CultureThe Most Stylish Black Women of All TimeTimelessFrom Josephine Baker to Michelle Obama, these black women were--and are--style leaders, and inspirations. William BootUpdated Jul. 12, 2017 6:33PM ET / Published Feb. 23, 2016 12:01AM ET Cornelius Poppe/AFP/Getty Diahann Carroll, 1981AF archive/Alamy Lillian Evanti, undatedSmithsonian Institute Coretta Scott King, 1956AFP/Getty Donyale Luna, 1966Daily Mail/Rex/Alamy Lena Horne, 1947Fred Ramage/Keystone Features/Getty Michelle Obama, 2012Jonathan Ernst/Reuters Diana Ross, 2008Cornelius Poppe/AFP/Getty Grace Jones, 2012David Moir/Reuters Eunice JohnsonJeff Roberson/AP Josephine Baker, 1926Glasshouse Images/Alamy Susan Fales-Hill, 1998Anthony Barboza/Getty Lupita Nyong'o, 2014© Mario Anzuoni / Reuters Constance Baker Motley, 1962Afro Newspaper/Gado/Getty
Diahann Carroll, 1981AF archive/Alamy Lillian Evanti, undatedSmithsonian Institute Coretta Scott King, 1956AFP/Getty Donyale Luna, 1966Daily Mail/Rex/Alamy Lena Horne, 1947Fred Ramage/Keystone Features/Getty Michelle Obama, 2012Jonathan Ernst/Reuters Diana Ross, 2008Cornelius Poppe/AFP/Getty Grace Jones, 2012David Moir/Reuters Eunice JohnsonJeff Roberson/AP Josephine Baker, 1926Glasshouse Images/Alamy Susan Fales-Hill, 1998Anthony Barboza/Getty Lupita Nyong'o, 2014© Mario Anzuoni / Reuters Constance Baker Motley, 1962Afro Newspaper/Gado/Getty