Few features are as popular or as hotly contested as our Bombshell of the Day!
Ladies from all over the globe send in their looks to be judged by one of the most critical style juries in the world! Thankfully the Bombshells below passed your chic test with flying colors.
Check out who made the cut:
1. Zeinabou from Miami
A shock of close cropped blonde hair was the perfect accent to Zeinabou’s edgy looks.
The blogger for TheShoeGawker.com credited her international travel as a source of inspiration for her style, which mixed seering colors with saucy slits and crop tops.
A whopping 2,182 of you voted in her poll, with 96% proclaiming, “Hot! Yes! Bombshell of the Week!”
Bombshell of the Year? Perhaps. Take a look back here.
2. Gugu from South Africa
You guys went Gaga for Gugu’s figure flattering pieces and flawless photography.
Haute heels, mirrored clutches, and skinny belts all added to her polished looks.
Yet another crowd favorite, Gugu’s poll garnered 1,137 votes, with 90% saying, “Boom! Pow! She’s a Bombshell!” Sun.kissed added, “Bombshell status! She’s serving the kids left and right! I love every look.”
See all her looks here.
3.Nikki from DC
Entrepreneur Nikki from DC seduced readers with her classic combinations and chic accents.
Structured pieces and fancy footwork were her specialty, along with flattering tops and sleek outerwear.
1,681 votes and 120 comments? You guys were very pleased. Reader You Left my Comments for Dead noted, “This that grown woman, about my business, swag! Love this!”
Review her looks here.
4. Magdalena from Poland
Magdalena was our first Polish Bombshell, and represented her country fabulously in a series of darker, brooding looks.
Mixing designer pieces with vintage finds, her ensembles were simple yet unique.
A! wrote, “Yaaaaaaaaas honey” and Beans gushed, “She’s edgy and adorable all at the same time! I really liked her looks!”
See more here.
5.Delecia from Brooklyn
Few Bombshells mixed prints as daringly as Delecia.
Aptly describing her style as “sophisticated and chic,” she flaunted flattering pencil skirts and edgy tops, posing for her life with each snap.
Her post received 111 comments, with fellow Bombshells saying, “Yeah, she did that,” and “Beautiful!! Beyond Fabulous!”
See her feature here.
We’ve featured Headbanger Accessories before, but were delighted to discover one of the fly fashionistas behind the brand.
Calling her style Modern Vintage Chic, she wrote, “I like to ” Rock to my own beat , but never off beat.””
She was Fashion Bomb approved with comments like, “Her style is EVERYTHING!!” and “Fashion bomb! Bang!”
See her full post here.
Well, that’s all, folks! Whose style did you like the most this year?
December 21, 2012 2:59 pm
Gugu and Zeinabou are #EPIC I had a hard time choosing.
December 21, 2012 3:05 pm
Definitely voting for my girl Delecia, know her personally and she is even more amazing that her pics.
December 21, 2012 3:08 pm
This was a tough one. They are all fab!!! May the best bombshell win :)
December 21, 2012 3:10 pm
Gugu and Zeinabou
December 21, 2012 3:27 pm
Zeinabou but Gugu is a close runner up!
December 21, 2012 3:28 pm
I’m surprised Abby of the 4 Aces wasn’t a nominee. Weird. http://fashionbombdaily.com/2012/08/17/fashion-bombshell-of-the-day-abby-from-nigeria/
December 21, 2012 3:34 pm
Ugh this is SO hard! I have to give it to Zeinabou: she truly stood out this year
December 21, 2012 3:35 pm
Zeinabou! Zeinabou!
December 21, 2012 3:40 pm
Zeinabou hands down.
December 21, 2012 3:46 pm
Can’t decide between Zeinabou and Gugu!!
SN:
I’m with Nuvo… no shade, but Abby could definitely replace one (or a few) of the current contestants in the running.
December 21, 2012 3:52 pm
wow! This hard
December 21, 2012 3:58 pm
Indeed they are all fab, but Gugu has my vote!
December 21, 2012 4:08 pm
I love Nikki’s style, and Delecia too!
December 21, 2012 4:14 pm
Shayla Bang and Gugu FTW! I know Shayla and love her spirit. Gugu is such a pretty woman and I like her style personality :)
December 21, 2012 4:16 pm
going w gugu, but i feel like there were better bombshells than a few of those selected.
December 21, 2012 4:25 pm
Zeinabou!
December 21, 2012 4:25 pm
My vote’s for Nikki, as I actually follow her blog and she’s every bit Fabulous! Gugu comes in close 2nd though – she’s killin’ it!
December 21, 2012 4:26 pm
Zeinabou SERRRVVVVEEDDD it. Gotta give it to her for that
December 21, 2012 4:32 pm
Zeinabou!!
December 21, 2012 4:35 pm
I voted twice:-) #Dontjudgeme
December 21, 2012 4:36 pm
I had to vote for my Shay-Bay! Zeinabou did the damn thang too though!
Bookmarking this post to swagger jack all these ladies at a later date. Thanks! :D
December 21, 2012 4:41 pm
Zeinabou!
December 21, 2012 4:58 pm
Nicki from DC!!
December 21, 2012 5:37 pm
*Drops vote* Delecia!
December 21, 2012 5:50 pm
“Posing for her life” :lolz: All these girls were good but a few others were left off the 2012 nomination list. Kudos to all these bombshells and bombers for putting themselves out her for us to natter about. Bravery and fierceness: keep it up even if you got “bad” comments.
December 21, 2012 5:52 pm
Nicki from DC!!!
December 21, 2012 6:21 pm
#1. Gugu
#2. Delecia
December 21, 2012 6:30 pm
Zeinabou and Magdelena handsdown!!! I am feeling ole girl from Oakland as well!!!!!
December 21, 2012 6:34 pm
Wow. I’m really shocked. I was sure Abby from Nigeria would be included on this list…
My vote is for Magdalena hands down.
December 21, 2012 6:39 pm
I voted for Nikki from DC. I loved her style!
December 21, 2012 6:54 pm
Miami…I’ve been following her since her post. But where is Fashion is My Thing??????????????????????????
December 21, 2012 6:59 pm
Zainabou
December 21, 2012 7:07 pm
Zeinabou from Miami hands down!
December 21, 2012 7:15 pm
Where is Abby? She was hands down my favorite bombshell of the year. Plus, she had like 96% votes for bombshell of the week. She should be included in this poll.
December 21, 2012 7:27 pm
I agree Claire…
posted by B
December 21, 2012 7:15 pm
Where is Abby? She was hands down my favorite bombshell of the year. Plus, she had like 96% votes for bombshell of the week. She should be included in this poll.
December 21, 2012 7:38 pm
Jillian from Miami also needs to be on this list. I remember her getting close to 2500 votes, with almost 90% being “bombshell”. Can we please compile this list again?
December 21, 2012 7:39 pm
I will have to agree with some persons on here. Where is Abby from Nigeria? Anyway I voted for Zeinabou and I love her blog :-)
December 21, 2012 7:43 pm
They are all great, but because they are more my style: Brooklyn and Nikki.
December 21, 2012 7:57 pm
Very tight! All of these women have great personal style. I voted for Nikki from DC, but the Oaktown girl was a close second for me.
I also liked Abby from Nigeria. I almost nominated her in the nominations post. Hate that she didnt make the top 5. Next year, be sure to nominate YOUR own personal favorite. Claire pulls nominees directly from OUR nominations. (If I’m being obnoxious [with the capitalizations], I apologize.)
Happy Holidays Bombshells :-).
December 21, 2012 8:04 pm
Again, for everyone taking issue with who’s on the list: I asked you guys for nominations a week ago, above are the people who were nominated the most. In most entries, people didn’t even bother to name anyone for Bomber/Bombshell of the Year, and just left a question mark. If you think someone should be included, let me know when I ask, not after the fact. Fashionisto and Fashionista of the year are still open for nominations, let it be known before the post goes up. Thanks!
December 21, 2012 8:12 pm
I dont’ know this is a really hard decision… it’s def between Gugu and Zeinabou cuz they both were ah-mazing!
December 21, 2012 8:42 pm
It was a hard pick between Zeinabou who’s blog I love and Gugu whom I was introduced to through this blog. I gave it to Gugu though. She needs a blog asap! What’s up with that? I too was pulling for my girl Jillian to make the list!
December 21, 2012 8:47 pm
Claire, are the nominations still open? Not very many people are happy with the 2012 selections. Are you considering a revote?
December 21, 2012 9:15 pm
Maybe we should include more bombshells in the pool to give everyone that deserved it a fair chance. These three should be there:
Jillian: http://fashionbombdaily.com/2012/01/19/fashion-bombshell-of-the-day-jillian-from-miami/
Mari: http://fashionbombdaily.com/2012/06/15/fashion-bombshell-of-the-day-mari-from-new-york/
Abby: http://fashionbombdaily.com/?cx=partner-pub-4761670803655865%3A0520069490&cof=FORID%3A10&ie=UTF-8&q=abby&sa=Search&siteurl=fashionbombdaily.com%2F&ref=&ss=997j440577j4
December 21, 2012 10:39 pm
This was definitely tough, all the girls are bombshells! I have to give it to Zeinabou from Miami.
December 21, 2012 10:56 pm
Very BLAH!
December 21, 2012 10:56 pm
Shayla has so much personality.. It comes thru n all her photos.. Love her.. She is straight Bay
December 21, 2012 11:02 pm
Abby and Mari I think I like bettr than anybody.. I agree with K.. Add them to the list
December 21, 2012 11:22 pm
Since I electronically stalker The Shoe Gawker (Zeinabou), I obviously have to vote for her. lol. Her style is amazing.
December 21, 2012 11:40 pm
Delecia is so sexy
December 22, 2012 12:48 am
My comment disappeared into thin air lol. In future, it might help to compile the top fashion bombshells using the votes/stats from their ‘Fashion bombshell of the Day’ feature. E.g. the top five might have fallen into the 2,500-3,000 votes range. Rather than taking nominations from the readers at the end of the year. I hope this makes sense.
To the fashion bomb team, you have done an amazing job for the year. Thank you all!
December 22, 2012 2:16 am
I loooove Shayla; she’s young and fun!
December 22, 2012 3:28 am
i saw better fashion bombs this year..Zainabou is the only person who should b here,no offence …the other ladies were ok
December 22, 2012 7:42 am
Zeniabou looks were so boring and very ordinary! Mag and Delecia rocked it just goes to how most people have no true sense of style
December 22, 2012 9:49 am
this was soooo hard to choose from.
December 22, 2012 10:49 am
Nicki nicki nickI !! I love her looks
December 22, 2012 11:33 am
not sure where RLOTT is coming from, nothing basic at all!!! voted Zeinabou Bad Bixxh!
December 22, 2012 11:48 am
I vote for Ms Gugu ANY DAY!!!!
December 22, 2012 12:07 pm
SHAYLA from Oakland had most unique style. She is surely a fashion bomb!
December 22, 2012 1:21 pm
Gugu. Oh and Deuellah the guy.
December 22, 2012 1:43 pm
Honestly, it is really difficult to choose – we love them all :)
December 22, 2012 2:19 pm
Zeniabou
December 22, 2012 4:12 pm
Gugu, Delecia & Zeinabou
December 22, 2012 5:02 pm
I love love love Gugu’s style!!! She definitely gets my vote!
December 22, 2012 6:15 pm
Gugu and Zeinabou are haute! — hard to choose between the two. I also really liked Abby and the Girls Off Fifth sisters this year. Thanks for the inspiration, ladies.
December 22, 2012 7:25 pm
Once I saw Zeinabou in the running for this category it was a wrap for the rest of the contestants…they’re all faboulous in there own right but Zeinabou has this hands down , IMO
December 22, 2012 7:26 pm
Ok FBD team, if the lord speaks to you to do a re-vote, we will totally vote for this girl below. Her submissions got 95% bombshell status with numerous comments, among which ppl even nominated her for fashion bombshell of the year.
http://fashionbombdaily.com/2012/08/17/fashion-bombshell-of-the-day-abby-from-nigeria/
December 22, 2012 9:26 pm
i voted “bombshell” for each one of these fashion bombshells, but
#1 Zeinabou & #2 Delecia are my all time favorites this year. they definitely slayed the competition.
December 22, 2012 9:49 pm
Zen!
December 22, 2012 9:54 pm
They all looked great very tough choice
December 22, 2012 10:23 pm
I loved every one of Delecia’s look. Her style really rocks.
December 22, 2012 10:26 pm
Shayla’s very versatile now that’s a TRUE bombshell.
December 23, 2012 2:44 am
ZEINABOU all day everyday! When you walk with her in the streets the whole street stops to stare. Show stopper this one. Literally.
December 23, 2012 9:20 am
Zeinabou definitely..
December 23, 2012 2:55 pm
Wow! How is jillian from miami (nusophisticate) not one of them?! Thats crazy! She’s definitely one of this years best bombshells. *disappointed*
December 23, 2012 4:29 pm
Zeinabou just didn’t leave my mind since I’ve seen her on this website. I keep her style in mind when I dress up! I just loved everything from her. She has always been the bombshell of the year for me!
December 24, 2012 11:19 am
Not impressed with the latest bombs but these are close calls because they all are just ………………
December 24, 2012 2:01 pm
So agree Nuvo :) Abby was the truth!! http://fashionbombdaily.com/2012/08/17/fashion-bombshell-of-the-day-abby-from-nigeria/
December 24, 2012 9:59 pm
This list is bad. None of these women were memorable to me.
December 25, 2012 12:24 am
Abby & Mari should be included… REVOTE!
December 25, 2012 12:40 am
Abby Abby Abby!!!
My Christmas wish is for us to get a re-vote, pretty please!!
December 25, 2012 12:48 am
That said, Nikki and Delicia are killing it!
December 25, 2012 1:00 am
Abby of 4aces should have definitely been included, I think it was a bit biased to not include her as she has better style then half of the girls above. Very disappointed!
December 25, 2012 9:53 am
Nikki and Gugu have my vote!
December 26, 2012 1:10 am
I’m sorry,but shayla shouldn’t even be on the list. She is different,but not in a good way. The chick from poland is strictly editorial! Delicia gets my vote! The chick from Miami with the short hair is stylish,but the girl from south africa had way more diversity in her style.
December 26, 2012 8:24 am
1. Zeinabou
2. Gugu
3. Nikki
In that order!
December 26, 2012 10:21 am
Call me crazy, but shouldn’t the bombshell and bomber be chosen based on who garnered the most votes, and the percentage of those votes for fashion bombshell. 95% of almost 2400 voters said Abby was bombshell of the week. Furthermore, who really has the time to go back through EVERY fashionbombshell posting to find out the names of their fav fashionista,to vote for, MONTHS after the fact…seriously?
December 26, 2012 11:03 am
@StoptheMadness and Abby stans: stop the madness. We’re not going to go back in and rejigger this whole post to accommodate one person. Just like you guys don’t have time to go back and revisit old posts–neither do we. The people nominated obviously stood out and left a lasting impression, which led to their nominations. Abby was great–agreed–but for many of you she was clearly an afterthought.
Just like an election, you can’t throw someone in in the 11th hour. If you loved her so much, you should’ve nominated her at the proper time. Simple.
December 26, 2012 12:30 pm
I cannot understand how Abby’s family members and friends ( coz clearly y’all are “stanning” a bit too damn much! ) did not take the time out of their lives to NOMINATE her if ya’ll feel so strongly about the fact that she was not listed above, I can’t stand people who are given OPTIONS and then complain when they don’t voice their opinion…. HAVE A SEAT!! the people chosen are unique and as Claire said clearly stood out enough for them to be nominated… NO HATE ABBY IS GORGEOUS AND STYLE IS ON POINT but don’t sit behind your computer all day complaining maybe next year you all will PAY ATTENTION. congrats to all the FAB nominations who DESERVED IT!
December 26, 2012 1:12 pm
Definitely not an Abby family member or friend, just someone who thinks she has better style/looks than the ladies nominated and should have been up here. She stood out in my mind. However, you are right, I should have paid more attention and nominated her… I just missed when the nominations were open.
December 26, 2012 1:19 pm
With 95% voting bombshell, Abby is clearly not an “afterthought”.
December 26, 2012 1:20 pm
And I’m neither her family member nor friend, just someone who thinks she has better style than all of these ladies, but you are right, she should have been nominated. I just missed the nomination window.
December 26, 2012 1:26 pm
Abby? The one with 20 pounds of makeup on her face. No!
December 26, 2012 1:29 pm
Not criticizing the FBD staff, but I agree that the bombshell should be chosen from those who garnered most votes through the year. Asking for nominations from memory is tough cause simply, it’s a long year and people in general have short memories, so they are likely to choose people featured towards end of year.
In addition to Abby, I agree that both Jillian and Mari should have been candidates as well.
December 26, 2012 1:34 pm
One lesson to be learned if nominations remain on a “name drop based on memory basis” is that if you want to be nominated, wait till towards end of year to submit your entry.
Of the 6 nominated, 1 is from July, 2 from October, 1 in November and 2 from December.
December 27, 2012 10:34 am
The girl from Poland is everything!! How does she have 5%? of votes smh!! I can only assume because she a white girl & is gothic?? Her over all looks are polished and effortless so she’s my #1! 2nd vote goes to Brooklyn, 3rd is Compton!
Sn: Claire there where a lot of better nominees than these picks!
December 27, 2012 10:39 am
I dont see anything special about the girl abby btw…..
December 27, 2012 11:31 am
Shayla from Oakland ALL DAY!!!
December 28, 2012 12:44 pm
I absolutely agree that the nominations for FBOTY should be those who garnered the most positive votes. Although Zeinabou was by far my FBOTY, I could not remember her name and going back into the archives is just too much. I didn’t even remember Abby until she was mentioned in the comments and although I loved both her (and she should have been up there) and Gugu, Zeinabou is it for me.
December 29, 2012 10:11 am
Zeinabou or Gugu for FBOTY! I follow both on instagram and I have to be honest..even though I love both pretty much equally, my vote went to Zeinabou primarily because of her shoe game! :)
December 29, 2012 10:29 am
Abby, Mari?
December 29, 2012 10:37 am
A B B Y ? M A R I?
December 29, 2012 10:38 am
THIS LIST IS USELESS WITHOUT A B B Y AND M A R I ON IT
January 2, 2013 7:44 pm
Is there a cash prize!? 0_0 #neverthatserious
January 6, 2013 7:08 am
You guys are forgetting Fisayo of http://www.mirrorme.me. Only Zeinabou from this list can actually dress!