ABC Journalist Linsey Davis On Prepping For The 2025 Oscars Red Carpet
Updated March 3, 2025 It’s around 1 p.m. a day after the 2025 Oscars and journalist Linsey Davis is still energized from the evening. The “World News Tonight” anchor who also anchors the weekday show “Prime With Linsey Davis” tells me over a Zoom call that feeling the buzz on the red carpet was a respite from much of the news she regularly dissects on television. Another shift? The gown she wore to this year’s Oscar Awards was an elevatedsrc="https://www.essence.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/176441_MP2_1728-scaled.jpg" alt="ABC Journalist Linsey Davis On Prepping For The 2025 Oscars Red Carpet" width="400" height="266" />ABC/Matt Petit “I’m a power suit lady,” Davis shares. This statement is on brand for the journalist and host. Though she leans on suits in various hues ranging from magenta, royal blue, and yellow, it’s never in a way that makes her clothing feel truncated or stuffy. “I often dress to fit the moment of a particular interview or particular event that we’re covering. I just try and be mindful in that way,” she explained.When I ask Davis about co-hosting ABC’s “On The Red Carpet” pre-show yesterday alongside Whit Johnson for the Oscars, she shares how invigorating it is to speak with talent. Interviewing actors, actresses and costume designers, including Coleman Domingo and Paul Tazewell, is a highlight for Davis. Here she mentions how, ahead of the pre-show, she spent hours binge watching the nominated films. Davis adds that her producer Lindsey Griswold is responsible for background information for this research process—she notes that it was monumental to speak with acts and creatives behind the scenes last night. Notably, Tazewell became the first Black man to win an Oscar for Best Costume Design for Wicked. ABC/Matt Petit Stylist DiAndre Tristan is responsible for the striking Monot gown Davis wore last night—Tristan has three Emmy Awards. Davis explains that she’s previously worked with Tristan on her Academy Awarddecoding="async" src="https://www.essence.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/176441_MP1_8550-scaled.jpg" alt="ABC Journalist Linsey Davis On Prepping For The 2025 Oscars Red Carpet" width="400" height="601" />ABC/Matt Petit Something that struck me during our conversation was the fact that the host and journalist called Deborah Roberts, Diane Sawyer, and Tamron Hall stylish women she looks to for inspiration. Each of these lauded women are changemakers in their own right. And what’s interesting is that they have signature design codes that they wore regularly. Davis says Sawyer’sdecoding="async" src="https://www.essence.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/176441_MP1_8124-scaled.jpg" alt="ABC Journalist Linsey Davis On Prepping For The 2025 Oscars Red Carpet" width="400" height="266" />ABC/Matt PetitTOPICS: Coleman Domingo Linsey DavisThe post ABC Journalist Linsey Davis On Prepping For The 2025 Oscars Red Carpet appeared first on Essence.
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