90th Academy Awards: Tiffany Haddish Red Carpet Outfit

March 4, 2018 7:27 PM EST

90th Annual Academy Awards Oscars red carpet dresses suits outfits — Tiffany Haddish attends the 90th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4.Jeff Kravitz—FilmMagic/Getty Images

Tiffany Haddish’s red carpet outfit for 90th Academy Awards honored her Eritrean heritage.

The Girls Trip breakout star, who will present at the Oscars, said she wore the traditional dress as a nod to her late father, who was from Eritrea. “He said one day I would end up here, and if I ever end up at the Oscars to honor my people,” she said on ABC’s red carpet broadcast. “So I’m honoring my fellow Eritreans.”

Haddish called herself the “princess of Eritrea” as she made her way down the red carpet — and her royal look won several admirers online.

😭🇪🇷 I'm so happy. Thank you Tiffany Haddish! #oscars #habesha https://t.co/x3QFXYSvZd
— relief happy - فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا (@YSaidDream) March 5, 2018

OH MY GOD TIFFANY HADDISH!!! 💗💗💗💗 pic.twitter.com/6uGBH0SxpV
— Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) March 4, 2018

Tiffany Haddish, dressed like an Eritrean queen and musing about Kobe Bryant and tonight's true shattered barriers: "Like, he's the first NBA player to even be nominated for an Oscar. This is, like, historicaaal."
— Wesley Morris (@Wesley_Morris) March 5, 2018

@TiffanyHaddish took over the red carpet like the Queen she is😍😍👏🏾. We love her highlighting her Eritrean roots in this beautiful gown in memory of her dad. #Oscars90 pic.twitter.com/kQx9YJEsFD
— The Hues Company (@HuesBox) March 5, 2018

Omg Tiffany Haddish. She already won.
— cher vincent (@chermusings) March 5, 2018

The Internet Is Loving Tiffany Haddish’s Look on the Oscars Red Carpet

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