Zendaya Achieves Historic Milestone: Youngest Recipient of TWO Emmy Awards as she Claims Outstanding Lead Actress for HBO’s Euphoria… Expresses Desire to ‘Inspire Healing’ through the Show

Zendaya made history on Monday night as she became the youngest two-time Emmy Award winner for acting.

The star, 26, took home the coveted Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series gong for her performance as addiction-plagued teen Rue Bennett in HBO‘s Euphoria.

She delivered an emotional acceptance speech which touched on her ‘greatest wish’ for the coming-of-age drama, as well as how the vulnerability of Euphoria fans has inspired her on and off screen.

She did it again! Zendaya made history on Monday night as she became the youngest two-time Emmy Award winner

‘My greatest wish for Euphoria was that it could help heal people,’ said the former Disney Channel star, who appeared to be holding back tears as she looked out on the crowd of her peers.

‘I want you to know that anyone who has loved a Rue or feels like they are a Rue, I want you to know that I am so grateful for your stories.

‘And I carry them with me, and I carry them with her.’

Along with being the youngest-ever two-time honoree, she is also the first Black woman in history to take home the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series award twice, as reported by Variety.

Winner: The star, 26, took home the coveted Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series gong for her performance as addiction-plagued teen Rue Bennett in HBO’s Euphoria

Emotional: She delivered an emotional acceptance speech which touched on her ‘greatest wish’ for the coming-of-age drama, as well as how the vulnerability of Euphoria fans has inspired her on and off screen

‘My greatest wish for Euphoria was that it could help heal people,’ said the former Disney Channel star, who appeared to be holding back tears as she looked out on the crowd of her peers

Zendaya wowed at the Emmys in a billowing black Valentino gown and Bulgari jewelry curated her go-to stylist Law Roach.

She looked every bit the pageant queen with a voluminous half up, half down hairstyle that was secured in place with a black satin headband.

As for makeup, the Shake It Up alum’s complexion had a radiant glow and her eyelids with dusted a shimmery champagne-toned eyeshadow.

Her plump pout was painted a warm nude shade that was topped with a clear gloss.

Grateful: ‘I want you to know that anyone who has loved a Rue or feels like they are a Rue, I want you to know that I am so grateful for your stories,’ she said

Incredible: Along with being the youngest-ever two-time honoree, she is also the first Black woman in history to take home the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series award twice, as reported by Variety

Last time around: Zendaya walked away with her first Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Emmy in 2020 for her work in Euphoria’s first season

Proud: Zendaya seen posing backstage with her Emmy

Zendaya walked away with her first Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Emmy in 2020 for her work in Euphoria’s first season.

The edgy teen drama, which premiered on HBO in June 2019, follows Rue (Zendaya) and other students at her high school as ‘they navigate love and friendships in a world of drugs, 𝑠e𝑥, trauma and social media.’

Zendaya’s character Rue enters in and out of an addiction to opiates and alcohol as a toxic means of coping with devastating loss of her father to cancer years prior.

Rue’s cycle of addiction is ramped up in Euphoria’s critically-acclaimed second seasons, which kicked off in January and wrapped by end of February 2022.

Wow! Zendaya wowed at the Emmys in a billowing black Valentino gown and Bulgari jewelry curated her go-to stylist Law Roach

Beauty queen: She looked every bit the pageant queen with a voluminous half up, half down hairstyle that was secured in place with a black satin headband

Glamour: As for makeup, the Shake It Up alum’s complexion had a radiant glow and her eyelids with dusted a shimmery champagne-toned eyeshadow. Her plump pout was painted a warm nude shade that was topped with a clear gloss

The 2022 Emmy Awards returned to the Microsoft Theater on September 12, after a two-year absence during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic that saw the ceremony moved to the Crypto.com Arena in 2020 and the Event Deck at L.A. Live in 2021.

Saturday Night Live star Kenan Thompson will be taking over hosting duties for the first time, and he promised that controversies such as Will Smith’s shocking slap of Chris Rock at the Academy Awards ‘won’t happen again’ under his watch.

‘Even if I am roasting [someone], it shouldn’t come across as any sort of malice,’ he told the Associated Press.

The 74th annual award show, which celebrates the best in television, has already awarded a number of honors at the Creative Arts Emmys ceremony.

Showing it off: Zendaya went on to spend time in the star-studded event’s press room and posed for a set of photos

Major achievement: The performer held her Primetime Emmy Award high in the sky while posing for a snap

Savoring the moment: The actress appeared to be overjoyed regarding her achievement

Premise: The edgy teen drama, which premiered on HBO in June 2019, follows Rue (Zendaya) and other students at her high school as ‘they navigate love and friendships in a world of drugs, 𝑠e𝑥, trauma and social media’; Zendaya seen in Euphoria

Heavy: Zendaya’s character Rue enters in and out of an addiction to opiates and alcohol as a toxic means of coping with devastating loss of her father to cancer years prior. Rue’s cycle of addiction is ramped up in Euphoria’s critically-acclaimed second seasons, which kicked off in January and wrapped by end of February 2022; Zendaya seen with co-star Hunter Schafer

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