Rihanna and her mom were the most touching moment in the 2013 American
Music Awards which broadcast last Sunday. Rihanna, who is only 25-years-old, received the Icon Award. This award is usually not given to a singer
so young, but Rihanna has had an unprecedented 12 number 1 hits.
The Icon award was introduced to Rihanna by Bill Maher of the HBO series
Real Time. Upi * UPI *. reports that fans questioned why he was chosen for the task
because the couple seem like an unlikely pair. However, the choice of her
mom, Monica Fenty, to present the award to the singer was a big hit.
When presenting the award to her daughter, Rihanna’s mom had only good
things to say. According to *
Wonderwall* Wonderwall, she praised her daughter for always being
strong in the face of adversity, “I know the journey and your career has not always been an easy one. But tonight I applaud and admire you for being so strong and so positive and so humble and so focused." Rihanna for her part thanked her mother for always being supportive and a
good friend. She also thanked her mom for allowing her to quit school to
pursue her music career, ”I thank you for that yes because that was the beginning of it all.”