SPOTTED: TEYANA TAYLOR ON THE RUNWAY
Monday, July 21, 2008

Pharrell Williams’ protégé Teyana Taylor struts her stuff down the runway for Diesel’s premiere of their swim wear collection during Miami Fashion Week. The 17 year-old also performed her new single “Move” after showing off her great abs on the catwalk.
Check out Teyana on the cover of the current issue of Rap-Up magazine along with Keri Hilson and Solange here…
( Photos: Newscom )






145 Comments
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76.
Jamie
Monday, July 21, 2008 /
Ok sexxi mama do your thang girl. To think honey is only 17. She stepping the game up already.
77.
Joja86
Monday, July 21, 2008 /
HOW TALL IS SHE??
78.
cleen
Monday, July 21, 2008 /
OH MY GOD!!! put the kid’s breastesses away!! please!!
79.
4 months until he wins it! obama....
Monday, July 21, 2008 /
SHE IS ACTUALLY GORGEOUS. SHE HAS A VERY DIFFERENT LOOK. JUST A FAB SISTA! THE EYES, THE FACE, THE LIPS, THE BODY…..I SEE IT! I AM NOT GAY….BUT, SHE IS SMOKIN!
80.
cleen
Monday, July 21, 2008 /
who’s that in your profile pic no 62?
foinne! lol
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NO ID
Monday, July 21, 2008 /
there is nothing cute about this girl…and what is the point? what is she supposedly doing? we celebrate these folks who do nothing….cause that google single sure wasn’t hot. damn things have changed when you can be celebrated for absolutely nothing.
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Miiami
Monday, July 21, 2008 /
Wow I think I underestimated Teyana. If I was a dude, I would say she looks good. If only she would give is a lil bit of that off the runway?
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Miiami
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
I done read so much bull up here. So I hope I can get the last word. Some of y’all are talking bout She’s too young to be lookin like that. Some say Welcome to 08. I say Welcome to The day when Anything that is everything goes. You’d have to understand in order to get that last phrase. We live in a time where anything goes. Ppl wake to wear profane clothing including those that have foul language, obscene pictures, see through clothing, clothes that dont “CLOTHE”, I mean this world is crazy bcuz ppl let fashion get to their heads. Now, Im not sayin that fashion is bad, but there needs to be a limit. A time for everything. I mean have you ever been to a CHURCH where women wear clothes unecessarily exposing their backs, and breasts a bit TOO much. I honestly hate hearing my mom/dad rant about these things. ITs a shame that we’ve allowed ourselves to get this far. Yea, Teyana’s in a fashion show for bathing suits, but honestly I think it was a bit too much for someone her age. Maybe she shouldve worn a tankini? But that’s
84.
Miiami
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
I done read so much bull up here. So I hope I can get the last word. Some of y’all are talking bout She’s too young to be lookin like that. Some say Welcome to 08. I say Welcome to The day when Anything that is everything goes. You’d have to understand in order to get that last phrase. We live in a time where anything goes. Ppl wake to wear profane clothing including those that have foul language, obscene pictures, see through clothing, clothes that dont “CLOTHE”, I mean this world is crazy bcuz ppl let fashion get to their heads. Now, Im not sayin that fashion is bad, but there needs to be a limit. A time for everything. I mean have you ever been to a CHURCH where women wear clothes unecessarily exposing their backs, and breasts a bit TOO much. I honestly hate hearing my mom/dad rant about these things. ITs a shame that we’ve allowed ourselves to get this far. Yea, Teyana’s in a fashion show for bathing suits, but honestly I think it was a bit too much for someone her age. Maybe she shouldve worn a tankini?
But we’re almost at the top of the mountain. B4 you know it, we’ll be back @ Adam and Eve, ie NAKED. I.E at least wat i can say about females. Mens fashion still has a long way to go b4 theyre naked. For Women it’s “SEXY” to show more skin. And we wonder why men look at us so lustfully, like they gonna devour you? Wake up y’all, and smell the coffee. We need to wake up from the demented state of mind we’re in. I aint tryna preach, but if it gets to dat, then i’ll give you references.
Just get that we no longer live in the times when people would save the half nakedness for the beach. Cuz its now on the streets
85.
SexyLexi
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
People, please get over it. She’s modeling swimwear. Of course she’s gonna rock a bikini. I’m sure if she were modeling jeans she’d be wearing jeans. If she were modeling evenin wear she’d prob have on a gown. Why must we always blow things out of proportion? Teens wear bikinis all the time. Hell, I’m 26, but I wore a bikini when I was a teen as well. It’s not the end of the world. Relax. Geesh. This is ridiculous!
86.
GinaRae
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
Nasty. Sorry to be saying thatenager but it’s nasty. That isn’t fashion. And I’m betting she’ll end up with a skinny nose and refined facial features once she gets a bit more money. Ah well.
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GinaRae
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
Nasty. Sorry to be saying that about a teenager but it’s nasty. That isn’t fashion. And I’m betting she’ll end up with a skinny nose and refined facial features once she gets a bit more money. Ah well.
88.
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Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
DAMN I DID NOT KNOW IT WAS LIKE THAT!!!
89.
TGS
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
@79, I agree. I think this girl is absolutely gorgeous. People PAY for features like hers. This child is blessed!
Some of you need to open your eyes, and stop the hateful comments.
90.
2REAL
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
Why is it that whenever someone expresses an opinion that doesn’t go along with the masses, they’re considered a hater!! This girl is clearly overrated!! She’s not a horrible singer, but I have heard better, and to compare her to Chanel Iman is an insult.
She has style, but its seriously, its just regular 80’s stuff……its not as trendsetting, and fashion forward as some of you are hyping it up to be.!!
91.
candygirl
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
She’s pretty in a weird kinda way….she has a cute little shape…she still young so her metabolism is still fast…lol….she better work that runway!
92.
SAN DIEGO REPPIN
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
WTH. She’s a model now.
I guess…. gotta make that money.
93.
webmisslala
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
I find it interesting that no one has mentioned the fact that people are saying “she’s too young to wear that”, when if you look at the “It-Girls” in Hollywood right now (Miley Cyrus, Jamie-Lynn Spears), they are making history with racy photo shoots and outfits they wear (or lack there of), and having a child out of wedlock, but a young, Black female who is making history being as young as she is, “short”, and a star on the rise (discovered by one of the most well-respected [innovative] producers of our time, Pharrell Williams), headlines a popular brand geared towards a white audience, and you all suddenly feel the need to slap a “That’s too much!” sticker on it?! Please!
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west indian gyal
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
just because u went on sweet sixteen , and ure album aint out yet, and ure single doesnt blow anyway doesnt mean she’s talented
im STILL WAITING ON HER TO PROVE SUMTHING,cuz rite now i dont see ANYTHING…great body we cant deny BUT WAT ELSE???
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gmisstata
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
I guess if she isn’t society’s standard of beauty (eurocentric features) she’s ugly. smdh…that’ s why we will always have to say black is beautiful because we’ve been brain washed with so much b.s.
T…you look beautiful.
96.
LOL
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
lol @ people hatin.
I will tear that ish up
97.
lovelifedrama.com
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
Who knew that Miss Taylor had a banging body underneath all those baggy clothes!
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98.
zooche
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
She representing…..!!! its nice to see black artist diversifying
99.
danDan
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
omogsh!
stop hating. It’s a fashion show, check the other posts about her, she forever covered up and dresses relative to her surrounding. this isn’t about the break down of society, P @ 9, it’s about fashion. Nothing more, nothing less.
and @ 22 shut up, her getting on the bus around your area doesn’t mean she’s wack. it means she knows that your country is in recession and she’s saving money. stop hating, catch the bus too, maybe you’ll reach her level.
this Teyana Taylor’s face is so different. She’s beautiful. Her features are way strong, sometimes she looks like a boy, but she’s striking for sure and i love her attitude…
most popular sweet 16 out here in London!
100.
WARNING:OPIONATED
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
Shes beauitful…go head girl…black and runnin it…literally…lol..how can u hate on that???? Teyanna hair is FABULOUS…I LOVE THE WILD CURLY OR KINKY HAIRSTYLES…ITS REPPS NATURAL AND REAL BLK WOMEN HARD. Im not too much of a fan of her music…BUT I do dig her FEARLESS ORIGINALITY.
101.
E$
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
too bad she play for the WNBA, because she a “bad Bi*ch!”
102.
Landie
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
Now the girl has a bangin body… have to give props when due because I’m no HATER but that face… doesn’t match the bod!!!!LOL!!!!
103.
The Misses
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
EEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!
104.
sassydancer
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
thank goodness its only runway because she looks a hot ass mess!
105.
Rachel
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
shes still 17?
i thought she’d be older than that bout 18 now, cos we get the shows late in england so i woulda thought she’dbe 18!
HAHA im older thna her.. nah mate i dnt thik she shuld b damn near naked, even though she has a GREAT body. i think she CAN do her thing on the catwalk but not all prorocatively like that!
106.
STLCHICK
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
This chick is fierce! I wish she would come out w/ a banger tho! After seeing her Sweet Sixteen and hearing all the hype about Google Me Baby I thought she would be the shit by now. She looks great though nonetheless.
107.
Meat
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
She’s not modeling that bikini…the bikini is modeling her! This is like “Buffie” or “Delishious” modeling thongs! There’s just too much going on with this young ladies body for her to be uncovered.
Don’t get me wrong, I wish her well, but she is being used on this one. Cover Girl don’t use women with bad skin! Colgate don’t use people with bucked teeth. Ray Ban don’t use people with thyroid eye disease (Barbara Bush-[Graves disease]). So, why is Diesel exploiting this girl with the enlarged breast?
Someone should have said, “stop the press and let’s wait until she’s legal age to make her own decision to exhibit herself this way. Trust me, it will all still be there in twelve months, unless she get pregnant, which is a strong possibility given her dispositions for exposing her goodies.
Her facial expression and walk is that of a child…not like Tyra when she flopped her bitties for Sports Illustrated and Victoria Secret.
Now, to you women who say, “I’m not gay, BUT…!” And, to people like #63 mama_rid who said, “…i am gay and woah i’d so get with that!” I hope you ladies don’t forget that women can be pedophiliacs just like men. Don’t forget she’s a child!
And, one more point…”exposing anything eight inches below the navel is crossing the line!”
Admonishing…!
108.
KIDDO
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
I Luv her style, she seems confident in her own skin.
109.
KIDDO
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
Did anyone see her sweet 16 party. It was off the chain.
110.
Shy
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
she looks so fierce….. love the whole swimsuit with kicks thing!!!!! totally me
111.
Harlem Chic
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
SPOTTED! Teyana taylor in Harlem this past Saturday on 8th Avenue for Russ Barbershop BBQ , trying to cause a scene by arguing with one of her peeps…but the funny thing is no one cared. No one paid her any mind and she kept getting louder and ridiculous and still no one cared. Her loud mouth, hand clapping, Big Hair and Red Plaid shirt did not cause the frenzy she was looking for. 17 Year old out in the street with grown folk 3 in the morning.
112.
Benjamin
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
I’m sorry, I’m a bit horny now, but I really want a piece of that! NOW!
113.
Luckie 7
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
I like this little girl. I think she is fly and very unique. and as far as her body goes…this what 17 year old girls bodies are supposed to look like. tight and in shape, not flabby with stretch marks and stomachs falling all over their jeans. get in the gym and put down the damn bbq utz chips first thing in the damn morning.
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thicky
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
All I can say is WOW, this girl is blessed. Ok as a mom of 2 girls 12 & 13, and I who wants to be a model, I can see everyone’s point, postve & negtve. Alot of girls get into modeling when they’re alot younger than Teyana, so to see a young girl in a thong or a bikini on a runway isn’t unusual, BUT the difference is that Teyana isn’t a rail thin girl, so everything POPs. I think that if her mom is ok with her doing it and she feels comfortable then we should just support her.
I think her face and body are complete works of art, Do ya thing sweetie!!
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JADA
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
She looks good on the run way! Girl got SWAGG…… so stop hating i listened to some of her music and i like because its different… GET em Teyana
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fauzia
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
I don’t like her at all!!
She had a nice body, but her face is not pretty at all!!
How dare somebody say she’s a better model than chanel iman?!?
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minnie
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
WOOOOHOOOO! GO ON GIRLLLL!!!!!
118.
I'D HIT IT
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
Mami been hidin all dat… she needs a man to Google that azz!
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CINDERELLA
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
don’t get me wrong…she looks very nice..great body… however..she is 17!…im not that much older than her..but she is 17!!….she is damn near naked on that stage!…her breasts are wayy to big for them to give her that skimpy bra..her breast’s are obvioulsy weighing the bra down…however girls body is on fire though!
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CINDERELLA
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
ugh!!…and almost every woman has one boob bigger than the other..they are especially noticeable if you have big breast….so all these ppl commmenting on one tit being bigger than the other needs to fuckin relax..its natural….
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politicallyincorrect
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
I like this girl she seems to have a good spirit and she is cute. But where is the album? The single? These people are running around going to parties and fashion shows and there is no music being put out. Its like being famous for nothing. Anybody notice that the really big stars put out the good music first and they worry about the fashion, photo ops and parties later.
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Un abrazo, Gabby
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
oh please how old do you think majority of these models are between the ages of 16 & 23. some are as young as 13 like the little girl on oprah. that is what modeling agencies look for a young face and body. and like some said its just a bathing suit whether on a runway or at the beach were shell still be in public in front of others.
123.
dee dee
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
Can somebody put some clothes on this girl? chi chi’s hanging out everywhere.
124.
shouldisayit
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
Great body…shame about the face….:-/
125.
whatever
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
lucky bitch. gets to hang out with pharell,
get to live my dream by modeling. And hands down
i’m fuckin pretter. Just playing. But she is a lucky bitch.
do your thang girl.
126.
Somer
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
She is only 17. My daddy would have knocked me off the runway. Has she ever met her daddy? She will be a coked out, used up, tired puccy hoe by age 21.
127.
Ash
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
ACTUALLY #64 ITS NOTTTT HER REAL HAIR!!!! SHE WEARS LACE FRONTS/WEAVES… HER HAIR IS NATURALLY SHOULDER LENGTH!!!! believe it or not.
128.
LAY LAY
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
See. now she is actually an attractive looking girl. i just wish she would dress a little more feminine more often.
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Somer
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
I think it’s sick how the majority of bloggers see nothing wrong with a 17yr old on a runway half nude. In 20yrs we will see teenagers in thongs on a runway. Whatever the white man say is ok to do. Forget what we have been taught.
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Ara
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
@ 123 DEE DEE
chi chi’s………lmao
131.
jewel13
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
“Google Me” wasn’t gonna take her where she obviously wants to go. That KING spread will be coming anyday now….just wait. Her mama was probably out coppin the latest Louis bag, when she should’ve been backstage zippin that shit up.
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cloverix
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 /
yeah 127 i saw this pic of her and real hair, before she was “famous” and it was black and silky but it was thin, and i think shes has a nice face but nothing really exotic..she looks pretty black to me..lol..
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BUDDHA76
Wednesday, July 23, 2008 /
i ain’t knocking her for doing her thing, but her style is identical to Kelis’ style when she first hit the seen back in 1999
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nat
Wednesday, July 23, 2008 /
all you suckas talkin about it’s a fashion show, it’s the runway, it’s a swim suit are some pathetic muthas. 16 or 17 - doesn’t matter, it’s way too much. it’s too much for an adult. yes, sex sells! but so does crack - when are we gonna stop accepting these dumbed down versions of what it means to be a woman? then when folks wanna treat someone like nothing more than T & A you want to get mad? yes, her body is beautiful - she’s a pretty girl (IMO) but so are a lot of woman. we’re more than this. too bad she and her handlers don’t think so.
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Asia
Thursday, July 24, 2008 /
Her face to screwed up for me…to young to be wearing a swimsuit that makes her boobs pop out…her music sucks to..thats probably why her single didn’t do good…..this is probably her way of staying relevent in the industry…..sex sells i guess…
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HOTMOMMA001
Friday, July 25, 2008 /
All I’ma say is this….I have a daughter and trust and believe she would NOT be rockin that swim suit at 17 for the public; however, parents are free to let their children do whatever they see fit….
I agree that she could possibly make it in the modeling arena as would Rhianna, Tracee Ellis, and several other folx.
Not feeling this look though. Sorry! Good luck with your endeavors honey! Also, I saw that episode of Sweet 16 with my teenager too! She rolled out on a bike……that says it all folx!
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OHSOLUVLEE
Friday, July 25, 2008 /
Exactly who decided that this child was cute, hot or whatever other word CL uses to describe her? Is it because she has tapped into Pharrels deep pocket bandwagon that you folks are jumping on board?
She looks hideous to me and has every since My Sweet Sixteen….
138.
CrayonGirl
Saturday, July 26, 2008 /
LOL @ #25 –Hah Ha Hah!
139.
BossLadyShay
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 /
Ok now they are trippin. She is extra butch acting, especially her voice. I can’t get with seeing her in no chick clothes. Eww. She is def in shape though.
140.
BkBxHrlmGirl
Thursday, September 11, 2008 /
Really standin up 4 the girls in NYC…….Bangin……so too all the haters…….Hi hater
141.
Swagger on a Hundred, Thousand, Trillion… « Beautiful Bray
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 /
[...] heard much from her, but she can definitely take a uber-fab pic. If you saw her photos from the DSquared Runway you know exactly what I’m talking about. Should that music thing not work out, I’m quite [...]
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Zequa
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 /
I love Teyana’s cloths they’r DOPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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NATIONZ
Wednesday, January 21, 2009 /
well…i dnt like her styile itz not lkeim hatein or n e thin ….but she aint dat preet to me….she has a nice body nd stuff(NH)….but w.e
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NATIONZ
Wednesday, January 21, 2009 /
well…i dnt like her styile itz not lkeim hatein or n e thin ….but she aint dat preet to me….she has a nice body nd stuff(NH)….but w.e
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Arisol
Thursday, January 22, 2009 /
yOO lUk HAWWt…
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