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For months, rumors have been circulating about actress Halle Berry covering the coveted September issue of Vogue. According to Vogue.com the Oscar-winner will indeed be the first black woman on the 2010 September issue since Naomi Campbell graced the cover in 1989. "There was no way I could say no," says Berry when asked about her cover coup, Vogue's fall fashion issue. "I'm going to be on the biggest issue of the year!"
Although this will be Berry's first time ever covering the September issue, this marks the second Vogue cover for the actress since her December 2002 appearance. For the cover, the 'X-Men' star ditches her regular cropped 'do for a look that eerily resembles Vogue's editor-in-chief Anna Wintour's infamous bob. In the issue -- which hits stands the last week of August -- the actress will be discussing motherhood, being single and her upcoming roles in Broadway and on film.
Although this will be Berry's first time ever covering the September issue, this marks the second Vogue cover for the actress since her December 2002 appearance. For the cover, the 'X-Men' star ditches her regular cropped 'do for a look that eerily resembles Vogue's editor-in-chief Anna Wintour's infamous bob. In the issue -- which hits stands the last week of August -- the actress will be discussing motherhood, being single and her upcoming roles in Broadway and on film.
In the fashion magazine world, the September issue marks the most important month of the year as it compiles the best of pre-fall fashion, lifestyle and feature stories. Berry's appearance marks a huge milestone for black Hollywood considering the past ten September issues of Vogue have covered white actresses and models. In the past, the magazine has garnered a great deal of criticism for its lack of diverse representation.
Halle Berry and Naomi Campbell aren't the only black females to appear on Vogue's cover. Supermodel Beverly Johnson became the first black woman ever to cover Vogue in 1974. Media-mogul Oprah Winfrey was given the honor in 1998, Jennifer Hudson in 2007 and First Lady Michelle Obama in 2009.
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Black Vogue Cover Models
Beverly Johnson, August 1974
Peggy Dillard, August 1977
Shelia Johnson, March 1980
Shari Belafonte, June 1986
Karen Alexander, January 1989
Naomi Campbell, September 1989
Kara Young, October 1989
Karia Kabukuru, July 1997
Oprah Winfrey, October 1998
Halle Berry, December 2002
To read an excerpt from Halle Berry's interview in Vogue before it hits stands, visit the Vogue website.
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By: N.Wright on 8/12/2010 5:07PM
Wow one black model since Naomi. That is utterly ridiculous. All the more reason to support Black Magazines and black businesses.
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By: JNR on 8/12/2010 9:53PM
Please tell us why we should listen too and support Jessw Jackson, Al Sharpton and the NAACP when all of them have come out for illegal aliens?
Please reply.
Thank you.
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By: Ms Kelly Baby on 8/18/2010 2:15AM
So, true its time we begin to celebrate the beauty of blackness on our own. Time out for looking for mainstream acceptance
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By: John F.C. Taylor on 8/12/2010 8:19PM
A beautiful woman. Doesn't matter what color she is.
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By: veronica on 8/12/2010 10:22PM
Who cares about keeping tabs on the cover girls? Beauty is beyond skin color. If we are going to play this game, when was the last time you saw an Asian or an Indian or Middle Eastern on the cover? Why the big deal about blacks? Hey, put Michelle Obama on the cover, she has nothing to do but pose for photos anyway...
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By: SniffMeBalls on 8/12/2010 8:44PM
When I saw the headline, I figured she was the first black woman since 1989, to grace the cover of Vogue. I think it is ridiculous. Why did they wait till she turned 44 to put her on the cover? Why not earlier in her career?
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By: Sakeena Ali on 8/12/2010 10:24PM
Im black, but people are irritating me by not reading the complete artice. It says she was the first Black woman to appear on the cover ofthe SEPTEMBER issue of the mag since Naiomi. There have been several after this as the article name Beyonce, Jennifer Hudson, and even First Lady Michelle Obama. Please read carefully before going off in the deep end!
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By: montana on 8/13/2010 12:22AM
She is half white , so technically you can't say she is black . If that is the case you may as well say its another white model on the cover, right?
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By: Diane Williams on 8/13/2010 11:07PM
what different do it make she is still beautiful get real
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By: Roseann on 8/12/2010 8:53PM
Why is is when someone is really HALF black as HB is -- they refer to themselves as ONLY black? Why is this saying "...the first Black woman since..." she is half white and half black. Yet she gets the attention as the first Black woman for this and for that...when in fact she is NOT.
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