star knows she’s the latest in a long line of powerful female characters who have wielded the Force in the Star Wars universe — and was the woman who started it all. “[Carrie] was one of the most wry, coy, high-spirited, beautiful, powerful women, I think, in the entertainment industry,” Stenberg, 25, exclusively told while on the red carpet for a New York City screening of her new Disney+ show on Monday, June 3. “Being in , I always think about the women that have preceded me in this universe and the legacies that they’ve had,” Stenberg continued.
“There’s a pretty astounding track record, so I just feel really blessed to be able to follow in that lineage.” Fisher died in 2016 at age 60, but her legacy as Princess Leia lives on, whether inspiring ferocity and fearlessness or fabulous fashion. When asked if Fisher’s iconic prisoner look from 1983’s inspired her U.
K. premiere outfit last month, Stenberg gushed, “Yes, girl!” Stenberg wore a brown halter gown from Oude Waag with cutouts at the waist and chest with gold Misho jewelry, Jimmy Choo shoes and a long braid with gold accents to the London screening on May 28. Before honoring Princess Leia, she gave Padmé Amidala ( ) a nod with two looks at the Los Angeles premiere on May 23, first rocking a black Oude Waag gown that showed off her stomach and then donning a custom Acne Studios crop top and trouser set.
Both brought to mind Portman’s iconic torn up outfit from 2002. takes place nearly 100.
