Doechii was honored for her musical prowess and innovation on Monday at the 2025 BET Awards in Los Angeles, during which she received the award for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist. The 26-year-old rapper and singer, who earlier this year took home the Grammy for Best New Artist, celebrated the night with floor-length braids styled by her longtime hair architect, Malcolm Marquez.

The “Denial Is a River” creator collaborated with Marquez, drawing on her signature style and persona to create a fresh take. While the spiral braids on top of her head felt particularly familiar, the five-foot extensions swinging across her left shoulder were something new.

The elongated braids were low-key in comparison to the abstract, sculpted hair Marquez has created for her in the past. However, Marquez typically adds a braided element in many of her looks. Doechii’s hair for the Grammy Awards was a braided crown extension tied on top of her head. Oppositely, Marquez put her in an afro for the 2025 Met Gala and flattened her hair, adding a front fringe and folding the spikey ends on top of her head for her Dazed cover shoot.

Her BET Awards makeup was light, consisting of full brows, lash extensions, brown lip liner and a clear gloss. Doechii has famously worked with artist Dee, whose client list includes Ayo Edebiri, but it’s not certain whether they were responsible for this glam.

Doechii was also a Miu Miu girl on Monday, posing in an all-red, two-piece skirt and bandeau top set with the brand’s yellow suede Arcadie bag, layered belts and colorful bangles. Her acrylic nails were also the star of the show, square-cut and painted in an ombré red and gold on one hand and an iridescent amber on the other. Doechii’s stylist Sam Woolf also put her in see-through, orange shades, wood hoops and Jimmy Choo sandals with purple flower accents.

Back in February, Doechii made her rounds through fashion week, attending all of the major shows and opening the runway for Dsquared2’s fall 2025 Milan presentation. Her runway debut saw her emerge out of an armored truck to her own track, “Nissan Altima.” Instead of braids, Doechii’s hair was teased up, blown out and curled, shining as the flood lights hit her.