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23 Celebs Who Prove That Black Don't Crack

Maybe they were born with it? Maybe it's Maybelline? Nah, they were totally born with it.

Posted on October 25, 2013, 19:34 GMT

BuzzFeed Staff

1. Prince

Age: 55Looks like: The 1979 version of PrinceSecret of youth: An exfoliant made of crushed B.B. King records

2. Diahann Carroll

Age: 78Looks like: Everything you've ever wished and hoped to be in your lifeSecret of youth: The direct favor and blessings of the Ancestors

3. LL Cool J

Age: 45Looks like: His mama just told him to knock you out, like, yesterdaySecret of youth: The constant lip licking

4. Bianca Lawson

Age: 34Looks like: A teenager, which explains why she's been playing them for the last 20 yearsSecret of youth: Cardio via marathon line dancing sessions

5. Lenny Kravitz

Age: 49Looks like: The senior you had a crush on your freshman yearSecret of youth: Weekly body wraps with kente-print cloth

6. Tyra Banks

Age: 39Looks like: She just won America's Next Top ModelSecret of youth: Blue Magic hair grease

7. Sade

Age: 54Looks like: That friend of your mom's that you always had a secret crush onSecret of youth: The kiss of liiiiiiife

8. Rozonda "Chili" Thomas

Age: 42Looks like: This 21-year-old holding a bottle between T-Boz and Left Eye Secret of youth: That perfectly sculpted baby hair

9. Nia Long

Age: 42Looks like: She's about to go confront Deebo for hitting FelishaSecret of youth: A daily smoothie made of avocado, banana, and Lena Horne's tears

10. Halle Berry

Age: 47Looks like: She just broke up with Eddie MurphySecret of youth: Red Kool-Aid facials

11. Stacey Dash

Age: 46Looks like: She's on her way to meet up with Cher at the mallSecret of youth: Curry face moisturizer

12. Iman

Age: 58Looks like: Ms. Trinidad's daughterSecret of youth: Goo gobs of cocoa butter

13. Pharell Williams

Age: 40Looks like: He just handed Teddy Riley for verse he wrote for him on "Rump Shaker"Secret of youth: Cetaphil. No, really.

14. Blair Underwood

Age: 49Looks like: He just discovered Sheila E. in the BronxSecret of youth: Only juices and berries.

15. Naomi Campbell

Age: 43Looks like: She's headed to her 30th birthday partySecret of youth: Sleeps on a satin pillowcase weaved of Prince's hair

16. Angela Bassett

Age: 55Looks like: She just finished shaking a tail feather Secret of youth: A facial toner made of old copies of Jet

17. Gabrielle Union

Age: 40Looks like: The girl you and your best friend fought overSecret of youth: Pot liquor

18. Sanaa Lathan

Age: 42Looks like: She just played Quincy in a game of one-on-oneSecret of youth: A daily cup of green tea with a dash of Louisiana hot sauce

19. Tina Turner

Age: 73Looks like: She just left Ike yesterdaySecret of youth: Lots and lots of this

20. Will Smith

Age: 45Looks like: He just enrolled at Bel-Air AcademySecret of youth: The "Jump On It" dance

21. Jada Pinkett-Smith

Age: 42Looks like: She just graduated from HillmanSecret of youth: A coconut oil and sweet tea deep conditioner

22. Rachel True

Age: 46Looks like: She was just carded at her favorite barSecret of youth: A monthly spades tournament

23. Morgan Freeman

Age: 187Looks like: Your granddadSecret of youth: Was born old, so he's looked the same age forever

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