2:18 pm, March 23rd, 2013
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Rihanna showed up several hours late to a Friday appearance at a Chicago high school whose students had won the star’s “Shine Bright Like a Diamond” video contest honoring community service — not that most of the young fans seemed to mind.
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Students had gathered in the high school gym on the first day of spring break for what was originally supposed to be a 1 p.m. meeting with the performer, who didn’t actually take the stage until approximately 5:30 p.m.
When she finally arrived, Rihanna was met with cheers and applause, and she reciprocated the admiration.
“This is awesome. I wanted to come here to this high school because I was so impressed,” said Rihanna of the winning video (see below), adding, “I got to see a glimpse of some of the charity work that you guys have been doing… I was so impressed, I was very touched.”
The singer snapped photos with fans before departing for a concert at the United Center.
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