Houston native Beyoncé Knowles has landed in a coveted spot: on the cover of Vogue.
Gracing the April issue, the pop superstar is one of a handful of black celebrities to appear on the cover of the storied fashion magazine in its 117-year history. She is wearing a blue off-the-shoulder gown by Nicolas Ghesquière and De Beers diamond earrings. Her hair is slicked back, and she appears to have on minimal makeup.
She joins a short list that includes Oprah Winfrey (1998), Halle Berry (2002), Jennifer Hudson (2007), first lady Michelle Obama, who graced the current March cover, and LeBron James, who appeared in a controversial pose on the cover with supermodel Gisele Bundchen last April.
Though it’s a landmark for Vogue, Knowles is no stranger to fashion magazines. She most recently appeared on the January cover of Elle.
University of Mississippi journalism professor Samir Husni, author of Samir Husni’s Guide to Magazines, believes that skin color had little to do with the choice of Obama or Knowles for the Vogue cover.
“If you really think about it they all have one color: green, as in rich and famous, or just famous,” he wrote in an e-mail from Belgium.
Vogue spokesman Patrick O’Connell said both women were chosen for their accomplishments.
“It’s our annual shape issue, and Beyonce has arguably the best shape in the business. We’re thrilled to have her on the cover,” he said.
Knowles will kick off her world tour in Edmonton, Canada, on March 26. She is also promoting a movie, Obsessed, due for release April 24.
In an otherwise fawning profile, writer Jonathan Van Meter pans the new flick. “The best that can be said for this movie is that it is destined to become a camp classic,” he writes.
He also delves into the singer’s complicated relationship with her father and manager, Mathew Knowles. Beyoncé told Van Meter she trusts her father because “he is up until 4 a.m. fighting and working and doing things that no one else would do.”
When asked if they argue, she responded, “It’s definitely tense. And if there’s one person in my life I argue with the most, it’s him. But it’s business. It’s always about business.”
The magazine appears on newsstands Tuesday.
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Gracing the April issue, the pop superstar is one of a handful of black celebrities to appear on the cover of the storied fashion magazine in its 117-year history. She is wearing a blue off-the-shoulder gown by Nicolas Ghesquière and De Beers diamond earrings. Her hair is slicked back, and she appears to have on minimal makeup.
She joins a short list that includes Oprah Winfrey (1998), Halle Berry (2002), Jennifer Hudson (2007), first lady Michelle Obama, who graced the current March cover, and LeBron James, who appeared in a controversial pose on the cover with supermodel Gisele Bundchen last April.
Though it’s a landmark for Vogue, Knowles is no stranger to fashion magazines. She most recently appeared on the January cover of Elle.
University of Mississippi journalism professor Samir Husni, author of Samir Husni’s Guide to Magazines, believes that skin color had little to do with the choice of Obama or Knowles for the Vogue cover.
“If you really think about it they all have one color: green, as in rich and famous, or just famous,” he wrote in an e-mail from Belgium.
Vogue spokesman Patrick O’Connell said both women were chosen for their accomplishments.
“It’s our annual shape issue, and Beyonce has arguably the best shape in the business. We’re thrilled to have her on the cover,” he said.
Knowles will kick off her world tour in Edmonton, Canada, on March 26. She is also promoting a movie, Obsessed, due for release April 24.
In an otherwise fawning profile, writer Jonathan Van Meter pans the new flick. “The best that can be said for this movie is that it is destined to become a camp classic,” he writes.
He also delves into the singer’s complicated relationship with her father and manager, Mathew Knowles. Beyoncé told Van Meter she trusts her father because “he is up until 4 a.m. fighting and working and doing things that no one else would do.”
When asked if they argue, she responded, “It’s definitely tense. And if there’s one person in my life I argue with the most, it’s him. But it’s business. It’s always about business.”
The magazine appears on newsstands Tuesday.
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