Ever since Rihanna entered her Good Girl Gone Bad era, she has done exactly that — stayed bad and brought that same spicy energy to every corner of her brand. Pregnancy did not change that in 2021. Instead, it opened up a new kind of possibility for expecting mothers who still want to serve allure, style and a little bit of attitude with their baby bumps.
But not everybody is ready for that conversation. For generations, women have been policed over their bodies and their clothing, and pregnancy has not protected them from that judgment. Too revealing. Too tight. Too sexy. The critiques come fast. Ciara recently sparked the same old conversation when she stepped out in a lace dress during Paris Fashion Week and social media rushed to tell her to cover up.
So in honor of Ciara and Rihanna, here are the women who dared to dress boldly while carrying.
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1. Rihanna, 38
Rihanna wore several lace and cutout outfits during her three pregnancies, but this one had jaws dropped for sure. During Paris Fashion Week, she appeared at Dior’s Fall 2022 show, in a sheer Dior dress and…..*drumroll please* black lingerie! To complete the look, she wore boots and a long black trench coat, keeping her back and bottom covered.
2. Ciara, 40
Ciara was one hot mama on October 3. After walking the runway as a surprise guest at the Junya Watanabe Spring 2027 show, she switched things up for her night time outing. She and La La Anthony hit the BoF500 Gala in Paris where she wore a smoking lace dress baring her baby bump and legs.
3. Keisha Chante, 38
Keisha Chante just announced her pregnancy on Oct. 6 and already she’s popping out with the sexy looks. She shared her photoshoot pictures of her wearing an ivory lace jumpsuit with white pumps, and a mini fur coat.
4. Beyoncè Knowles-Carter, 45
Beyoncé also looked hot when she announced that she was pregnant with Rumi and Sir in 2017. She donned a dark magenta bra and satin baby blue underwear with a green sheer veil over her head.
5. Latto, 27
After announcing her pregnancy, Latto made sure to remind y’all she still fine too. In these photos, she hit sultry poses and even flirted with camera a bit using her eyes. Now we see how she got prego in the first place.
6. Serayah McNeil, 31
Like Latto, Serayah McNeil kept her pregnancy a secret in the beginning, but popped out later with a baby bump. She took photos in this sheer white long sleeve dress. The ensemble also had a cut out for her baby bump to show!
7. Teyana Taylor, 35
Teyana Taylor always brings fierce energy in everything she does, including pregnancy. In 2020, she shot hese images for CR Fashion Book while pregnant with her second daughter Rue Rose Shumpert. This blue dress with the cut out sides looked amazing on her.
8. Joseline Hernandez, 39
Joseline Hernandez is about to become a mama for the second time ,and she did not disappoint with her look for her interview with Shannon Sharpe this year. The mint green fur top left an open space perfect enough for her belly to fit in. For bottoms, she simply wore mint green microshorts.
9. Kerry Washington, 49
Back when Kerry Washington was pregnant in 2016, she stepped out in a black cut out dress at the Emmy’s. The look was simple, but she brought the steam to it.
10. Bianca Belair, 37
Bianca Belair is no stranger to looking good when she’s in the ring. So, of course, she was going to really show out when announcing her pregnancy. In fact, this blue embellished jumpsuit with a cutout for the baby bump was made for her and by her!
11. Asian Doll, 29
Asian Doll rocked a sexy Powerpuff Girls themed bikini during her pregnancy. She modeled the look which is actually part of her collection in her Da Doll Store.
12. Cardi B., 34
Cardi B. don’t know how to be anything but sexy at this point. During her fourth pregnancy, she popped out at her Apple Music album launch wearing a black lace jumpsuit, and her baby bump.
13. Jasmine Tookes, 35
Jasmine Tookes looked breathtaking at last year’s Victoria’s Secret show. She had on a gold, pearl embellished fish net dress with nude underwear and bra underneath.
14. Ashanti, 45
Ashanti could always “Mesmerize” us when she went on vacation, because she would always post up in a sexy bikini. She continued to leave us awestruck when she took bikini photos with her baby bump in 2024.
