On Newsstands Now: Gabrielle Union, Sanaa Lathan, Selena Gomez, and More

See the beauties gracing covers in September and October.

Gabrielle Union on Redbook - The Being Mary Jane star, 42, is speaking out about the unfair challenges women face in choosing to put their careers over having a family. "As much as there are strides being made — you get pregnant, your career takes a hit. You can't have a bad day. Don't you dare cry at work. Don't raise your voice. Especially if you're a Black woman in corporate America — now you're 'the angry Black woman.'" On having kids with husband Dwyane Wade, she reveals, "So far, it has not happened for us. A lot of my friends deal with this."  (Photo: Redbook Magazine)

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Gabrielle Union on Redbook - The Being Mary Jane star, 42, is speaking out about the unfair challenges women face in choosing to put their careers over having a family. "As much as there are strides being made — you get pregnant, your career takes a hit. You can't have a bad day. Don't you dare cry at work. Don't raise your voice. Especially if you're a Black woman in corporate America — now you're 'the angry Black woman.'" On having kids with husband Dwyane Wade, she reveals, "So far, it has not happened for us. A lot of my friends deal with this."  (Photo: Redbook Magazine)

Sanaa Lathan on Rolling Out - With her box office smash, The Perfect Guy, under her belt, the world is Sanaa’s oyster. But, in being so in-demand, she’s learned how to find balance in life outside the spotlight. She says, “I live a very simple life in between jobs. I have great friends and family that are very down to earth and I’m not really a seeker of fame. I know that [fame] goes with it. And I’m happy to have fans, but it’s really about the work for me. I love acting. I love what I do. I love being on set and on stage. It’s really what I love and I feel very blessed.” (Photo: Rolling Out Magazine)

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Sanaa Lathan on Rolling Out - With her box office smash, The Perfect Guy, under her belt, the world is Sanaa’s oyster. But, in being so in-demand, she’s learned how to find balance in life outside the spotlight. She says, “I live a very simple life in between jobs. I have great friends and family that are very down to earth and I’m not really a seeker of fame. I know that [fame] goes with it. And I’m happy to have fans, but it’s really about the work for me. I love acting. I love what I do. I love being on set and on stage. It’s really what I love and I feel very blessed.” (Photo: Rolling Out Magazine)

Selena Gomez on Elle - The “Same Old Love” singer is gearing up to release a new album, Revival, on Oct. 9, and she’s more than ready to shake off the persistent chatter about her past relationship with Justin Bieber. "Finding somebody is not my main focus. I've dated people. I've been on a few dates, which is really exciting,” she says. ”But I've never wanted to get into anything serious, because I kind of did that. I have my guard up. I like to meet people in organic settings. Hanging out with a group of people and meeting through mutual people.” But asked if she’d ever get back with Bieber, she adds emphatically, “I don't know!'" ​Guess we’ll just wait and see.(Photo: Elle Magazine)

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Selena Gomez on Elle - The “Same Old Love” singer is gearing up to release a new album, Revival, on Oct. 9, and she’s more than ready to shake off the persistent chatter about her past relationship with Justin Bieber. "Finding somebody is not my main focus. I've dated people. I've been on a few dates, which is really exciting,” she says. ”But I've never wanted to get into anything serious, because I kind of did that. I have my guard up. I like to meet people in organic settings. Hanging out with a group of people and meeting through mutual people.” But asked if she’d ever get back with Bieber, she adds emphatically, “I don't know!'" ​Guess we’ll just wait and see.(Photo: Elle Magazine)

Jessica Alba on Self - The actress and entrepreneur offers some fitspiration for fall and explains how her “tough love” mentality growing up contributed to her success today. “I was on a swim team, and I was chubby and slow and dead last—a full two laps last. I was crying and couldn’t breathe,” she recalls. “My mom and dad were like, ‘You started this, you’re going to finish it!’ My parents made me stick to stuff, pick myself up. It’s painful to go through, but I appreciate that tough love.” (Photo: Self Magazine)

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Jessica Alba on Self - The actress and entrepreneur offers some fitspiration for fall and explains how her “tough love” mentality growing up contributed to her success today. “I was on a swim team, and I was chubby and slow and dead last—a full two laps last. I was crying and couldn’t breathe,” she recalls. “My mom and dad were like, ‘You started this, you’re going to finish it!’ My parents made me stick to stuff, pick myself up. It’s painful to go through, but I appreciate that tough love.” (Photo: Self Magazine)

Lupita Nyong’o on Vogue - With her latest project, Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, hitting theaters in December, we’re expecting to see a whole lot more of this Oscar-winning actress! And let’s start with her stunning Vogue cover (she's pictured here in Valentino Haute Couture), her second over all. Modeling the latest in fall couture collections, she also speaks about her next big projects and her process for shining on-screen. “My training at Yale is the core of the actor that I am. Before that I was just going on instinct...having my imagination take over. But Yale taught me that it’s about giving yourself permission to pretend.” By Britt Middleton (Photo: Vogue Magazine, October 2015)

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Lupita Nyong’o on Vogue - With her latest project, Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, hitting theaters in December, we’re expecting to see a whole lot more of this Oscar-winning actress! And let’s start with her stunning Vogue cover (she's pictured here in Valentino Haute Couture), her second over all. Modeling the latest in fall couture collections, she also speaks about her next big projects and her process for shining on-screen. “My training at Yale is the core of the actor that I am. Before that I was just going on instinct...having my imagination take over. But Yale taught me that it’s about giving yourself permission to pretend.” By Britt Middleton (Photo: Vogue Magazine, October 2015)

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Zendaya on Galore - The KC Undercover star channels icon Cindy Crawford for this '90s-themed photo shoot. (Peep that mole, though!) On how she grew from the hurtful comments over her faux locs worn to the 2015 Oscars, she says, “I realized that if I don’t like something, I can change it. If I don’t feel comfortable with something, then I have a voice to say it’s not cool.” (Photo: Galore Magazine, October 2015)

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Zendaya on Galore - The KC Undercover star channels icon Cindy Crawford for this '90s-themed photo shoot. (Peep that mole, though!) On how she grew from the hurtful comments over her faux locs worn to the 2015 Oscars, she says, “I realized that if I don’t like something, I can change it. If I don’t feel comfortable with something, then I have a voice to say it’s not cool.” (Photo: Galore Magazine, October 2015)

Zendaya on Hunger - The 19-year-old fashionista lands on her first European cover, the new issue of Hunger. On finding her voice, she tells the magazine, “Of course I’ve had a problem with people taking me seriously because of my age. People are always going do that because you’re less experienced, you haven’t lived as much. And in a sense it is true that there are certain things that you only learn with time. But I think that there are also a lot of things that young people know that older people don’t, and older people will never understand again because they’re in a different section of their lives.” (Photo: Hunger Magazine, October 2015)

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Zendaya on Hunger - The 19-year-old fashionista lands on her first European cover, the new issue of Hunger. On finding her voice, she tells the magazine, “Of course I’ve had a problem with people taking me seriously because of my age. People are always going do that because you’re less experienced, you haven’t lived as much. And in a sense it is true that there are certain things that you only learn with time. But I think that there are also a lot of things that young people know that older people don’t, and older people will never understand again because they’re in a different section of their lives.” (Photo: Hunger Magazine, October 2015)

Rihanna on NME - Pick up this issue and get the dish from Rih “about her long-awaited eighth studio album, as well as her thoughts on Taylor Swift, life in the public eye, working with Kanye West, feminism and the fallout from her 'B**** Better Have My Money' video,” according to the British magazine. No doubt, we’re intrigued… (Photo: NME Magazine)

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Rihanna on NME - Pick up this issue and get the dish from Rih “about her long-awaited eighth studio album, as well as her thoughts on Taylor Swift, life in the public eye, working with Kanye West, feminism and the fallout from her 'B**** Better Have My Money' video,” according to the British magazine. No doubt, we’re intrigued… (Photo: NME Magazine)

Jourdan Dunn on W - We’re all the way here for J. Dunn’s fierce pose and angled bob! The magazine crowns her among the new royals of fashion, film, TV, society and music. On how she mastered the catwalk, she reveals, “I was signed as a model when I was 14, and I didn’t know how to walk in heels. My mom bought me these kind of stripper heels and said, ‘If you can walk in these, you can walk in anything.’” (Photo: W Magazine, October 2015)

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Jourdan Dunn on W - We’re all the way here for J. Dunn’s fierce pose and angled bob! The magazine crowns her among the new royals of fashion, film, TV, society and music. On how she mastered the catwalk, she reveals, “I was signed as a model when I was 14, and I didn’t know how to walk in heels. My mom bought me these kind of stripper heels and said, ‘If you can walk in these, you can walk in anything.’” (Photo: W Magazine, October 2015)

Kerry Washington on Essence - We’re thrilled to see so much #BlackGirlMagic on newsstands this month, and nobody keeps us inspired quite like KW! The Scandal star says of working with mega producer Shonda Rhimes, "To have Shonda as an example of somebody who is living life fully and attempting to bring the best version of herself to so many different areas of her life has been really powerful for me." (Photo: Essence Magazine, October 2015)

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Kerry Washington on Essence - We’re thrilled to see so much #BlackGirlMagic on newsstands this month, and nobody keeps us inspired quite like KW! The Scandal star says of working with mega producer Shonda Rhimes, "To have Shonda as an example of somebody who is living life fully and attempting to bring the best version of herself to so many different areas of her life has been really powerful for me." (Photo: Essence Magazine, October 2015)

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Viola Davis and Chandra Wilson on Essence - For October, Essence celebrates all the shining stars of Shondaland with six fly covers featuring Rhimes, Viola Davis, Chandra Wilson and more. These ladies are killing it! (Photo: Essence Magazine, October 2015)

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Viola Davis and Chandra Wilson on Essence - For October, Essence celebrates all the shining stars of Shondaland with six fly covers featuring Rhimes, Viola Davis, Chandra Wilson and more. These ladies are killing it! (Photo: Essence Magazine, October 2015)

Beyoncé on Flaunt - Queen Bey has the fall season on lock. Not only is her forthcoming Topshop athletic wear line anticipated to hit stores, she’s headlining the N.Y.C. Global Citizen Festival at Central Park on Sept. 26. Flaunt celebrates her queendom on the cover (she’s wearing an Orlebar Brown bra and her own pendant necklace) and inside the pages of its CALIFUK (Cali+UK) issue. Bow down.(Photo: Flaunt Magazine, September 2015)

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Beyoncé on Flaunt - Queen Bey has the fall season on lock. Not only is her forthcoming Topshop athletic wear line anticipated to hit stores, she’s headlining the N.Y.C. Global Citizen Festival at Central Park on Sept. 26. Flaunt celebrates her queendom on the cover (she’s wearing an Orlebar Brown bra and her own pendant necklace) and inside the pages of its CALIFUK (Cali+UK) issue. Bow down.(Photo: Flaunt Magazine, September 2015)

Glamour Girl - Giving us amazing face in the October 2015 issue of Glamour, Henson talked about motherhood and being a Black woman in Hollywood. “My son grew up in a pretty much all-white situation and went to the best of schools. I saw the change when he got older and started to get that life is different for him [as a black male]. He came home crying, like, 'Why do white people hate us? Why can’t we fix this?' This can be fixed. I’m gonna try my best to make change,” she says. (Photo: Glamour Magazine, October 2015)

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Taraji P. Henson on Glamour - Orange you glad it’s September? This month, Taraji returns as Cookie Lyon on Empire, and we’re so pumped to see what she’ll do (and wear!) for the season-two premiere on September 23. On how Henson relates most to her TV alter ego, she says, “When I don’t feel fear. Fear will cripple you, fear will kill you, fear will make you believe you’re not worthy. After 17 years in prison, Cookie feels there is nothing to fear. She made it out alive. In her mind that’s how strong she is. We all have that strength inside us. We just have to choose it.” (Photo: Glamour Magazine, October 2015)

Gina Rodriguez on Glamour - Along with Henson, Jane the Virgin star Gina Rodriguez and Scream Queens star Emma Roberts each land on their own October covers. On pushing through Hollywood’s often unrealistic beauty standards, Rodriguez says, “We all live in our own beauty, and when I look in the mirror, I see mine. I have to help myself understand and continue to remind myself that I’m enough, and then do that for others. Do you feel me?” (Photo: Glamour Magazine, October 2015)

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Gina Rodriguez on Glamour - Along with Henson, Jane the Virgin star Gina Rodriguez and Scream Queens star Emma Roberts each land on their own October covers. On pushing through Hollywood’s often unrealistic beauty standards, Rodriguez says, “We all live in our own beauty, and when I look in the mirror, I see mine. I have to help myself understand and continue to remind myself that I’m enough, and then do that for others. Do you feel me?” (Photo: Glamour Magazine, October 2015)

Joan Smalls on Vogue Mexico - The Puerto Rican stunner rocks a fall-ready long-sleeved top, graphic A-line skirt, and cream-and-cognac saddle shoes for her latest pictorial. For the mag, she models back-to-school-inspired looks from Dior, Salvatore Ferragamo, Manolo Blahnik and Derek Lam, and yep, we love them all. (Photo: Vogue Mexico, September 2015)

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Joan Smalls on Vogue Mexico - The Puerto Rican stunner rocks a fall-ready long-sleeved top, graphic A-line skirt, and cream-and-cognac saddle shoes for her latest pictorial. For the mag, she models back-to-school-inspired looks from Dior, Salvatore Ferragamo, Manolo Blahnik and Derek Lam, and yep, we love them all. (Photo: Vogue Mexico, September 2015)

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Jennifer Lopez on Interview - Along with Kim Kardashian, Miley Cyrus and Madonna, among others, J.Lo earns a solo cover for Interview’s #Me Issue, a celebration of the world’s most influential names on social media. We give the singer’s fierce selfie two snaps! (Photo: Interview Magazine, September 2015)

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Jennifer Lopez on Interview - Along with Kim Kardashian, Miley Cyrus and Madonna, among others, J.Lo earns a solo cover for Interview’s #Me Issue, a celebration of the world’s most influential names on social media. We give the singer’s fierce selfie two snaps! (Photo: Interview Magazine, September 2015)

Kim Kardashian on C Magazine - The quintessential California girl covers Cali’s ultimate lifestyle magazine. Inside, she dishes about how she describes her job title. “I would say 'entrepreneur' if I had to say one word. When I’m traveling and they ask what my occupation is I never know what to say — I always switch it. Sometimes I’ll say perfumer, sometimes author. Sometimes I’ll just say [retail] sales,” she says. She’s also opening up about the secrets of her pregnancy style and where she’ll be in 10 years. (Photo: C Magazine, September 2015)

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Kim Kardashian on C Magazine - The quintessential California girl covers Cali’s ultimate lifestyle magazine. Inside, she dishes about how she describes her job title. “I would say 'entrepreneur' if I had to say one word. When I’m traveling and they ask what my occupation is I never know what to say — I always switch it. Sometimes I’ll say perfumer, sometimes author. Sometimes I’ll just say [retail] sales,” she says. She’s also opening up about the secrets of her pregnancy style and where she’ll be in 10 years. (Photo: C Magazine, September 2015)

Kylie Jenner on Galore - Her critics may slight her for “growing up too fast,” but 18-year-old Jenner maintains that age has no bearing on what she can accomplish. “The reality is that I don’t even want to be 18. I wish I could be 17 for the rest of my life. I don’t want to get any older. I just want to be young and enjoy it, but this lifestyle absolutely made me grow up faster,” she tells the magazine. “For me, age is just a number.” Photographed by Terry Richardson, the teen queen sports an array of cleavage-bearing ensembles and poses cheekily with a stuffed toy tiger placed over her crotch. We see what you did there, girl. (Photo: Galore Magazine, September 2015)

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Kylie Jenner on Galore - Her critics may slight her for “growing up too fast,” but 18-year-old Jenner maintains that age has no bearing on what she can accomplish. “The reality is that I don’t even want to be 18. I wish I could be 17 for the rest of my life. I don’t want to get any older. I just want to be young and enjoy it, but this lifestyle absolutely made me grow up faster,” she tells the magazine. “For me, age is just a number.” Photographed by Terry Richardson, the teen queen sports an array of cleavage-bearing ensembles and poses cheekily with a stuffed toy tiger placed over her crotch. We see what you did there, girl. (Photo: Galore Magazine, September 2015)

Blac Chyna on Richardson Magazine - Perhaps she’s reminding ex Tyga what he’s missing? This model/entrepreneur strips down to what looks like a studded chastity belt, showing off her signature curves and strategically placed tattoos. (Photo: Richardson Magazine, Issue A8)

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Blac Chyna on Richardson Magazine - Perhaps she’s reminding ex Tyga what he’s missing? This model/entrepreneur strips down to what looks like a studded chastity belt, showing off her signature curves and strategically placed tattoos. (Photo: Richardson Magazine, Issue A8)

Lais Ribeiro on Elle Brasil - The Brazilian swimsuit model slips into a sheer, rose-print frock for the high-fashion magazine’s latest cover. #FlowerPower (Photo: Elle Magazine Brazil, September 2015)

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Lais Ribeiro on Elle Brasil - The Brazilian swimsuit model slips into a sheer, rose-print frock for the high-fashion magazine’s latest cover. #FlowerPower (Photo: Elle Magazine Brazil, September 2015)

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Chrissy Teigen on Modern Luxury - Big hair, don’t care! A very vampy Chrissy Teigen shows us why she stays killing the fashion game. But the model admits, a career in cooking “should have been my first calling. I love when people send me photos of the recipes that they’ve made — that makes me very emotional.” (Photo: Miami Magazine, September 2015)

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Chrissy Teigen on Modern Luxury - Big hair, don’t care! A very vampy Chrissy Teigen shows us why she stays killing the fashion game. But the model admits, a career in cooking “should have been my first calling. I love when people send me photos of the recipes that they’ve made — that makes me very emotional.” (Photo: Miami Magazine, September 2015)

Phaedra Parks on Rolling Out - How does this Real Housewives of Atlanta star deal with the haters? Ms. Parks tells it straight. “To be honest, I think if everyone’s agreeing with you, you’re doing something wrong. If you’re doing something right, that’s when everyone is criticizing you,” she says. “Social media has made people so rude. But I really try not to open myself up to that kind of negativity. I don’t read the blogs because they are not news. I get my news from people who have been certified to do so.” (Photo: Rolling Out Magazine, September 2015)

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Phaedra Parks on Rolling Out - How does this Real Housewives of Atlanta star deal with the haters? Ms. Parks tells it straight. “To be honest, I think if everyone’s agreeing with you, you’re doing something wrong. If you’re doing something right, that’s when everyone is criticizing you,” she says. “Social media has made people so rude. But I really try not to open myself up to that kind of negativity. I don’t read the blogs because they are not news. I get my news from people who have been certified to do so.” (Photo: Rolling Out Magazine, September 2015)

Shonda Rhimes on Entertainment Weekly - As the cover line reads, it’s Shonda Rhimes’s world, we just watch it! The Hollywood show runner poses with her A-list cast members, Scandal’s Kerry Washington, How to Get Away With Murder’s Viola Davis and Grey’s Anatomy's Ellen Pompeo, ahead of their fall TV return. Oh, TGIT, it’s been way too long. (Photo: Entertainment Weekly, September 11,2015 Issue)

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Shonda Rhimes on Entertainment Weekly - As the cover line reads, it’s Shonda Rhimes’s world, we just watch it! The Hollywood show runner poses with her A-list cast members, Scandal’s Kerry Washington, How to Get Away With Murder’s Viola Davis and Grey’s Anatomy's Ellen Pompeo, ahead of their fall TV return. Oh, TGIT, it’s been way too long. (Photo: Entertainment Weekly, September 11,2015 Issue)

Lana Del Ray on NYLON Español  - Still dealing with some summertime sadness? Let pop star Lana Del Ray’s ‘60s pop-inspired style soothe it away. (Photo: NYLON Magazine Español, September 2015)

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Lana Del Ray on NYLON Español  - Still dealing with some summertime sadness? Let pop star Lana Del Ray’s ‘60s pop-inspired style soothe it away. (Photo: NYLON Magazine Español, September 2015)

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Lea Michele on Flare - On finding love after the death of boyfriend Cory Monteith in 2013, the Scream Queens star explains, “I wanted to make sure that I was OK with me, feeling strong and feeling happy on my own. I didn’t want anybody to fill any holes for me — that sounds sexual! I wanted to make sure that I was a whole person again and that no one was coming into my life to put me back together. I needed to do that on my own. I worked very, very, very hard and I got back to that place where I was genuinely happy and strong and ready to live again and see the world and, you know, bring in more beautiful experiences. And that’s when someone miraculously came into my life.” (Photo: Flare Magazine, October 2015)

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Lea Michele on Flare - On finding love after the death of boyfriend Cory Monteith in 2013, the Scream Queens star explains, “I wanted to make sure that I was OK with me, feeling strong and feeling happy on my own. I didn’t want anybody to fill any holes for me — that sounds sexual! I wanted to make sure that I was a whole person again and that no one was coming into my life to put me back together. I needed to do that on my own. I worked very, very, very hard and I got back to that place where I was genuinely happy and strong and ready to live again and see the world and, you know, bring in more beautiful experiences. And that’s when someone miraculously came into my life.” (Photo: Flare Magazine, October 2015)

Sofia Vergara on Martha Stewart Weddings - No lie, we’re thrilled to see what the Modern Family star wears when she says, “I do,” to her fiancé, Magic Mike XXL’s Joe Manganiello. Above, she stuns in a Chantilly lace dress by Rosa Clara. She also shares a few deets about her pending nuptials. “Cake is my favorite thing. So the cake table is going to be super special, a big wedding cake and lots of desserts,” she says. (Photo: Martha Stewart Weddings Magazine, September 2015)

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Sofia Vergara on Martha Stewart Weddings - No lie, we’re thrilled to see what the Modern Family star wears when she says, “I do,” to her fiancé, Magic Mike XXL’s Joe Manganiello. Above, she stuns in a Chantilly lace dress by Rosa Clara. She also shares a few deets about her pending nuptials. “Cake is my favorite thing. So the cake table is going to be super special, a big wedding cake and lots of desserts,” she says. (Photo: Martha Stewart Weddings Magazine, September 2015)