Laverne Cox caught up with Billboard’s Rania Aniftos & Jazzy on the red carpet at the Billboard Women in Music 2025.
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00:00I'm absolutely ready!
00:02You look so adorable. What's your name?
00:04My name is Jazzy. Nice to meet you.
00:06You look so good. I love your dress.
00:08I just interviewed you just a few months ago.
00:10I mean, it was so much...
00:12In LA, here in Billboard.
00:14So many faces, so much going on.
00:16I get it.
00:18Yes, hello, hello.
00:20I feel so tall.
00:22What do you want to talk about?
00:24I mean, you're the host for today, this evening.
00:26I mean, what can you tease for us
00:28when you're a hostess?
00:30Oh my gosh, I
00:32am just really excited about all the
00:34amazing women. These women inspire
00:36me. These women are
00:38incredible. I'm excited
00:40about every single one of them.
00:42We are also attempting
00:44six costume changes
00:46throughout the course of the night.
00:48There is a chance we might not make it to the sixth one
00:50or the fifth one.
00:52But we're going to try.
00:54It's been my dream
00:56to host an awards show and every time you see me on stage
00:58I'm in something new.
01:00We planned, we practiced
01:02and I'm a little nervous
01:04but we'll see.
01:06I mean, there's always the afterparty for the outfit as well.
01:08I didn't realize there was an afterparty. I'm going to be so tired
01:10after this. I've been up since like 6.30 this morning.
01:12An afterparty?
01:14This is the thing. When you work really hard, it's like
01:16an afterparty.
01:18I don't even think I can stand up.
01:20And I'm much older than you.
01:22How old are you? I'm 14.
01:24Oh God.
01:262015.
01:28Okay.
01:30The one thing I will say to you as a 14 year old
01:32is enjoy the metabolism.
01:34Absolutely.
01:36Your skin is gorgeous.
01:38There's something wonderful about, just try to be present.
01:40It's so hard.
01:42But the energy.
01:44There are things that get better
01:46and greater later
01:48but the metabolism.
01:50And stay curious.
01:52What has
01:54gotten me through my life is that
01:56I'm still a student.
01:58I'm still learning. I'm still thirsty
02:00for knowledge
02:02and curious. And I ask questions
02:04and I research
02:06and I really
02:08is a huge reason why
02:10I'm where I'm at today.
02:12Stay curious. Stay a student.
02:14Understood. And as you said, stay curious.
02:16That's great advice from me.
02:18Either way, thank you so much for that.
02:20Any performances tonight?
02:22Erykah Badu.
02:24Erykah Badu is such an icon.
02:26I'm great.
02:28I like just the idea.
02:30Dochi is not
02:32performing but I just want to see what she's wearing
02:34and what she's giving and the energy.
02:36Money Long. Oh my God.
02:38Miss Tina Knowles
02:40is being honored. Beyonce's mother.
02:42I just saw her a few weeks ago
02:44and it's so weird that I've met
02:46her and she knows who I am.
02:48We talked on the phone
02:50once even. I know.
02:52And she's such a
02:54when I think about her, I'm like
02:56you've birthed two
02:58amazing daughters. Literally.
03:00One of them is like
03:02one of the most incredible artists of like
03:04the past two generations.
03:06Girl.
03:08What's going on? The genetics.
03:10I know. The genes. And Solange
03:12is such a brilliant
03:14singer, songwriter, composer.
03:16She's composed for the ballet.
03:18They're
03:20incredible women.
03:22Work, Tina Knowles.
03:24I love it.
03:26Shout out to Tina Knowles, guys. Absolutely.
03:28Thank you so much, Laverne. We'll let you get back there.
03:30You stay an inspiration to us all.
03:32Thank you so much.
03:34Absolutely.
03:36This fit.
03:38Guys, make sure you check it all in. By the way,
03:40Dior by John Galliano,
03:42Spring Summer 2003.
03:44Oh, wow.
03:46I didn't even see that.
03:48I love that.