for granted.
“African American women tend to gain a lot of weight in their hips and tummy and for us, if you wait too long to change your diet or start working out, it becomes too hard,” she said. “So I don’t fall victim to those problem areas, I eat healthy, organic foods and keep the weight off with a lot of yoga, Pilates and jump rope, which I try and do every day for the length of at least one song.”
“I’m not against anything that makes you feel and look good but I do believe that you should only do what’s needed,” she said to New Beauty. “I haven’t done Botox or fillers yet but for me, right now, I don’t feel that it is necessary.”
And if you ask us, it will never be necessary. Long is a long-time stunner, and as she gets closer to 50, that’s not changing. For proof of that, check out throwback photos of the star by hitting the flip.
Nia Long during Premiere of “The Nutty Professor” – June 26, 1996 at Universal City in Universal City, California, United States. (Photo by Ron Galella/WireImage)
1996
CIRCA 1997: Actress Nia Long on set of the New Line Cinema movie ” Love Jones” , circa 1997. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
1997
Nia Long during Tom Ford of Gucci Hosts Fashion Benefit for APLA – June 5, 1997 at Santa Monica Airport in Santa Monica, California, United States. (Photo by Ron Galella/WireImage)
1997
Nia Long during 29th Annual NAACP Image Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California, United States. (Photo by Ron Galella/WireImage)
1998
Nia Long during “Blade” – New York Premiere at Sony Lincoln Square in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Ron Galella/WireImage)
1998
Nia Long (Photo by Ron Galella/WireImage)
1999
Nia Long during The 31st Annual NAACP Image Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California, United States. (Photo by Ron Galella/WireImage)
2000
Nia Long during 17th Artios Awards at Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California, United States. (Photo by J. P. Aussenard/WireImage)
2001
Nia Long during 2003 Toronto International Film Festival – “How To Get The Man’s Foot Outta Your Asss!” Premiere at Varsity 8 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by James Devaney/WireImage)
2003
Nia Long during “Alfie” New York City Premiere – Inside Arrivals at Ziegfield Theater in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage)
2004
Nia Long, presenter during 38th Annual NAACP Image Awards – Press Room at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by M. Tran/FilmMagic)
2007
Actress Nia Long poses in the press room at the 2011 BET Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on June 26, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.
2011
LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 30: Actress Nia Long attends the Ford Red Carpet at the 2013 BET Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on June 30, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/BET/Getty Images for BET)
2013
LOS ANGELES – JANUARY 6: Nia Long visits the CBS Photo Booth during the PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS, the only major awards show where fans determine the nominees and winners across categories of movies, music and television, will air live from the Microsoft Theatre Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network. (Photo by Monty Brinton/CBS via Getty Images)
2016
LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 20: Nia Long attends a screening of Netlfix’s ‘Nappily Ever After’ at Harmony Gold on September 20, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gabriel Olsen/FilmMagic)
