Keke Palmer - BET Awards 2011

Keke Palmer puckers her lips for the cameras as she arrives at the 2011 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on Sunday afternoon (June 26) in Los Angeles.

The 18-year-old actress, who just returned from Vancouver where she was filming Rags, was spotted at Ariana Grande‘s 18th Birthday Extravaganza last night rocking out to performances from Taylor Dayne, Patti LaBelle and Iyaz!

Keke is nominated for the YoungStars Award, which honors young actors on the rise. She’s up against Jaden and Willow Smith, Diggy Simmons and Shenell Edmonds.

FYI: Keke is wearing Mandalay‘s “Odyssey” dress with Neil Lane “Starburst” earrings.