Our Top Picks for the Next 'Single Lady'

Who could fill "Val"'s shoes on Single Ladies?

Taraji P. Henson - @TherealTaraji: OMG RIP Amy Winehouse.........................(Photo by Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup)
Jill Marie Jones - We admit — we’ve just been dying to see more of Jill Marie on TV since Girlfriends, and while having her replace Dash might seem like a straight “Aunt Viv” Fresh Prince move, one of the best things this actress brought to her notable role was comedic timing. Jones’ delivery could breathe life into some of the “nudge, nudge, wink, wink” jokes that fall flat on Single Ladies and actually get us all laughing. (Photo: Valerie Macon/Getty Images)
Gabrielle Union, on her role in Think Like a Man...   - “I’m playing like a geek-chic girl dating interracially. We haven’t seen that.” (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
Toni Braxton - How could Toni be broke with all those hits? The singer charged her financial problems to a bum record deal and mismanagement. Braxton owed $3.9 million and filed for bankruptcy in 1998. She sold her household possessions, including her two Grammys, to pay off creditors.(Photo: Gregg DeGuire/PictureGroup)Selita Ebanks - She's a lot younger, but still, we could imagine her playing a wide-eyed hopeless romantic. Plus, Selita’s definitely got the eye candy part of the job down pat. The only downside: we’re not entirely sure if she can act because we’ve only seen her play a bird (no pun intended — as a phoenix in Kanye’s “Runaway” video).  (Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

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Jill Marie Jones - We admit — we’ve just been dying to see more of Jill Marie on TV since Girlfriends, and while having her replace Dash might seem like a straight “Aunt Viv” Fresh Prince move, one of the best things this actress brought to her notable role was comedic timing. Jones’ delivery could breathe life into some of the “nudge, nudge, wink, wink” jokes that fall flat on Single Ladies and actually get us all laughing. (Photo: Valerie Macon/Getty Images)

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