Footwear News‘ 34th annual FN Achievement Awards will air on December 8, and at this year’s ceremony, Hip Hop superstar Cardi B will be honored with a special award. Cardi B was chosen to be awarded the Style Influencer of the Year award at the first-ever virtual Footwear NAAs.
Other megastars such as J Balvin, Christie Brinkley, Hailey Baldwin, and Alexa Chung have won this award in the “Best Shoe” category. Plus, She was named the new face of the Balenciaga fashion house in September of this year and will release her new Reebok collection on November 13.
Cardi B went onto Instagram and posted a picture of her first Balenciaga billboard in Paris before posting about the Footwear NAA.
She captioned, “Ya looking at the face of a @Balenciaga campaign! I remember how I felt seeing myself on a billboard in NYC Times Square but PARIS! Wish I was there to see it in person!”
“I’ve always been into fashion. Back then, I couldn’t afford what I wanted, now I can. It’s easier and I have more connections with brands. I could wear the most uncomfortable shoe and I’m just going to take it and love it because it’s fashionable, it’s beautiful, it’s amazing, it’s different. I get bored, so that’s when me and my stylist [Kollin Carter], we get creative and come up with something new and amazing,” Cardi told FN.
The “WAP” hitmaker became one of the leading rap stars of the fashion industry over the last three years. Her breakout #1 single “Bodak Yellow” in 2017, made her rise to the top of fame and hasn’t stopped since. In the 2019 Met Gala, Cardi B impressed the world with her appearance.
She arrived at the red carpet in a Thom Browne design which included 44 carats worth of rubies valued at $250,000. Cardi B accomplished becoming the first female rapper to ever appear on the front of the American Vogue, which featured Cardi’s then-1-year-old daughter Kulture Kiari Cephus.
