I don’t want to be this icon… I want to remember who I am. I make it a point to think about it, because I… get scared when, you know, the pedestal comes into play and we’ll put you up there and they keep wanting to put you up there… I’m like, ‘No, I want to be on the ground.’ I want to feel my feet on the ground because I know it’s not going to be a fall at all if anything, right?. Rihanna amped up the Old Hollywood glam by styling her lingerie-inspired dress with layered pearls that extended all the way down to her thighs, a gold pendant necklace, Manolo Blahnik slingback. At the ceremony, Rihanna, whose given name is Robyn Fenty, wore an orange-coloured silk gown. Cuban Link Choker (Not available online) and Tom Ford Python Sandals (1,250.00). When: 2008 When Rihanna first came out around 2005, her style wasn't badshe, like a lot of other celebs, loved an Herve Leger dressbut it wasn't distinctive. Rihanna candidly spoke to Extra’s Rachel Lindsay in September about why the title frightens her a bit. Noted broadcaster and cultural commentator, Fae Ellington, says that Rihanna's mode of dress at Monday's ceremony when she was announced as a national hero of Barbados was inappropriate for the occasion. Rihanna was spotted leaving The Nice Guy Nightclub in West Hollywood wearing a Fenty Satin-Skirt Hoodie Dress (740.00), Balenciaga BB0072S-002 Square Sunglasses (405.00), Rafaello & Co. Rihanna was declared a billionaire by Forbes earlier this year with a net worth of $1.7 billion. She can now use the title the Right Honorable in front of her name.

The Hollywood Reporter noted that Rihanna is the second woman to receive the country's national hero honor and the 11th person overall.

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