The first African-American woman to host the Academy Awards, she went on to host three more times. She's even won one of the 8.5-pound statuettes, so she knows what they're all about! If you're not convinced, watch her come down from a harness in the auditorium's ceiling and then sashay her way down the aisle wearing a gold number with feathers. Let's see anyone else do that.
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