Jennifer Lopez made a splash at Elle’s Women in Hollywood celebration at the Nya Studios in Los Angeles. The singer was one of the honorees of the night and was accompanied by her husband, Ben Affleck.
Other celebrities who walked the red carpet included Eva Longoria, Bella Ramsey, Jodie Foster, Jameela Jamil, Kerry Washington, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Alexandra Shipp, and many more.
Ahead of JLo being recognized for her work in Hollywood, she covered the magazine where she talked about coming into the industry.
“I really came in blind,” she told Elle. “I knew that I had a love of singing, dancing, performing, and acting—that was my big dream. When I entered into it, I didn’t know any of the logistics of Hollywood or how it worked or what I should be looking for. I learned everything as I went along.”
Lopez said that being Latina, she didn’t have the luxury of being able to pick and choose the projects she was involved with.
“I didn’t get called in for everything someone who wasn’t Latina would get called in for. I got called in for very specific things,” she noted. “As I started getting more leads here and there, I should have pulled back. I took that mindset with me instead of going, ‘I should only work with certain kinds of directors that I really want to work with. I should choose this material in a different way.’ I just wasn’t as particular as I could be, I think. And if I [could] start over, I think I would’ve done that.”
She continued, “I would’ve known that the director is really the helm of the project when you’re acting. Just like in singing, the producers you work with are very important. I knew that with music, but I didn’t quite understand it as much when I was younger about directors.”
Check out the photo gallery below of all the red carpet fashion looks of Elle’s Women in Hollywood celebration.
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2023 ELLE Women in Hollywood Red Carpet
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 05: (L-R) Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez attend ELLE’s Women In Hollywood Celebration at Nya Studios on December 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images,)
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2023 ELLE Women in Hollywood Red Carpet
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 05: Jennifer Lopez attends ELLE’s Women In Hollywood Celebration at Nya Studios on December 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images,)
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2023 ELLE Women in Hollywood Red Carpet
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez
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2023 ELLE Women in Hollywood Red Carpet
Eva Longoria
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2023 ELLE Women in Hollywood Red Carpet
Bella Ramsey and Jodie Foster
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2023 ELLE Women in Hollywood Red Carpet
Kerry Washington
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2023 ELLE Women in Hollywood Red Carpet
Sheryl Lee Ralph
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2023 ELLE Women in Hollywood Red Carpet
Alexandra Shipp
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2023 ELLE Women in Hollywood Red Carpet
Bella Ramsey
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2023 ELLE Women in Hollywood Red Carpet
Jodie Foster
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2023 ELLE Women in Hollywood Red Carpet
Eva Longoria and Annie Gonzalez
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2023 ELLE Women in Hollywood Red Carpet
Eva Longoria and Annie Gonzalez
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2023 ELLE Women in Hollywood Red Carpet
Alexandra Daddario
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2023 ELLE Women in Hollywood Red Carpet
Ariana Greenblatt
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2023 ELLE Women in Hollywood Red Carpet
Aida Osman
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2023 ELLE Women in Hollywood Red Carpet
KaMillion
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2023 ELLE Women in Hollywood Red Carpet
Jonica Booth
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2023 ELLE Women in Hollywood Red Carpet
Madison Beer
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2023 ELLE Women in Hollywood Red Carpet
Greta Lee
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2023 ELLE Women in Hollywood Red Carpet
Danielle Brooks
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2023 ELLE Women in Hollywood Red Carpet
Karen David
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2023 ELLE Women in Hollywood Red Carpet
Jameela Jamil
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2023 ELLE Women in Hollywood Red Carpet
Daisy O’Dell
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2023 ELLE Women in Hollywood Red Carpet
Nina García
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2023 ELLE Women in Hollywood Red Carpet
Lake Bell
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2023 ELLE Women in Hollywood Red Carpet
Phylicia Pearl Mpasi
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2023 ELLE Women in Hollywood Red Carpet
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 05: (L-R) Jennifer Lopez and Nina García attend ELLE’s Women In Hollywood Celebration at Nya Studios on December 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images,)
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