PHOTO GALLERY: Awkwafina - AP Breakthrough Entertainers 2018

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Actress-rapper Awkwafina poses for a portrait, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

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Actress-rapper Awkwafina poses for a portrait, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

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Actress-rapper Awkwafina poses for a portrait, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

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Actress-rapper Awkwafina poses for a portrait, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

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Actress-rapper Awkwafina poses for a portrait, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

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Actress-rapper Awkwafina poses for a portrait, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

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Actress-rapper Awkwafina poses for a portrait, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

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Actress-rapper Awkwafina poses for a portrait, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

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Actress-rapper Awkwafina poses for a portrait, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

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Actress-rapper Awkwafina poses for a portrait, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

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Actress-rapper Awkwafina poses for a portrait, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

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