Maya Jama pulls out all the stops with Love Island final look
Maya Jama has just wrapped up this year's summer season of Love Island - but it's not this year's winners that everyone's talking about, it's the 28-year-old host's stellar final look.
The glamorous TV presenter donned a black corset-style lace dress featuring a long skirt with a thigh-high slit for the season 10 finale.
She complemented the look with a statement cross necklace and so-called 'Leo season' hair.
The dress is from British brand AADNEVIK's Autumn/Winter 2022 collection, and features a black metallic French lace bustier with ruffles and braided leather details. It retails for £9,500.
"Can we just talk about how GOOD Maya Jama looks, one last time???" Twitter user @theasophia_ wrote.
Can we just talk about how GOOD Maya Jama looks, one last time??? #LoveIsland pic.twitter.com/laQd8wnjeb
— Sophieeeeeee (@theasophia_) July 31, 2023
"Maya Jama looks gorgeous. Whew that dress EATS!!!," @brvttie wrote, while @_coconevah said: "Maya Jama looks have been 10s all season, she could wear a bin and still make it look good."
Fans continued to heap praise, with @JessVMo writing: "Maya Jama has not missed with any of the looks this season wow I want every dress."
"Maya Jama really doesn’t miss, but this look is a fave," @bellefluxx__ commented.
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Jama is known for her vibrant dichotomy of contemporary glamour and streetwear edge, which is what makes her so approachable, and what has seen her evolve from TV host to style icon.
Fearlessly embracing trends while infusing each look with her own unique flair, Jama’s looks often showcase a mix of high fashion elegance and playful elements, with individual styling and accessories.
The TV presenter and Love Island host has always looked stunning, whether attending red carpet events, or posting on social media – as one colleague put it, “Maya Jama could wear a bin bag, and I’d still love it” – but the past five years have seen Jama elevate her style game even further.
Bodycon dresses and streetwear have been replaced by big, bold, glamorous looks, harking back to Old Hollywood styles and showcasing her growth in the public sphere.
With an impeccable eye for detail, Jama combines colours, patterns and textures, creating unique ensembles that leave an indelible mark. Effortlessly pairing vibrant prints with bold accessories, she proves time and time again that fashion isn’t just what you wear, but how you wear it.
It is this eye for detail that sees Jama turn to small, independent brands, too. Championing diversity and using her platform to amplify underrepresented voices, her fashion choices together with her stylists Rhea Francois and Georgia Medley are a celebration of different cultures and designers.
Take her two looks at the Cannes film festival in May. The first, a vampish, off-the-shoulder gown by Italian fashion veteran Dolce & Gabbana, but the second, a white lace number, was by Aadnevik, a London-based Norwegian designer founded just a decade ago.
As we get stuck into the 10th series of Love Island, take a look back through host Maya Jama's boldest looks, on and off the screen.
Maya Jama's boldest fashion looks
July 2023
Jama wore a £9,500 AADNEVIK gown for the final of the 10th series of Love Island.
June 2023
It wouldn't be a true Love Island entrance without a bit of bodycon. Jama stepped into the 2023 villa in a cobalt blue cut out dress that showed off her curves.
June 2023
Maya Jama channelled one of this summer's biggest trends for the opening episode of Love Island season 10 in a cut-out crochet dress.
June 2023
Jama made an entrance for the start of Love Island season 10 in a white and transparent tulle striped dress.
May 2023
Maya Jama wore a Aadnevik white lace gown to a party during the 2023 Cannes film festival.
May 2023
Maya Jama wore a Dolce & Gabbana figure-hugging gown to a party during the 2023 Cannes film festival.
May 2023
Jama opted for a see-through striped dress for dinner with friends.
February 2023
The presenter opted for a strapless Schiaparelli dress for the BRIT Awards in February, embellished with gold rib-cage patterns.
February 2023
Jama in a glamorous all-black sequinned look by Richard Quinn at the designer's show at LFW 2023.
February 2023
The TV presenter chose a futuristic design by David Koma for the designer's show at LFW 2023.
January 2023
Winter Love Island allowed Jama to revisit some of her summer style staples, like this cut-out pastel number.
December 2022
Jama in an ethereal dress by Philosophy di Lorenzo Serafini for an event in December 2022.
December 2022
Jama in a Sabina Bilenko Couture gown and a collared necklace by Messika Jewellery, completing her avant-garde look with a wide-brim black hat, for the 2022 Fashion Awards.
November 2022
Jama chose little-known brand Stephane Rolland for her appearance at the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever premiere.
November 2022
Jama opted for streetwear brand Off-White for a party in November 2022.
August 2022
Jama channeled the dancing lady emoji in a larger-than-life strapless red dress, complete with feather embellishment.
July 2022
Jama kept up with the Royal Ascot Dress Code with a ruffled Zimmermann number and matching pink fascinator.
February 2022
Jama chose a cut-out gown by Monot for the 2022 BRIT Awards. "Cher was the inspo," she wrote on Instagram.
February 2022
The TV presenter chose a tailored houndstooth design by David Koma for the designer's show at LFW 2022.
November 2021
Jama chose a cut-out drawstring Alexander McQueen red dress to wear with her stylish lob.
September 2021
Jama opted for a bejewelled Azzi & Osta gown to present the first award of the night at the 2021 NTAs - The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award.
February 2020
Jama chose glamour with a capital G for the 2020 BRIT Awards in Alonuko bespoke.
September 2019
Jama stunned in a figure-hugging Vhernier gown at the GQ Men Of The Year Awards in 2019.
May 2019
Jama opted for smaller brand NEDO by Nedret Taciroglu for the 2019 BAFTA red carpet.
