Vanessa Anne Hudgens (born December 14, 1988) is an American actress and singer. After making her feature film debut in Thirteen (2003), Hudgens rose to fame portraying Gabriella Montez in the High School Musical film series (2006–2008), which brought her significant mainstream success.
The success of the first film led to Hudgens' acquiring a recording contract with Hollywood Records, with whom she released two studio albums, V (2006) and Identified (2008).
Rihanna's Savage X Fenty show criticized for non-Black women Vanessa Hudgens, Emily Ratajkowski wearing braids
foxnews.comRihanna is being called out on social media for letting certain stars who are not Black women sport braids at her third Savage x Fenty fashion show.
The event dropped on Amazon on Friday and was largely praised online for its celebration and wardrobe meant for all kinds of bodies, big and small.
However, some of the body positivity was eclipsed for some when they noticed that celebrities like Vanessa Hudgens and Emily Ratajkowski were styled with braids, which many deemed a look that is exclusive for Black people and thus accused the show of appropriating Black culture.
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