How do we solve a problem like Rihanna? Truth is, we don’t want to. Sometimes we hate how much we love her, but what can we say? We found love in a hopeless place, and this Barbadian “rebelle fleur ” remains a constant fave, shining bright like a diamond, always giving us wild thoughts and never more than four, five seconds from wildin’... even when she’s putting in that work.
Today we hope she feels like she’s the only girl in the world, because our good girl gone bad just turned 30! So please don’t stop the music, because we’re pretty sure she’s going to run this town, pon de replay and pour it up until someone pulls out their umbrella and screams, “SOS, man down!”
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And just because she’s the girl with not only the most cake, cake, cake, cake, but ever-evolving style, here’s a little celebratory retrospective of Robyn Rihanna Fenty—Fenty Beauty, if you’re nasty (OK, that was one hell of a birthday wish. Bitch better have my money).
Rihanna attends the 60th annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 28, 2018, in New York City. (Christopher Polk/Getty Images for NARAS)
Rihanna performs onstage during the 60th annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 28, 2018, in New York City. (Christopher Polk/Getty Images for NARAS)
Rihanna attends the 60th annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 28, 2018, in New York City. (Christopher Polk/Getty Images for NARAS)
Rihanna attends the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 19, 2017, in Cannes, France. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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Rihanna attends the “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art of the In-Between” Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017, in New York City. (Mike Coppola/Getty Images for People.com)
Rihanna attends the Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Paris launch party hosted by Sephora at Jardin des Tuileries on Sept. 21, 2017, in Paris. (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for Fenty Beauty)
Rihanna attends the Fenty Beauty by Rihanna launch at Harvey Nichols Knightsbridge on Sept. 19, 2017, in London. (Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)
Rihanna attends the Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets European premiere at Cineworld Leicester Square on July 24, 2017, in London. (Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images)
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Rihanna attends the premiere of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets at TCL Chinese Theatre on July 17, 2017, in Hollywood, Calif. (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)
Honoree Rihanna attends the 69th annual Parsons Benefit at Pier 60 on May 22, 2017, in New York City. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for The New School)
Rihanna attends the Chopard dinner in honor of her and the Rihanna x Chopard Collection during the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival on the Chopard Rooftop on May 18, 2017, in Cannes, France. (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
Rihanna attends the Christian Dior show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2017/2018 at Musee Rodin on March 3, 2017, in Paris. (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for Dior)
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Rihanna during the 59th Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on Feb. 12, 2017, in Los Angeles (Christopher Polk/Getty Images for NARAS)
Rihanna attends the Christian Dior show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2017 on Sept. 30, 2016, in Paris. (Jacopo Raule/Getty Images for Dior)
Rihanna performs onstage during the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 28, 2016, in New York City. (Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
Rihanna performs on day 3 of the 2016 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on April 17, 2016, in Indio, Calif. (Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Coachella)
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Rihanna attends the “China: Through The Looking Glass” Costume Institute Benefit Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4, 2015, in New York City. (Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for Variety)
Rihanna attends the 57th Annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on Feb. 8, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
Rihanna attends her first annual Diamond Ball at the Vineyard on Dec. 11, 2014, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
Rihanna attends the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards at Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014, in New York City. (Larry Busacca/Getty Images)
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Rihanna attends the “Charles James: Beyond Fashion” Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5, 2014, in New York City. (Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
Rihanna backstage at the 2014 iHeartRadio Music Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on May 1, 2014, in Los Angeles (Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Clear Channel)
Rihanna attends the Lanvin show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2014/2015 on Feb. 27, 2014, in Paris. (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
Rihanna, recipient of the Icon Award and winner of the Favorite Female Artist: Soul/R&B Award, poses in the press room during the 2013 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre on Nov. 24, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
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Rihanna performs onstage at Allphones Arena on Oct. 3, 2013, in Sydney. (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
Rihanna attends the Chanel show as part of Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2013/2014 at Grand Palais on July 2, 2013, in Paris. (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
Rihanna arrives at the 55th annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center on Feb. 10, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
Rihanna arrives for her Unapologetic record-release fan meet and greet at Best Buy Theater on Nov. 20, 2012, in New York City. (Rob Kim/Getty Images)
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Rihanna switches on the Christmas Lights at Westfield Stratford City on Nov. 19, 2012, in London. (Tim Whitby/Getty Images)
Rihanna during the Victoria’s Secret 2012 Fashion Show on Nov. 7, 2012, in New York City (Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Swarovski Elements)