Grace Jones Through The Years: Photos Of The Model/Singer’s Wildest Moments

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Julianne Ishler

May 19, 2023 11:03AM EDT

Grace Jones is a model and musician, known for her one-of-a-kind style. Celebrate her birthday with photos here.

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Grace Jones: Her Wildest Photos

Grace Jones: Her Wildest Photos — Grace Jones, born 19 May 1948, is a Jamaican model, singer, and actress, known for her wild style and electric stage presence. A pioneer of dance music, she began her career as a model, working with brands like Yves St. Laurent and appearing on the cover of Vogue. A music career followed in the late 70s, with hits like ‘Slave To The Rhythm’. While she started with disco influences, Grace’s style evolved to include shades of reggae, funk, post-punk, and pop music. In the 80s Grace began appearing in films, with credits that include ‘Conan the Destroyer’, ‘A View to a Kill’, and ‘Vamp’.

Here, Grace Jones puts on a pleather bustier, painted bodysuit, and wild mask to perform at Downs Festival in Bristol, UK on Aug. 31, 2019. There was no way anyone was bored by her performance.

Want to see more Grace Jones? Click through the gallery for some of her wildest moments through the years.

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Grace Jones In 2021

Grace Jones In 2021 — Grace Jones on stage appears on stage at the Icon Ball in aid of NHS Charities Together and Well Child in London on Sep. 17, 2021. Her sparkling suit and mesh fascinator went great together.

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Grace Jones At The ICON Gala

Grace Jones At The ICON Gala — Grace Jones brings the drama to the ICON Gala in London on Sep. 17, 2021. She showed off her legs in a velvet leotard and sparkling jacket.

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Grace Jones Hits The Red Carpet

Grace Jones Hits The Red Carpet — Grace Jones on the red carpet of The Icon Ball in 2021. She was all laughs.

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Grace Jones In 2019

Grace Jones In 2019 — Grace Jones on the catwalk of Tommy Hilfiger’s Fall Winter 2019 fashion show during Paris Fashion Week on Mar. 2, 2019. She wore a little gold bodysuit and red boots.

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Grace Jones Walks Tommy Hilfiger

Grace Jones Walks Tommy Hilfiger — Grace Jones throws a hand up while on the catwalk. Her look was so disco.

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Grace Jones’s Mohawk

Grace Jones’s Mohawk — Grace Jones performs at the Wireless Festival at Hyde Park, London. Her headdress looked like a mohawk.

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Grace Jones In 2017

Grace Jones In 2017 — Grace Jones is so glam at the 2017 TIFF premiere of ‘Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami’ in Toronto, Canada on Sep. 7, 2017. Her crochet shawl was so chic.

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Grace Jones In 2015

Grace Jones In 2015 — Grace Jones strikes a pose at a book signing for her tome ‘I’ll Never Write My Memoirs’ in New York on Sep. 29, 2015. She wore a hat, shiny black top, and leggings with open-toe shoes.

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Grace Jones Performs In 2015

Grace Jones Performs In 2015 — Grace Jones on stage during the British Summer Time concert in Hyde Park, London on Jun. 21, 2015. She had on a trench coat and face paint.

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Grace Jones In 2014

Grace Jones In 2014 — She’s got pipes! Grace Jones serenades the audienec during On Blackheath Festival in Londo on Sep. 13, 2014.

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Grace Jones In 2014

Grace Jones In 2014 — Grace Jones at the Battersea Power Station Summer Party in London. It was Apr. 30, 2014.

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Grace Jones In 2012

Grace Jones In 2012 — God save the queen! Grace Jones performs at The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace in London on Jun. 4, 2012

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Grace Jones At Studio 54

Grace Jones At Studio 54 — Grace Jones at the opening night of Studio 54. She was ready for a wild night.

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Grace Jones In 1981

Grace Jones In 1981 — Grace Jones in London in Oct. of 1981. She had a buzzed head, and was known for her striking androgynoous look.

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Grace Jones & Eddie Murphy In 1985

Grace Jones & Eddie Murphy In 1985 — Eddie Murphy and Grace Jones take a snap at the afterparty for the ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ premiere in London on Jan. 24, 1985. He wore a striped suit and she had on wild makeup with gloves and a strapless leather ensemble.

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‘A View To Kill’

‘A View To Kill’ — Grace Jones in 1985’s ‘A View To A Kill’. The James Bond flick was from the Roger Moore era.

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Grace Jones In ‘A View To Kill’

Grace Jones In ‘A View To Kill’ — Dangerously sexy! Grace Jones proves she’s got killer instincts in a fight scene from 1985’s ‘A View To A Kil’.

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Grace Jones In 1991

Grace Jones In 1991 — Grace Jones looks super sexy as she poses in a 1991 photoshoot in New York City. She wore a bustier, tiny shorts, stockings, and high boots with a reflective stripe.

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Grace Jones In 2006

Grace Jones In 2006 — Grace Jones is so chic as she attends the ‘Bond Girls’ Reunion to celebrate Delta Air Lines newest International route between New York and London on Nov. 1, 2006. Her gold plisse ensemble fanned out fabulously.

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Grace Jones On ‘Friday Night With Jonathan Ross’

Grace Jones On ‘Friday Night With Jonathan Ross’ — Grace Jones dons a little silver hat on ‘Friday Night with Jonathan Ross’ on May 22, 2009. Her look also included a cage skirt.

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