Bianca Betancourt - Culture and Features Editor, CNN Style
Bianca Betancourt
Culture and Features Editor, CNN Style
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Gigantic insects, loft parties and freaky footwear: New York Fashion Week finds its funSep 16, 2026From Thom Browne to Henry Zankov, this New York Fashion Week was all about confidence, drama, and some good old fashioned glamour. -
Henry Zankov is no longer fashion’s best kept secretSep 15, 2026New York Fashion Week’s designer of the moment, Henry Zankov, takes us inside his swirling creative universe partly inspired by ’60s French cinema. -
25 years later, Britney Spears’ 2001 VMAs performance still mesmerizesSep 5, 202625 years ago the starlet made pop culture history with a 7-foot long, 20-pound albino Burmese python named “Banana.” Here’s how it happened. -
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Is this the world’s most fashionable cake?Aug 3, 2026How the Milanese cafe’s signature dessert cultivated a stylish cult following. -
Look of the Week: Zendaya’s nailing her ‘Odyssey’ press tour looks. Is anyone surprised?Jul 10, 2026If this week’s global press tour for the upcoming Christopher Nolan epic “The Odyssey” proves anything, it’s that the actor and all-around fashion muse is fully committed to glamour. -
Look of the Week: Teyana Taylor gives Chanel the Harlem treatmentJun 9, 2026What is New York style? For actor Teyana Taylor it’s about the energy, more than a particular outfit. An energy she brought to two delightfully different Chanel looks this week. -
A closer look at Patrick Kelly’s tragically short but outsized influence on fashionJun 2, 2026An upcoming documentary reminds viewers that before Telfar Clemens, LaQuan Smith, or the late Virgil Abloh became fashion industry forces, Kelly blazed a trail of his own. -
Look of the Week: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani celebrates Eid in an Arsenal-themed outfitMay 28, 2026Mayor Zohran Mamdani often leans on the ease of uniform dressing. But every now and then, he shows a little flair. -
In the neon-drenched world of ‘I Love Boosters,’ fashion is for the peopleMay 22, 2026In Boots Riley’s “I Love Boosters,” color serves as its own character, fueling the full-throttle chaos of his latest eccentric comedy about a group of girlfriends who steal and resell (or “boost”) clothes to make ends meet. -
Met Gala 2026: The most striking red carpet looksMay 5, 2026Original photographs from the Met Gala’s carpet, showing how celebrities from Rihanna to Nicole Kidman interpreted the dress code “Fashion is Art.”
About
Bianca Betancourt is a Culture and Features Editor for CNN Style.
Known for her sharp commentary and deeply reported features focused on people at the center of the cultural zeitgeist, Betancourt covers the intersection of fashion, entertainment, art and contemporary culture.
Before joining CNN, she served as Culture Editor at Harper’s BAZAAR, where she reported on film, television, music, fashion, and pop culture. Her work has also appeared in Teen Vogue, Rolling Stone, VICE, Vox, The Washington Post, and other leading media outlets.
Betancourt graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Gender Studies. She grew up in Arizona and is now based in New York City.
