Quinta Brunson shouts out lost earrings in NAACP acceptance speech
Quinta Brunson speaks on stage during the 55th NAACP Image Awards at the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on March 16, 2024 in Los Angeles.
Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BETQuinta Brunson asked the audience at the 55th annual NAACP Image Awards to keep an eye out for her lost earrings.
The Abbott Elementary The 34-year-old star revealed the fashion faux pas as she took the stage at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 16, to accept the 2024 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series.
“Thank you. It couldn’t be shorter,” Brunson, who is 6 feet tall, said at the beginning of her speech as she tried to adjust the height of the microphone. “Thank you so much. Thanks guys. I lost both of my earrings, so if anyone sees my earrings, can you do…little dangly things. Costs a lot, so when you see them…’
Brunson walked the red carpet in a sparkling white Naeem Khan RE13 dress. The Emmy winner was styled by Jessica Paster with silver rings to match her sparkling dress. However, it appears Brunson’s earrings didn’t make it to the red carpet on Saturday night, indicating they could have been lost before she even arrived at the event.
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Along with Brunson’s win as an actress, Abbott Elementary also took home the Image Award for Best Comedy. (Brunson is the creator and co-executive producer of the critically acclaimed sitcom.)
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“Let me thank you very much,” Brunson continued in her speech. ‘It’s such an honor. I love coming to this ceremony and seeing all my friends, and all the people I don’t see every day while we are working. I’m just extremely honored, once again. I am very proud of the work I get to do at Abbott. I’m very proud of my cast. I also want to thank the NAACP, while I’m here, for the award Abbot Best comedy. We really appreciate it. Thank you so much.”
After thanking Warner Bros., ABC and Disney in her speech, Brunson concluded: “Thank you to my family. I hope my mom and dad are watching, and all the black people in my life.
Quinta Brunson walks the red carpet at the 55th annual NAACP Image Awards on March 16, 2024.
Abaca Press/INSTARimagesThis marked another win for Brunson in a successful awards season Abbot. In January, she took home the trophy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series at the 2023 Emmy Awards.
The stars were positively beaming at the 55th annual NAACP Image Awards on Saturday, March 16. Halle Bailey, for her part, stunned on the red carpet in an emerald-colored, strapless Nicole + Felicia Couture dress with a textured bodice and a mermaid silhouette. Bailey, who was joined by boyfriend DDG on Saturday, carried her […]
Brunson made television history with her work on Abbott Elementary as the first black woman to be nominated for Emmys in the categories of acting, writing and outstanding comedy.
“What an honor to be nominated by the Television Academy,” Brunson said in a 2022 statement following her Emmy nominations. “Creating this show has been the greatest gift and to have it recognized in this way is a dream. It’s a joy we can share with the wonderful people who watched our first season.”