Throwback Photo: Rihanna at 17
Pop singer Rihanna is still grieving the loss of her beloved Grandmother Dolly, who passed away in June following a protracted bout with cancer. Also taking Dolly’s death hard is Rihanna’s grandfather Bravo, who still resides in the Brooklyn apartment he once shared with Dolly.
Rihanna was spotted visiting her grandfather Bravo in his Brooklyn apartment on Monday. She wore a TRILL t-shirt, camouflage cargo pants and combat boots.
Earlier today, Rihanna tweeted an old photo of herself posing with her “Grangran Dolly” at age 17 before the nose job that transformed her into an international beauty.
After leaving her granddad’s apartment, Rihanna was spotted entering her hotel carrying a handful of old photos of “Gran Gran Dolly” that she collected during her visit with Bravo. Poor RiRi.
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OH SANDY
Yep they had the same nose
Earlier today, Rihanna tweeted an old photo of herself posing with her “Grangran Dolly” at age 17 before the nose job that transformed her into an international beauty.
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Nose job hay..
Whats up Miami? How are you feeling
MsMiami, shake something!
There goes my baby! <- Sandy in her Ursher voice
I wonder why she hasnt had her breast and butt done…..
cute
heyyyy Missmiami I asked about u earlier
girl tell us all about it
you happy with it 
“international beauty”? Hrm. She looked better back then. Bangs are RihRih’s best friend.
Vdot, you wanna box?
She actually looked better when she was 17, IMO.
All this surgery has everybody looking the same..
Sounds like a lot of self hate there Sandy
Anywhoo, Rih..I have nothing
her nose looks the same to me…of course she had a little more weight on her when she was younger too
where brooklyn at?! where brooklyn at?!
that’s all i got
SOS Rhianna…I see her pa pa showing his gams, that’s where she gets it from *give’em a lil leg n take it back*
she was cute with the wide nose
@KEESH
I don’t think Rih needs her tits or ass done myself. Some people aren’t built to have alladat.
why did I scroll up to see them gams…
slow news day, I understand.
I see her pa pa showing his gams, that’s where she gets it from *give’em a lil leg n take it back*
not feeling this short cut on rih, at least not the bangs, look like they were cut in the dark.
yes those bangs are terrible
I like the old bangs, but this new do
When you get a short cute cut, you gotta keep it up. She just said fukc it I guess
Rih was wearing wigs at 17????
HEY TY!
Razzle
& anybody else that dont thank rih-rih got that schnozzle shaved down, please kindly review the “pon the replay” video at ur leisure. aint no denying that
Rhi favors her grand dad to me.
Iono about a nose job tho..her nose kinda looks the same to me.
S/N— I AM so tired of these yt women with these bloated lips. Who the flickety fluck told them that chit is cute???
YT folks made fun of Black folks for years for our full lips…now they’re injecting theirs. Bassids!
candibfly says:
not feeling this short cut on rih, at least not the bangs, look like they were cut in the dark.
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In the dark tho Candi? With a boyscout knife huh?
I can def see the nose job! Her bridge is thinner than before she opt to keep her same nostrils I suppose
*hands MzWhang a fortune cookie to calm her down*
TY!
fck this day taking longer than normal tho, SHAT!
i done already drank my 64 oz a wata, fck else i’m posed to do & chit??
personally don’t have a problem with her nose job, i don’t think she went overboard with it like some folks who shall remain nameless.
@YSO…I dont think she needs it done either. Some people in the entertainment biz act like theres a lot of pressure on women to change their bodies and all
@FAYLA
Piss?
mzwhang90210 says:
Rhi favors her grand dad to me.
Iono about a nose job tho..her nose kinda looks the same to me.
S/N— I AM so tired of these yt women with these bloated lips. Who the flickety fluck told them that chit is cute???
YT folks made fun of Black folks for years for our full lips…now they’re injecting theirs. Bassids!
TRUUUE!! <–in my ratchetest two chainz voice
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BTW is he the same guy that used to play on iCarly on Nickelodeon that acted like a straight coon?
I mean they do look and sound alike…
yallcrazy says:
*hands MzWhang a fortune cookie to calm her down*
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*Pouring Uncle Ben’s rice on the floor* …kneel heffa!
P.S. It’s instant rice so u won’t have to kneel that long!
or maybe they used rusty scissors mzwhang
anyway i’m out this bytch
Razzle, betcha .99 she had a nose job!
I’m partial to wide noses cause I gots one!!
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Twin, you talmbout nikki, or the braxtons
now, to her credit she didnt get a YT nose, she just shaved that sukka down. but it was wider, & snoutish
candibfly says:
personally don’t have a problem with her nose job, i don’t think she went overboard with it like some folks who shall remain nameless.
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Who Michael Jackson? Toya Jackson? gwone and say it…
UMMM
Sandra ROSE
I just go an email stating that my password has been reset!
I DIDN’T DO IT!!!!!
a teacher in Minnesota who students say segregated black and special needs students…watch it on CNN
Razzle Dazzle Boo says:
mzwhang90210 says:
Rhi favors her grand dad to me.
Iono about a nose job tho..her nose kinda looks the same to me.
S/N— I AM so tired of these yt women with these bloated lips. Who the flickety fluck told them that chit is cute???
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Lisa Rhinna lips look like a loose p _ _ _y!
MsDivaRo says:
I’m partial to wide noses cause I gots one!!
Me too!
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YSoSrs says:
@FAYLA
Piss?
#thrifty
#frugal
#yuseminewhenicanusetheirs
She looked so pretty when she was 17. With all the money she has why are her grandparents living in that apartment in Brooklyn?
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WHO THE FUKC IS OUT THERE ON SOME BULLSHATT? AUNTIE PUT THEM ON BLAST!
A sixth grade teacher at a St. Paul public school is allegedly a raging racist.
According to a WCCO report, Tim Olmsted, a teacher at the Heights Community School on St. Paul’s East Side, told the five black students in his class that they are “fat, black, and stupid” and made them sit in the back of the classroom.
Olmsted is currently on paid leave
Razzle, betcha .99 she had a nose job!
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I think her lips look like an enlarged KLIT
Fayla aka IWhipIt..WhipItRealGood:) says:
YSoSrs says:
@FAYLA
Piss?
u gahd damb right! THAT’s y i’m drankin it ALL at work. using THEY terrlit tissha!
#thrifty
#frugal
#yuseminewhenicanusetheirs
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YALL
yo ass gone get in on this H2O challenge foe it’s all ova wit! 
Hello…ALL
Besides the nose job, I feel her pain. I lost my grandfather on May 7th and my brother on May 10th of this year. That is a pain that takes a lifetime to heal sometimes.
Choco aka Hippie says:
Razzle, betcha .99 she had a nose job!
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@ Diva
I think her lips look like an enlarged KLIT
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MSVALLDAY says:
She looked so pretty when she was 17. With all the money she has why are her grandparents living in that apartment in Brooklyn
MsValley
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I thought the same thing at first but then I thought…maybe they didn’t want to move. You know some older folks don’t want to leave their residences no matter what. Memories & all.
MsDivaRo says:
Choco aka Hippie says:
Razzle, betcha .99 she had a nose job!
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@ Diva
I think her lips look like an enlarged KLIT
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Razzle Dazzle Boo says:
candibfly says:
personally don’t have a problem with her nose job, i don’t think she went overboard with it like some folks who shall remain nameless.
The parents and the kids were nipped and tucked 
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Who Michael Jackson? Toya Jackson? gwone and say it
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Buy one get 5+ free
Gives a whole new meaning to the term “p—y lips”
candibfly says:
personally don’t have a problem with her nose job, i don’t think she went overboard with it like some folks who shall remain nameless.
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Tamar, Nikki Minaj, NeNe perhaps???
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nobawdy
WHO THE FUKC IS OUT THERE ON SOME BULLSHATT? AUNTIE PUT THEM ON BLAST!————————
take a breath mah lubs! dont
mzwhang90210 says:
@ Diva & Choc
Gives a whole new meaning to the term “p—y lips”
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IKR
Lucky704 says:
Hello…ALL
Besides the nose job, I feel her pain. I lost my grandfather on May 7th and my brother on May 10th of this year. That is a pain that takes a lifetime to heal sometimes.
Stay strong
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I was reading the post and thought oh she’s going to spare Rih Rih the Grease she usually throws as she spared Chris Brown earlier. Low & Behold. The last sentence
“Rihanna tweeted an old photo of herself posing with her “Grangran Dolly” at age 17 before the nose job that transformed her into an international beauty.”
WELP thought to soon. Gotta LOVE Auntie
P.S. She did get a tasteful noise job though. Like Bey’s. I would say.
yallcrazy says:
Fay, I am dealing with an infiltration here
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who fuggin wit you Yallcrazy?
Buy one get 5+ free The parents and the kids were nipped and tucked
i like NeNe’s nose though 
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Tamar, Nikki Minaj, NeNe perhaps???
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Razzle, they just jealous!
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Aight, yall better ask questions if my font don’t look like my font
MsDivaRo says:
yallcrazy says:
Fay, I am dealing with an infiltration here
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who fuggin wit you Yallcrazy?
I just rec’d an email from sr . com stating that I’d requested a password change.
@ Naija Tamar definitely needs to leave her face alone. That shyt is not cute
@ Yall..
With all the money she has why are her grandparents living in that apartment in Brooklyn?
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With her folk being West Indian, they probably wanted to stay there, they probably live in an West Indian neighborhood. Its more comfort of knowing your surroundings and the commonalities of the people in the same area.
MsDiva & Razzle
I’ve already let Auntie know
how its been around here 
Razzle Dazzle Boo says:
Buy one get 5+ free The parents and the kids were nipped and tucked
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Tamar, Nikki Minaj, NeNe perhaps???
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i like NeNe’s nose though
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it don’t look lik a flacid penis to you? no, ok…but I adore NeNe btw
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yew been hacked bew! it’s the RWS culprit 
WHO THE FUKC IS OUT THERE ON SOME BULLSHATT? AUNTIE PUT THEM ON BLAST!
MsDivaRo says:
I’m partial to wide noses cause I gots one!!
Yeah I gots a wide nose too….So I really cant tell the difference
yallcrazy says:
MsDivaRo says:
yallcrazy says:
Fay, I am dealing with an infiltration here
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who fuggin wit you Yallcrazy?
I just rec’d an email from sr . com stating that I’d requested a password change.
Gots to be a youngster with time on their hands
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Razzle
That chit ain’t cool though!!!!
Ty, see 53
Is my gravi still Whitney?
MsDivaRo and mzwhang90210
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Thanks Roses..
yallcrazy says:
Vdot, you wanna box?
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Sure. But
I don’t 
fair 
Ty says:
@ Naija Tamar definitely needs to leave her face alone. That shyt is not cute
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she gone end up like Michael…went from a brown skinned, full nosed, full lipped brotha to a pale white girl with no nose and no lips
Keesh says:
MsDivaRo says:
I’m partial to wide noses cause I gots one!!
Yeah I gots a wide nose too….So I really cant tell the difference
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MsOnederful says:
P.S. She did get a tasteful noise job though. Like Bey’s. I would say.
precisely! prolly went to the same doc
VDot says:
yallcrazy says:
Vdot, you wanna box?
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Sure. But
I don’t 
fair 
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*pushes Vdot to the side* Yew took too long!
I got drama yo! #wewillmeetagane
With all the money she has why are her grandparents living in that apartment in Brooklyn?
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With her folk being West Indian, they probably wanted to stay there, they probably live in an West Indian neighborhood. Its more comfort of knowing your surroundings and the commonalities of the people in the same area.
Plus its hard to get older people to change their surroundings
NaijaGal says:
Ty says:
@ Naija Tamar definitely needs to leave her face alone. That shyt is not cute
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she gone end up like Michael…went from a brown skinned, full nosed, full lipped brotha to a pale white girl with no nose and no lips
Did you say lick or suck on the first nose?!
#cantremember! 
And see 53
she gone end up like Michael…went from a brown skinned, full nosed, full lipped brotha to a pale white girl with no nose and no lips
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@ Yall…yes your gravi’s the same
@ Fay…Im going to get my knees done, I dont like being 5’1
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yew been hacked bew! it’s the RWS culprit 
WHO THE FUKC IS OUT THERE ON SOME BULLSHATT? AUNTIE PUT THEM ON BLAST!
They just jealous
(James Evans Heh Heh Heh laugh)
They wanna be my fonter
@yall..yo gravy got one tooth!!!
I kid, I kid!!!
YALLCRAY *lick*
as for #53, got my 12 gauge ready *even though ion know how to use it*
hey you hating ass lurker
They Told Him Don’t You Ever Come Around Here
Don’t Wanna See Your Face, You Better Disappear
The Fire’s In Their Eyes And Their Words Are Really Clear
So Beat It, Just Beat It
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With all the money she has why are her grandparents living in that apartment in Brooklyn?
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With her folk being West Indian, they probably wanted to stay there, they probably live in an West Indian neighborhood. Its more comfort of knowing your surroundings and the commonalities of the people in the same area.
Plus its hard to get older people to change their surroundings
For the most part West Indian parents and grandparents understand that their child’s success is their own and they are not entitled to it. Most of them are happy just being comfortable as they never want their child/grandchild to take on more than they should as they always remember what it took to get there. Well the maternal side at least
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So oprah and Tyler perry collabing for the own network I wonder how that will go
Hey Diva cute gravi hun
NaijaGal says:
YALLCRAY *lick*
as for #53, got my 12 gauge ready *even though ion know how to use it*
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I’m a good shot too!!!!
*takes 12 gauge from Naija* my daddy taught me how to shoot that 12 gauge
yallcrazy says:
They wanna be my fonter (James Evans Heh Heh Heh laugh)
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I Said You Wanna Be my fonter
You Got To Be my fonter
I Said You Wanna Be my fonter
You Got To Be my fonter
*shoutout to MJ RIP*
marquez269 says:
So oprah and Tyler perry collabing for the own network I wonder how that will go
oh lawd
Knees done
Ty says:
Hey Diva cute gravi hun
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thanks Ty!!!
Naija & MsDiva
marquez269 says:
So oprah and Tyler perry collabing for the own network I wonder how that will go
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So you ain’t tryna font hello today huh? I said hi to you several flights down
marquez269 says:
So oprah and Tyler perry collabing for the own network I wonder how that will go
The Network needs to be seasoned a bit 
Not sure how O’s other fanbase will adjust though
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That might work
I don’t see a nose job
her nose still fat 
@ keesh sorry so laye hunn. I feel like crap. This has been a rough recovery. TodayI woke up throwing up all day
Oh yeah i am in day 10. I have good days and bad. Today is one of the worst. But on a lighter note the hubby is loving the
I know its late but Rhi Rhi ain’t get no nose job, but her makeup artists do a helluva job contouring. I have seen recent pics of her without makeup and let’s just say she still got that nose that “sats” across her face aka bell pepper nose.
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MSVALLDAY says:
She looked so pretty when she was 17. With all the money she has why are her grandparents living in that apartment in Brooklyn
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MsValley
I thought the same thing at first but then I thought…maybe they didn’t want to move. You know some older folks don’t want to leave their residences no matter what. Memories & all.
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True cause it took an act of God to move my nana.