Keke Palmer

Keke Palmer stayed at the top of everyone’s mind throughout 2023 – trending for reasons good and ugly but staying Black America’s sweetheart through it all. Having started her career as a child actress best known for roles in "Akeelah and the Bee," "Madea's Family Reunion" and as the title character in the Nickelodeon series, "True Jackson VP," Palmer broke the internet in 2022 when she announced she was pregnant with her first child. Her pregnancy with son Leodis Andrellton Jackson, who was born in February, made her a maternal and postpartum fashion icon, showing the world how sleek and sexy pregnancy and new motherhood can be. Palmer even leveraged a domestic controversy to star in Usher’s “Boyfriend” video in August. With such a wild year, we’re all excited to see what Palmer’s 2024 brings.