Black Women Who Had Their Best Year in 2020

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Rihanna

Rihanna can’t stop being great. It’s in her DNA to be an innovator, a savvy businesswoman, and a beautiful person — inside and out. Her grit and overall amazingness flew off the charts in 2020 after becoming the world’s wealthiest female singer earlier this year, beating Taylor Swift, Adele, Madonna, and even Beyoncé. She has many business ventures, with her most popular and lucrative being Fenty Beauty. However, she launched Savage x Fenty in 2019, a threat to Victoria’s Secret since its debut. Rihanna has two Savage x Fenty fashion shows under her belt, which Amazon Prime Video streams every year. And Rihanna keeps blessing us. This past summer, her skincare brand, Fenty Skin, finally launched. Rihanna strives to be inclusive of all women with her business ventures, regardless of race, skin tone, body type, or gender identity. And as an activist and philanthropist, she is working to create a better world.