There are several wax figures of her displayed around the world.
Rihanna's wax figure at Madame Tussauds New York in Times Square.
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As of 2013, Rihanna had eight different wax figures displayed in Madame Tussauds wax museums around the world.
The most recent, which can be seen at the New York Times Square location, took four months to create.
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She has a street named after her in Barbados.
The block she grew up on is named after her.
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According to Billboard, the street Rihanna grew up on in Barbados was renamed from Westbury New Road to Rihanna Drive.
The superstar attended the naming ceremony on Barbados Independence Day in 2017.
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Rihanna has gotten vocal lessons from fellow musician Ne-Yo.
He gave her voice lessons.
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Although she never received formal vocal training, Rihanna did take informal lessons from fellow R&B singer Ne-Yo in 2007.
"When I'm in the studio, he'll tell me how to breathe and stuff," she told MTV. The pair were reportedly working on new music together when the lessons occurred.
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Rihanna wasn't allowed to wear makeup growing up.
Rihanna now owns her own makeup line.
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Although she's now a beauty mogul, Rihanna wasn't allowed to wear makeup growing up.
"My mom wasn't flexible. I wore no makeup," she told InStyle in 2017.
Rihanna also said her love of all things beauty related came from watching her mother work at a beauty counter when she was growing up.
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She said she's witnessed a few exorcisms.
Rihanna said she witnessed several exorcisms growing up in Barbados.
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In the video, Rihanna recounts one of her experiences that happened at a church where a girl "went out of control" and everyone heard a "different voice."
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She made a guest appearance on "Bates Motel" in 2017.
Rihanna on "Bates Motel."
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The superstar is known for her roles in films like "Ocean's 8" and "Home," but many fans may be surprised to learn that she made a two-episode guest appearance on A and E Network's "Bates Motel" in 2017.
In addition to being involved in several of her own nonprofits, including the Clara Lionel Foundation, Rihanna hosts a highly successful charity ball every year called the Diamond Ball.
Rihanna sometimes sneaks into her audience before shows.
Rihanna says she has a drink before shows to calm her nerves.
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Rihanna's preshow rituals include a diluted shot and sometimes sneaking into the audience to watch the opening act.
She told Esquire in 2011 that she takes the shot to calm her nerves before every show.
"My personal assistant slash bartender brings me a shot that she dilutes with a little something so it's not so harsh, like orange juice or soda water and lime," she said.
While she's sipping her drink, she watches the opening act from her dressing room or from the audience if she has the proper attire.
"Sometimes I go out into the audience. I put on a really big hoodie and sneak out there," she told Esquire.
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She holds a few different Guinness World Records.
Rihanna holds several world records for her music.
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One of her most successful songs topped the charts for 10 weeks in a row.
A scene from the "We Found Love" music video.
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In 2011, Rihanna saw major success with her song "We Found Love" featuring DJ Calvin Harris. The song topped the charts for 10 weeks in a row and was on the Top 100 charts for nearly a year.
Harris later told The Sun that the song completely changed his career, according to New Musical Express magazine.
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Don't try to bring an umbrella to her shows.
A scene from the "Umbrella" music video.
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After "Umbrella" became a hit in 2008, Rihanna had to ban umbrellas from her shows due to heightened security risks.
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"Umbrella" wasn't originally written for Rihanna.
The song was supposed to be for Britney Spears.
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Rihanna's hit song almost wasn't hers.
According to Vice, the song was originally written for Britney Spears, who rejected the offer. It was then offered to both Mary J. Blige and Def Jam Records.
Blige wasn't able to finalize the deal, so the record label was able to purchase the song for Rihanna.
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Rihanna signed her first record deal at 16 years old, and Jay-Z played a role in the offer.
Jay-Z helped Rihanna get her big break.
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After an audition for record producer Evan Rogers in 2003, Rihanna produced a demo in 2004 and was later flown to New York to meet with Jay-Z, the then-president of the Def Jam record label.
He wanted to sign Rihanna so badly that the label's meeting with her reportedly went until 3 a.m. while the lawyers ironed out all the details.
At the age of 16, Rihanna signed a contract with the label.
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She received military training in Barbados.
Rihanna was in a military program in Barbados.
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Before she became a worldwide phenomenon, Rihanna was an army cadet in a sub-military program in Barbados, the singer's home country.
In the same Daily Mail interview, she told the publication that her military training actually helped her to compete in the beauty pageant.
"My military training came in handy for learning to balance books on my head for the catwalk," she said.
"That's what drill sergeants do. We boss cadets around, we make them do push-ups ... especially when they show up on the parade square late," she said.
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Rihanna won a beauty pageant in high school.
She said she entered the pageant on a dare.
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In 2004, a year before her first hit single "Pon de Replay" was released, Rihanna won her high-school beauty pageant. She was crowned Miss Combermere, in part, because of her performance of Mariah Carey's "Hero" in the talent portion.
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