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Halle on Fire - After dropping jaws on the red carpet and turning heads when she entered the Warner Theater, Halle Berry smiled sweetly for the camera before being honored with the Award for Service.(Photo: GettyImages for BET)

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Candid and Cool - Gabrielle Union is no stranger the BET Honors and even less of a stranger to myriad costume changes. Luckily she spared a few seconds to show this sexy number and flash her million dollar smile.  (Photo: Getty Images for BET)

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Sparkle Like a Star - The legendary Chaka Khan was honored with the Award for Music Arts and sat pretty in her sparkly number complete with fur and perfectly coiled hair. Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan! (Photo: Kris Connor/Getty Images for BET)

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Ready for the Next Chapter - Even though Brandy will walk down the aisle in a white grown by the end of this year, she rocked out in a perfectly tailored black gown for BET Honors. (Photo: Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for BET)

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Class Personified - BET Networks Chairman and CEO Debra Lee attended the BET Honors and looked as classy as ever sitting pretty front row center.  (Photo: GettyImages for BET)

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They've Got Jokes - Cedric the Entertainer and Anthony Anderson are part of the BET family and they're also good friends that get in a laugh anywhere and everywhere they can. (Photo: Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for BET)

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He Made a Way - Being honored with the Entrepreneur Award, mogul Clarence Avant took a second to smile for the camera. Remember that without him there wouldn't be a Jay-Z or a Diddy. Avant is the prototype. (Photo: GettyImages for BET)

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Crooner - Just before Kem hit the stage he was caught in this candid photo outside of his dressing room. There's nothing like a man that can sing! (Photo: GettyImages for BET)

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Hair for Days - When Erykah and Chaka share the same space you know that there's a lot of musical talent floating around, women who know fashion, and two divas with incredible hair! Work ladies! (Photo: GettyImages for BET)

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Follow the Leader - Bishop T.D. Jakes received the Award for Education and was so humbled and ecstatic that he stopped backstage to pose with the award. (Photo: GettyImages for BET)

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Modelesque - Lisa Leslie made history in the WNBA becoming the first women to dunk, and since then she's continued to make an impact in the sport and in lives everywhere. Looking gorgeous in her black peplum gown, she posed with her Award for Athletics. (Photo: Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for BET)

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It's All Hers - Chaka poses with her award backstage during the 2013 BET Honors. (Photo: Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for BET)

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Jam On - Producers and BET Honors performers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis make a Clarence Avant sandwich for this great photo-op. (Photo: GettyImages for BET)

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Poised - Prepping for her acceptance speech, Lisa sits pretty and smiles for the camera backstage. (Photo: Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for BET)

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Cream of the Crop - Chaka Khan and Phylicia Rashad are two figures in the arts that have aged gracefully and continue to be masters in their fields. (Photo: Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for BET)

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Lovebirds - There's nothing more amazing than seeing the support that a loving husband gives his wife. Lisa Leslie definitely has a good man. (Photo: GettyImages for BET)

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Dapper Don - The infinitely dapper Fonzworth Bentley attended the BET Honors looking as chic as ever. (Photo: Kris Connor/Getty Images for BET)

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Give Them the Beat - Musical geniuses Jimmy Jam, Ray Chew and Terry Lewis quickly smile for the camera before taking the stage for the evening.   (Photo: Getty Images for BET)