La La Anthony made her presence impossible to ignore at the 2026 TIME100 Gala, held April 23 at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. Dressed in a sleek Pajtim Raci design, the actress, producer and entrepreneur arrived as one of the evening’s most talked about guests and for good reason. It has been a banner year for Anthony, and the gala felt like a fitting celebration of everything she has been quietly and not so quietly building.
The TIME100 Gala brings together the most influential figures across culture, business and activism, and Anthony’s place among that group reflects just how far her reach has grown. She is no longer simply a familiar face from television or a celebrity with a side hustle. She is a full scale force operating across entertainment, beauty and social justice with equal conviction.
The Canvas Beauty moment that stopped TikTok
On Jan. 30, 2026, Anthony launched her collaboration with Canvas Beauty, founded by Stormi Steele, and what followed was something the beauty world had not quite seen before. The collection centered on a body glaze and a signature fragrance debuted through a 48 hour TikTok Shop Live stream that shattered engagement records across the platform in three distinct categories, total viewer hours logged during a live shopping event, units sold within a single 48 hour TikTok Shop window, and overall creator-driven engagement for a beauty launch on the platform.
Products sold out rapidly as fans tuned in from around the world, many staying for hours at a stretch. The emotional energy of that weekend the sleeplessness, the momentum, the sheer volume of support became one of the defining beauty stories of early 2026. For Anthony, the experience reinforced something she has long believed: that the relationship she has built with her audience is the engine behind everything she does.
More than a red carpet regular
What sets Anthony apart from other celebrities expanding into beauty and business is the breadth of what she is simultaneously managing. Beyond the Canvas Beauty partnership, she continues to work as a producer and actress, developing content that she describes as rooted in authenticity and lived experience. She is known to wake in the middle of the night with ideas for new shows and films, treating creativity less like a job and more like a compulsion she has learned to channel productively.
Her Three Sixty Program, focused on prison reform and community empowerment, is another pillar of her public identity. Anthony has made criminal justice advocacy a consistent part of her public platform, using interviews, appearances and her social media presence to elevate conversations about systemic change. Her Brooklyn roots remain central to how she talks about this work personal, grounded and urgent.
The skincare routine behind the glow
Anthony’s appearance at the TIME100 Gala also prompted conversation about her approach to beauty and self-care, which has clearly evolved with intention. She has spoken openly about moving away from the casual approach of her younger years toward a more deliberate nighttime routine that includes serums, eye creams and tools like the MediCube Booster Pro. Hydration and consistency are the two principles she returns to most often when discussing her skin.
Her fashion philosophy operates on similar terms: stay true to yourself regardless of the setting. Anthony is as comfortable in a designer gown on a red carpet as she is in sneakers and sweats during a long day in production. That comfort in her own skin literally and figuratively reads clearly in how she carries herself publicly.
What comes next for her expanding empire
With the Canvas Beauty collaboration now part of her legacy and her creative pipeline reportedly full, Anthony enters the second half of 2026 with considerable momentum. Industry observers and fans alike are watching closely to see which projects she announces next, knowing that her track record suggests whatever comes will be executed with the same blend of ambition and heart that has defined her career so far.
