On Newsstands Now: Taraji P. Henson, Tamera Mowry, and More
See the beauties gracing covers in June and July.
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Taraji P. Henson on W - Just call it the summer of Taraji! The Empire star absolutely smolders on her latest cover. She tells the magazine more about her early struggles as a single mom trying to make it in Hollywood and how she identifies with her TV alter ego, Cookie Lyon. “Cookie is bold and crazy, and she loves the struggle. She started from nothing, and now she’s at the top. In that way, we’re alike: Cookie is the American Dream.” (Photo: W Magazine)
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Joan Smalls, Kanye West and Kendall Jenner on Vogue Japan - Two words: squad goals. Smalls, West and Jenner cover Vogue Japan’s Fashion Gang issue, alongside Givenchy Creative Director Riccardo Tisci, actress Jessica Chastain and models Jamie Bochert, Kozue Akimoto and Mica Arganaraz.(Vogue Japan via Instagram)
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Tamera Mowry-Housley - The Real co-host, who is expecting a baby girl in July, puts her prized bump front-and-center. She’s dishing about lessons she learned with baby no. 1, her son Aden. “I remember being in Aden’s nursery before he was born, making sure everything was clean and tidy. I was with Tia [Mowry, my twin sister], and she started chuckling. When I asked her why she was laughing, she said, ‘Enjoy the room and how it looks now, because once you have the baby, his stuff is going to be all over the place.’ Of course, she was right!” (Photo: American Baby via Instagram)
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Jada Pinkett Smith on Haute Living - Mrs. Smith stays slaying, no? Inside the magazine, she’s dishing on what convinced her to take the role of Rome, a brothel-owner-turned-male-revue-promoter in the upcoming Magic Mike XXL. She’s also sharing the inspiration behind her ever-changing mane. “If I had to be honest about hair styles and fashion, I would say I use it differently than everyone else does. For me it is an expression of the different personalities of Jada — how I am feeling at the moment. I tend to be that girl — I may want to look like a punk rocker and use my hair and clothing to express that.”(Photo: Don Flood for Haute Living Magazine, June/July 2015)
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Taraji P. Henson on Allure - The Empire star does alter ego Cookie Lyon proud, with ultra-glowy skin and a “Lurex” chiffon dress by J. Mendel. In her interview, she clarifies that her gift is acting, not hooking up with her co-stars. "I started in the business at 26 with a kid, so I was smart enough to know reality from fantasy. I didn't want to blur the lines. This is a job that I have to do. I cannot get caught up in it. And if I sleep with these guys, why would they want to work with me again? The conquest is up," she says. "Now I'm just used-up…[she mouths the last word, which, let's just say, starts with a p.].” Scandalous! (Photo: Allure Magazine, July 2015)
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Rita Ora on Marie Claire - The “Poison” singer is pretty in an all-pink errythang look, and she’s opening up about ex Calvin Harris, whom she used to collaborate with musically as well. On her split from the DJ/producer, she says, “It was more of a thing where I was in awe. I was at that point in my relationship where I felt he could do no wrong. I thought he had my back and that he'd never steer me wrong. But then 'I Will Never Let You Down' came out, and everything started to go a bit weird. I don't know if it was because business was mixed with personal or what.” (Photo: Marie Claire, July 2015)
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First Lady Michelle Obama on More - Our FLOTUS is the guest editor for More’s July/August issue — the first time a first lady has been given the honor! She helped choose the featuted columns and articles, some of which are linked to her White House programs, such as the "Let's Move" child obesity initiative. Mrs. Obama previously covered the magazine’s October 2008 and February 2012 issues. (Photo: More Magazine, July/August 2015)
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Iman on Vanity Fair Italia - Don’t call it a comeback, because Queen Iman’s flyness never left us! The 59-year-old stunner is beat and dressed for the gawds. (Photo: Vanity Fair Italia; Number 24, 2015)
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Tina Knowles on Ebony - Over the years, Miss Tina has remained mum about the personal lives of her famous family, but now she’s opening up about the “unadulterated truth” concerning daughters Beyoncé and Solange, their family dynamic and how she survived a difficult divorce from Mathew Knowles in 2011. Click here to read an extended excerpt from her cover story.(Photo: Ebony Magazine, July 2015)
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Laverne Cox on Entertainment Weekly - Working a pale green gown and matching crown, with a shining torch in hand, the Orange Is the New Black star pays homage to Lady Liberty. She’s opening up about the early struggles she faced in Hollywood as a trans woman and what she hopes for the future. (Photo: Entertainment Weekly; June 19th, 2015)
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Taraji P. Henson and Viola Davis on The Hollywood Reporter - Henson and Davis share this gorgeous cover with fellow actresses Lizzy Caplan, Ruth Wilson, Jessica Lange, and Maggie Gyllenhaal. The leading ladies are tackling some lofty issues in their interview, including racism, sexism and aging in Hollywood.(Photo: Hollywood Reporter Magazine)
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Kendall Jenner on Vogue China - Somebody’s serving some fierce face! We love seeing the varying sides of this fashion star.(Photo: Vogue China via Instagram)
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FKA Twigs on Complex - The “Glass & Patron” singer, who is set to release new music in the coming months, largely stays mum on her private life with fiancé Robert Pattinson. She does, however, speak on some of the difficulties the couple has faced since their engagement went public, including being subjected to racial slurs online by Pattinson’s fans. "It is pretty horrible," she says. "But ultimately, I'm in an amazing relationship. So it doesn't matter." (Photo: Complex Magazine)
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Zoe Saldana on InStyle - The actress is talking motherhood after the birth of her twins five months ago, and also shares what she thought of her husband, artist Marco Perego, formally taking her last name after they married. "I tried to talk him out of it. I told him, 'If you use my name, you're going to be emasculated by your community of artists, by your Latin community of men, by the world,'” she tells the magazine. “But Marco looks up at me and says [she puts on a cute Italian accent], 'Ah, Zoe, I don't give a sheet.'"(Photo: InStyle Magazine)
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Lupita Nyong’o on Mujerhoy - The actress takes a well-deserved twirl in a plunging white crop top, floral Michael Kors skirt and teal pumps. What’s not to love?(Photo: Mujerhoy magazine)
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Alicia Keys on Grazia - Flaunting a menswear-inspired separates and a smoldering smize, the songstress can’t help but captivate. Inside, she reportedly hints to the French magazine that her new album may drop as early as this October.(Photo: Grazia Magazine)
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Miley Cyrus on Paper - The Bangerz singer strips down (again), this time with her charming pet pig, Bubba Sue, for the magazine’s Use Your Voice Issue. Her cover story focuses on the inspiration behind the Happy Hippie Foundation, a nonprofit benefiting homeless and LGBT youth that she started earlier this year. (Photo: Paper Magazine)
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Kerry Washington on Glamour UK - The Scandal star covers the British mag’s Women of the Year Issue in a second-skin canary yellow dress and merlot lips we need to replicate, stat! In addition, the beauty won Best International TV Actress at Glamour UK’s Women of the Year Awards in London on Tuesday (June 2). Congrats, KW!(Photo: Glamour Magazine)
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Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard on Emmy - In the new issue, the Empire stars chat about their explosive on-screen chemistry. Henson also opens up about how her late father predicted her success, even beyond her Oscar nomination for 2008's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. "Time went on, and I'm getting older. I ain't no spring chicken. I'm thinking, 'Maybe the Oscar [nod] was it.' Then [Empire] comes along, and it blows up, and it's like, 'Okay, Daddy, this is what you were talking about.' He saw this moment right here." (Photo: Emmy Magazine, July 2015)
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Chrissy Teigen on Cosmopolitan Australia - The swimsuit model is hard at work on her upcoming cookbook, but you’d hardly be able to tell, thanks to her ultra-fit frame! Her body confidence inspires us. (Photo: Cosmopolitan Magazine, July 2015)
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Laverne Cox, Uzo Aduba, Vicky Jeudy, Adrienne Moore, Danielle Brooks, and Samira Wiley on Essence - Didn’t you hear? Orange is definitely the new black, and the leading ladies of the hit Netflix show are stunning in shades of pumpkin. We can’t wait to hear what they each have to say about body confidence when the issue hits newsstands June 12.(Photo: Essence Magazine via Instagram)
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Naomi Campbell and Edward Enninful on Industrie - The supermodel (in Givenchy) and Enninful, fashion and style director for W magazine, are all sorts of sultry for Industrie’s Power Issue. This year, they both ring in 25 years in the fashion biz. We applaud them for each sending a reminder to the world that Black is, indeed, beautiful.(Photo: Industrie Magazine via Instagram)
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Kim Kardashian - Fresh off the news that she is expecting her second child with husband Kanye West, Kim K. adds another stunning cover to her collection. “We are so beyond excited...The waiting and waiting has been a roller coaster,” she tells the mag about her pregnancy, in an interview conducted two weeks before announcing it publicly on Keeping Up With the Kardashians. On how motherhood has changed her, she adds, “It’s been the biggest lesson, and the biggest joy of my life. North has taught me patience. There’s nothing I wouldn’t do for her.” (Photo: Glamour Magazine)
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Vashtie - The artist/DJ sizzles in a red-and-white striped crop top and full, cherry-hued skirt, letting her natural curls fly free. Do make this ‘fit a go-to in your wardrobe all summer long!(Photo: Trending NY via Instagram)
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Nicki Minaj on Cosmopolitan - In case you haven’t been listening closely to her lyrics, Nicki knows what she wants in bed. As she tells the magazine, she’s a pleaser, but “it's 50/50.” “I demand that I climax. I think women should demand that,” she says. #Winning(Photo: Cosmopolitan Magazine, July 2015)
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Joan Smalls on Porter - The Puerto Rican beauty becomes the first model of color to cover Net-A-Porter's Porter magazine, striking a fierce pose in an olive green cut-out swimsuit and white fur coat. She was lensed in her native Puerto Rico for the shoot. Get ‘em, Joan! (Photo: Porter Magazine, Summer 2015)
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Tracee Ellis Ross on The Hollywood Reporter - The Black-ish star is joined by fellow TV leading ladies Gina Rodriguez, Kate McKinnon, Lena Dunham, Amy Schumer and Ellie Kemper. For this special issue, the actresses sound off in “a raunchy, R-rated roundtable to talk sexism, sex scenes, penis bags and why women need to stop apologizing,” according to the magazine. We’re intrigued! (Photo: The Hollywood Reporter, June 5th 2015)
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Sofia Richie on Asos - Nicole Richie’s kid sis models a psychedelic range of ‘60s-inspired ‘fits for the fashion magazine (even her baby hairs are on fleek!). Joining the ranks among fashion’s new guard, she tells the magazine, “Modelling is my thing right now. Vogue is a massive goal for me. I hope my character will make people see past the fact I’m not 6 foot 5.” (Photo: Asos Magazine, July 2015)
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Jourdan Dunn on i-D - The British supermodel, flaunting a cheeky grin and ample cleavage in a plunging Givenchy top, is totally adorable on the magazine’s 35th anniversary issue. Catwalk icon Kate Moss and models Lara Stone and Freja Beha also land their own covers. (Photo: i-D Magazine, Summer 2015)
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Cara Delevingne on WSJ - Jourdan’s BFF and fellow It Girl Cara Delevingne serves up major brow envy in this artsy black-and-white snap for The Wall Street Journal Magazine. (Photo: The WSJ Magazine, June 2015)
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