Happy 36th birthday, Rihanna! Revisit the beauty mogul's best looks, career-defining moments (2024)

The "California King Bed" singer stuns in bold red during her Super Bowl 57 halftime show performance in 2020.

Rihanna performs the Oscar nominated original song "Lift Me Up" from "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" during the 95th Academy Awards in March 2023.

A$AP Rocky and Rihanna celebrate Fenty Beauty & Fenty Skin at Goya Studios on Feb. 11, 2022.

More pregnancy looks, please. The entrepreneur donned a shredded and backless green halter top with bold red lips on Feb. 11, 2022.

Even at philanthropic events, Rihanna shows up in style. On Nov. 30, 2021, during her appearance at the Presidential Inauguration Ceremony in Barbados, Rihanna wore a floor-length orange silk halter-top dress.

Rihanna speaks after becoming Barbados 11th National Hero during the National Honors ceremony and Independence Day Parade at Golden Square Freedom Park in Bridgetown, Barbados, on Nov. 30, 2021.

In August 2021, Rihanna rocked a neon dress with a matching jacket, bedazzled with jewels for a Savage X Fenty event in Los Angeles.

Madame President! Rihanna accepts the Presidents Award onstage during the 51st NAACP Image Awards in 2020.

Every year, fans are left salivating waiting to see what Rihanna will wear to the Met Gala. In 2021, she closed out the night in a stunning Balenciaga overcoat.

Rihanna celebrates the launch of her brand FENTY at Bergdorf Goodman on Feb. 7, 2020.

Rihanna poses during a promotional event of her brand Fenty in Paris on May 22, 2019.

Rihanna turned heads at the 5th annual Diamond Ball with this Givenchy gown on Sept. 12, 2019.

Rihanna looked mesmerizing in this teal Fenty look at The Fashion Awards on Dec. 2, 2019.

Rihanna attends the World Premiere of OCEANS 8 on June 5, 2018 in New York City.

Rihanna rocked a snake skin-print Atelier Versace look at the Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Anniversary Event in October 2018 in Sydney, Australia.

Rihanna stole the show in an Alexis Mabille Haute Couture outfit at her 4th Annual Diamond Ball at Cipriani Wall Street in September 2018 in New York City.

Rihanna stunned in a pink Calvin Klein By Appointment dress at the first anniversary of Fenty Beauty at Sephora in September 2018 in New York.

Rihanna donned her Maison Margiela Artisanal by John Galliano papal robes for the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination Met Gala in May 2018.

Stylist Mel Ottenberg said on Instagram that the bright pink, custom Adam Selman number Rihanna wore while performing at the Grammys on Jan. 28, 2018 featured a whopping 275,000 crystals.

And Rihanna chose lavender for her stop in London on Sept. 19, 2017. She glowed in the strapless frilly dress from Molly Goddard.

Rihanna is a vision in red as she attends "Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets" in 2017.

She wore a beautiful red gown at the premiere of "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets" in London, England.

The Ralph & Russo Couture high-low gown Rihanna wore to her annual Diamond Ball on Sept. 14, 2017 in New York City featured tuxedo-inspired lapels.

Rihanna worked a pose in a canary Oscar de la Renta two-piece ensemble at the launch of her inclusive beauty line on Sept. 7, 2017 in Brooklyn, NY.

Rihanna arrives on the red carpet for the Met Gala 2017 in a Comme des Garcons dress.

Rihanna arrives at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center on Feb. 12, 2017.

Rihanna donned a familiar silhouette for the Grammys on Feb. 12, 2017. The sparkly bra top and billowing skirt are by Armani Privé.

Rihanna wore striped, wide-legged trousers and a low-cut shirt to the 'Man Aware' event held by the Barbados National HIV/AIDS Commission on Dec. 1, 2016 in Bridgetown, Barbados.

Rocking a top celebrating the life of late rapper Tupac, Rihanna stepped out in Manhattan on Oct. 04, 2016.

Rih-Rih wore a white, Dior dress with shoulder cut-outs and embellishments to the Christian Dior show during Paris Fashion Week on Sept. 30, 2016 in Paris, France.

Naturally, Rihanna's paired her Fenty x Puma cherry blossom pink ensemble with a fan on a pearl strap.

Rihanna's lips touch Drake's when he presents her The Video Vanguard Award during the MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 28, 2016. She wore a belted ballgown by Alexandre Vauthier for the occasion.

She went vintage for the Billboard Awards on May 22, 2016, wearing a coffee-colored dress by Thierry Mugler and Manolo Blahnik heels.

Rihanna's coat adds elegance to her blue button-down shirt and white shorts by Miu Miu at BET Black Girls Rock! 2016 at New Jersey Performing Arts Center on April 1, 2016.

Rihanna's layered lavender look at the Brit Awards in Greenwich, London on Feb. 24, 2016 comes courtesy of Armani Privé Haute Couture.

She donned pointed-toe, red sneakers and a floral gown with thigh-high slit to the MusiCares Person of the Year honoring Lionel Richie at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Feb. 13, 2016.

Rihanna wore a muted coral coat and over-the-knee black boots to Christian Dior's Spring-Summer 2016 ready-to-wear fashion collection during the Paris Fashion Week on Oct. 2, 2015.

She donned a pink off-the-shoulder Vivienne Westwood Red Label minidress on Aug. 31, 2015 in New York City.

Music royalty Rihanna and British royalty Prince Harry attend a Golden Anniversary Spectacular Mega Concert on day 10 of an official visit to the Caribbean on Nov. 30, 2016.

Rihanna attends the 2015 Met Gala and accompanied the theme, "China: Through The Looking Glass."

The singer wore a sunny, couture number by Guo Pei to the Met Gala on May 4, 2015 and launched 1,000 memes.

She sported an A-Line denim dress by Dior to the presentation of the Fall/Winter 2015/16 Ready to Wear collection of Dior in Tokyo, Japan on June 16, 2015.

Rihanna arrives at the 57th Grammy Awards on Feb. 8, 2015 in Los Angeles.

Her street style is equally as fascinating as her red carpet wear. She wears camouflage pants and matching jacket when leaving the Bowery Hotel in New York on May 15, 2015.

Rihanna attends the 2014 MTV Movie Awards on April 13, 2014, in Los Angeles.

Rihanna opted for a black, two-piece with sheer skirt at the American Music Awards on Nov. 23, 2014 in Los Angeles.

Rihanna donned a white Tom Ford number with jeweled cups at the 2014 amfAR LA Inspiration Gala at Milk Studios on Oct. 29, 2014 in Hollywood.

She wore a bifurcated ensemble by Stella McCartney to the Met Gala on May 5, 2014, in New York.

Rihanna performs onstage at the Radio One Hackney Music Festival in June 24, 2012.

Rihanna wore a fuchsia, strapless Marchesa ballgown to the 'TIME' 100 gala on April 24, 2012 in New York.

Rihanna, a cast member in "Battleship," poses at the American premiere of the film on May 10, 2012 in Los Angeles.

Rihanna speaks after winning the award for best International Female Solo Artist during the Brit Awards 2012 on Feb. 12, 2012.

Rihanna loves a halter dress. The floor-length frock she wore to the Grammys on Feb. 10, 2012 was an Armani.

It's Britney! Rihanna and Britney Spears performed onstage together during the 2011 Billboard Music Awards.

At the previous year's Grammys on Feb. 11, 2011, Rihanna rocked a sheer, off-the-shoulder Jean Paul Gaultier gown.

Rihanna wore a teal jumpsuit by Alexandre Vauthier to the Echo Awards on March 4, 2010 in Berlin, Germany.

Rihanna arrives at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards on Jan. 29, 2010.

In a Nov. 16, 2008 file photo Rihanna performs during a concert suburban Taguig, south of Manila, Philippines.

Rihanna poses with the best rap/sung collaboration award (for the song " Umbrella" featuring Jay-Z) in the press room during the 50th Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 10, 2008 in Los Angeles.

Rihanna accepts the "Monster Single of the Year" award for "Umbrella" on stage during the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 9, 2007.

She wore a revealing jade Roberto Cavalli design to the Grammy Awards on Feb. 11, 2007 in Los Angeles.

Rihanna performs during "The Dome 42" music show at the TUI Arena on May 25, 2007.

Rihanna performs onstage at the Nokia Theater on March 23, 2006 in New York City.

Rihanna attends the opening of the JCPenney Experience on March 2, 2006 in New York City.

Rihanna attends Z100's Jingle Ball 2005 on Dec. 16, 2005, in New York City.