Sat, 12 July 2008 at 3:24 pm

Rihanna is THISDAY’s This Hottie

Rihanna performs her smash single “Umbrella” with Jay-Z (pictured below) at the 3rd Annual THISDAY Fashion and Musical Festival in Abuja, Nigeria on Friday.

This year’s festival, which is tagged “Africa Rising: To Celebrate the Best and Brightest of Emerging New Africa”, was designed to revolutionize global perspectives on African issues. The organizers of THISDAY are intent on Africa receiving investment, not aid, and a new mindset can only be achieved through a celebration of the continent’s potentials.

30+ pictures inside of Rihanna heating up THISDAY…

Photos: Samir Hussein/WENN
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51 Comments

# 1

Erica @ 07/12/2008 at 3:47 pm

First!

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AJ @ 07/12/2008 at 3:48 pm

So edgy and funky! I love Rihanna

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Cheyanne haycock @ 07/12/2008 at 3:48 pm

Ummmmmm ewwww rihanna is soo ugly why did she cut her hair!??!?! and that tattoo isnt to flatterings

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jasmine @ 07/12/2008 at 3:53 pm

i’m getting tired of her

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a realist @ 07/12/2008 at 3:56 pm

I just love beautiful Rihanna.

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Eyda @ 07/12/2008 at 4:04 pm

how can you say shes beautiful?? she always looks like a tranny or an overstyled boy …hate her

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John @ 07/12/2008 at 4:10 pm

Pretty but she kinda looks like a dude.

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Girl @ 07/12/2008 at 4:11 pm

I’m think I’m over Rihanna. She’s overexposed and her hair style is played out.

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marissa @ 07/12/2008 at 4:14 pm

I love Jay-Z! Why is Rihanna touring so much? She only released a few new singles not an entire album.

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daz @ 07/12/2008 at 4:17 pm

Her beats are pretty good, getting sick of her voice though.

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LOLA @ 07/12/2008 at 4:18 pm

RIHANNA IS SO OVER RATED I CAN’T BELIEVE IT

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Nelly @ 07/12/2008 at 4:19 pm

Damn! Kelis comes to mind.

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plush @ 07/12/2008 at 4:20 pm

She has great people behind her but her tranny style is done for me.

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Bashawn @ 07/12/2008 at 4:30 pm

She’s gorgeous but she looks like a man. A very pretty cross-dressing man, but a man nonetheless.

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Maya @ 07/12/2008 at 4:31 pm

I like Rhianna, but she’s overrated.

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linx @ 07/12/2008 at 4:32 pm

i will say rihanna voice is not bad live…stage presense could be a lil’ better tho…

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true @ 07/12/2008 at 4:34 pm

****! WHERE IS JAY-Z? ONE PHOTO? HE IS A BIGGER STAR THAN THIS HOE.

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[☆I n F a m o u s☆] @ 07/12/2008 at 4:40 pm

*breaking news*

this just in - new pictures of rihanna has just made 98 haters spontaneously combust. and the death toll is rising.

“bitchassness” - will kill you.

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breaking news @ 07/12/2008 at 4:45 pm

*breaking news*

No one cares about new pics of Rihanna. Angelina just delivered the twins!

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kAY @ 07/12/2008 at 4:47 pm

You guys are awful. Rihanna looks gorgeous as usual.

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April @ 07/12/2008 at 4:54 pm

Love her, but she needs to go away for at least a minute. Overexposure.

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Cheese @ 07/12/2008 at 4:56 pm

Rhianna makes great bubblegum music, she is not a great talent but
she’s fun to listen to.

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RC @ 07/12/2008 at 4:57 pm

This chick is not sexy at all. She’s fug looks like an alien.

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RC @ 07/12/2008 at 4:58 pm

This chick is not sexy at all. She’s fug ^ and looks like an alien.

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heaven @ 07/12/2008 at 5:01 pm

I have to give this girl props. She’s managed to parlay a fairly weak voice and lack of talent into stardom. Impressive.

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brazil @ 07/12/2008 at 5:06 pm

RIHANNA=SHEMALE WITH GREAT LEGS!

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AMO @ 07/12/2008 at 5:07 pm

She’s cute and is definitely an edgy dresser but her voice is so flat.

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seXXy @ 07/12/2008 at 5:09 pm

LOve RihaNA. WhERe ARe USHeR & BEYOncEE?

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Rev @ 07/12/2008 at 5:09 pm

I’m getting bored with her sound. She’ll be gone soon anyway.

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Omg @ 07/12/2008 at 5:11 pm

I just wish she’d make a new album instead of adding songs to her old one!

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Suzanne @ 07/12/2008 at 5:13 pm

I am kinda tired of her. I also liked her bob better and the edgy blunt bangs. Now her hair just got uglier and so did her style. She is trying SO hard to be edgy and different when the fact is she is not.

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LuckyL @ 07/12/2008 at 5:27 pm

The thing on her back is NOT hot

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LuckyL @ 07/12/2008 at 5:29 pm

Cool tha t she was in Nigeria though. Gotta tell me Naja buddies

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[☆I n F a m o u s☆] @ 07/12/2008 at 5:33 pm

everyone here loves rihanna.

it’s wonderful to see everyone taken time out of their busy days to come here and show love. god bless all of you.

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Marsha @ 07/12/2008 at 8:37 pm

I LOVE RIHANNA!!!

SHE TRYING TO BE ALWAYS THE PERFECT SUPERSTAR, BUT SHE IS AND CAN’T BE ALWAYS PERFECT AND BEAUTIFUL!!!

THERE A LOT OF HATERS AND JEAULOUS PEOPLES HERE!!!

HOW MORE YOU ALL HATE RIHANNA, HOW MORE FAMOUS SHE WOULD BE THEN SHE ALREADY IS!!!

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3tehg @ 07/12/2008 at 9:31 pm

she is really sexy. seems that she is very hot on …..blacklatinmeet.com that is a free interracial dating club. she must go there to find someone. i also saw her hot pics and videos on that web. unless you watch it, you won’t know how…she is.

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tired of this one-trick pony @ 07/13/2008 at 7:00 am

uh, no naija ppl want to hear that old-ass song!!!

yikes, give it a rest………

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lolly @ 07/13/2008 at 8:27 am

shes not african

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RIHANNAFAN @ 07/13/2008 at 8:45 am

YOU GO GIRL!!!! AREN’T YOU HATERS WEARY?………SHE AIN’T HEARING YÁLL…………………

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RIHANNAFAN @ 07/13/2008 at 8:53 am

KEEP
UP
THE
EXCELLENT
WORK

100% BAJAN

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Emma @ 07/13/2008 at 9:48 am

She is sooo cute! She looks like a fairy with that short hair.

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OLIVIA @ 07/13/2008 at 12:46 pm

i’m tired of her.And Infamous please shut up

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greg @ 07/13/2008 at 3:40 pm

rihanna is an awesome singer i loved that concert especially wen usher sang

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bcguid @ 07/13/2008 at 9:14 pm

You are sexy…Just feel curious. I saw your photos and profile at a black dating site called ………………blacklatinmeet.com……………….last week. Your many photos are found there. Is that you? What happened?

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Rihanna fan @ 07/14/2008 at 9:51 pm

I love Rihanna. Her is getting better with each cd. She is very, very beautiful. To me, she is better looking than Halle Berry because Rihanna never had a nose job, eye surgery, botox , cheek implants or breast implants.

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FUCKING HATERS @ 07/15/2008 at 1:42 am

IF YOU DON’ T LIKE RIHANNA WHY CLICK ON HER LINK JUST TO CALL HER UGLY? YOU PEOPLE ARE SO ******* STUPID. I GUARANTEE SHE LOOKS BETTER THAN YOU. JUST A BUNCH OF HATERS.

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berlinerin @ 07/15/2008 at 7:18 am

Looking good girl…forget the haters. As I said before, Brittany Spears can`t really sing either and she made it, so what the heck. Sex sells and always will. It`s about time that black celebs start helping or at least taking notice of there continent and it`s needs! Keep it up

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fucking lovers @ 07/15/2008 at 3:46 pm

YOU’RE RIGHT. RIHANNA IS UGLY!! YOU PEOPLE ARE SO ******* GREAT. I GUARANTEE YOU LOOK BETTER THAN HER. JUST A BUNCH OF LOVERS!

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Brian @ 07/30/2008 at 4:35 pm

Ugly voice from a stunning girl

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Larry @ 07/30/2008 at 4:40 pm

Rihanna probably has the worst voice ever! Fine she is hot but she cant sing to save her life!hear her live, she simply has a weak vocal range!