In 2016, Rihanna won Shoe of the Year at the FN Achievement Awards for her Fenty Puma Creeper sneakers.
When the star arrived to the awards show, she hit the red carpet wearing a Vetements x Juicy Couture ensemble straight from the spring ’17 runway. She paired the look with a black-and-white pair of Fenty Puma Creepers.
Inside the event, Rihanna was seen mixing and mingling with actress Dascha Polanco as well as actor Cuba Gooding Jr., who were also in attendance.
During her speech at the awards ceremony in New York, Rihanna said that the honor made her “proud to be a woman and proud to be a young woman from Barbados, especially to come to America and just do this by default just because I liked to wear a certain style of shoe.”
Rihanna credited friend and collaborator Jahleel Weaver, who introduced her at the time to Billy Walsh, Mr. Completely and Puma. “I would literally send them my sneakers one by one and say, ‘Can you creep this out for me?'” she said on the inspiration behind the style.
“I wanted this shoe to be part of the Fenty brand. I wanted it to be the first thing people saw because that’s what I was into at the time,” said Rihanna. “I didn’t expect people to love it the way that I do.”
Take a look back at the major moment.
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Rihanna at FNAA 2016
Image Credit: FN Archive Rihanna winning her first FNAA in 2016.
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Rihanna at FNAA 2016
Image Credit: Clint Spaulding/FNS Rihanna at the 2016 FN Achievement Awards.
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Rihanna at FNAA 2016
Image Credit: Clint Spaulding/FNS Rihanna at the 2016 FN Achievement Awards.
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Rihanna at FNAA 2016
Image Credit: WireImage Editorial Director of Footwear News Michael Atmore and Rihanna attend the 30th FN Achievement awards at IAC Headquarters on November 29, 2016 in New York City.
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Rihanna at FNAA 2016
Image Credit: Clint Spaulding/FNS Rihanna at the 2016 FN Achievement Awards.
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Rihanna at FNAA 2016
Image Credit: Clint Spaulding/FNS Designer Nicolo Beretta and Rihanna at the 2016 FN Achievement Awards.
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Rihanna at FNAA 2016
Image Credit: Clint Spaulding/FNS Rihanna and actress Dascha Polanco at the 2016 FN Achievement Awards.
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Rihanna at FNAA 2016
Image Credit: Clint Spaulding/FNS Rihanna and Dascha Polanco at the 2016 FN Achievement Awards.
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Rihanna at FNAA 2016
Image Credit: Clint Spaulding/FNS Dascha Polanco and Rihanna at the 2016 FN Achievement Awards.
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Rihanna at FNAA 2016
Image Credit: Clint Spaulding/FNS Rihanna and Dascha Polanco at the 2016 FN Achievement Awards.
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Rihanna at FNAA 2016
Image Credit: Clint Spaulding/FNS Rihanna on the red carpet wearing her Fenty Puma Creepers.
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Rihanna at FNAA 2016
Image Credit: Clint Spaulding/FNS Rihanna at the 2016 FN Achievement Awards.
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Rihanna at FNAA 2016
Image Credit: Clint Spaulding/FNS Rihanna at the 2016 FN Achievement Awards.
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Rihanna at FNAA 2016
Image Credit: Clint Spaulding/FNS Rihanna at the 2016 FN Achievement Awards.
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Rihanna at FNAA 2016
Image Credit: Clint Spaulding/FNS Rihanna took home the Shoe of the Year Award for her Fenty Puma Creepers.
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Rihanna at FNAA 2016
Image Credit: Clint Spaulding/FNS Rihanna at the 2016 FNAAs.
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Rihanna at FNAA 2016
Image Credit: Clint Spaulding/FNS Rihanna at the 2016 FNAAs.
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Rihanna at FNAA 2016
Image Credit: Clint Spaulding/FNS Rihanna at the 2016 FNAAs.
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Rihanna at FNAA 2016
Image Credit: Clint Spaulding/FNS Rihanna at the 2016 FNAAs.
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Rihanna at FNAA 2016
Image Credit: Clint Spaulding/FNS Rihanna at the 2016 FNAAs.
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Rihanna at FNAA 2016
Image Credit: Clint Spaulding Rihanna at the 2016 FN Achievement Awards in New York.
