Washington: Rihanna was honored with Fashion Icon Award 2014 at the annual Council of Fashion Designers of America awards. Designer Zac Posen said that it has been an incredible journey as the 'Umbrella' singer is a risk taker and knows what she likes.


Rihanna with her Fashion Icon award at the 2014 CFDA fashion awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center in New York. Pic/AFP

The 26-year-old singer has all the right ingredients like ambition, strength, and also vulnerability to be a huge superstar and her occasional use of shock value has kept her balanced with her classy beauty, he added.