Rihanna to be honoured with CFDA Fashion Icon award

By Staff The Associated Press

Posted March 24, 2014 11:50 am

Updated March 24, 2014 11:54 am

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Barbadian singer Rihanna poses as she arrives to attend Stella McCartney 2014/2015 Autumn/Winter ready-to-wear collection fashion show, on March 3, 2014 in Paris. PATRICK KOVARIK/AFP/Getty Images

NEW YORK – Rihanna earned an icon award at the American Music Awards last year. Now she’s receiving a similar honour from the fashion world.

The Council of Fashion Designers of America, Inc., announced Monday that the 26-year-old pop star will receive the CFDA Fashion Icon Award on June 2 in New York City.

The award is given to one whose style has made a tremendous impact on pop culture around the world. Past recipients include Lady Gaga, Iman, Kate Moss and Nicole Kidman.

The 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards will be held at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall.

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Rihanna will launch a three-date co-headlining tour with Eminem on Aug. 8 in Los Angeles. The artists have collaborated on the No. 1 hits “The Monster” and “Love the Way You Lie.”

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