The Toronto born beauty stuns on the cover and in this editiorial spread.

The hashtag lends itself to the "strong, black woman" archetype, Dr. Linda Chavers writes in the Elle article "Here's My Problem With #BlackGirlMagic."

Rihanna and Elle Magazine team up to shoot a Mini Movie to promote the new cover of their magazine which features the mega pop star. Rihanna shows off her acting and dance skills as she plays a sexy woman involved in a passionate love affair with a salsa dancer. Directed by Joe Zee the mini […]

Chanel Iman covers Elle magazine’s October 2011 issue. Wearing a Herve Leger swimsuit and Gucci miniskirt, Chanel’s headline promises she’ll teach us how to be a bombshell. Inside, she gives an answer we love: “Any woman who has a positive attitude about herself and carries herself with class but doesn’t try too hard and say, […]

Zoe Kravitz covers Elle South Africa’s September 2011 issue and inside she reveals her greatest fear, why she lies, and her favorite quality in a man. For the shoot she wore Jimmy Choo shoes, RE: denim, and a studded Sass & Bide dress. Here’s what she revealed during their Q&A: Style icons? ‘Sarah-Jessica Parker and […]

Model Herieth Paul graces the cover of Elle Canada’s July 2011 Issue. Just four years ago, the 17-year-old was standing in front of her open refrigerator in Tanzania trying to keep cool in the summer heat. Now, she’s a Canada-based model who just landed her very first magazine cover. On moving to Ottawa, Canada: It […]

Whenever we get the opportunity, HB likes to profile any and all fresh-faced models of color who are on the rise – the ones who will soon claim the spots once held by Tyra Banks and Tyson Beckford. We’ve been following the careers of Chanel Iman and Jourdan Dunn for some time now, but we […]

Nicki Minaj, Jennifer Hudson, Willow Smith and Aretha Franklin are featured in Elle magazine’s “Women In Music” issue (May 2011). The mag labeled them the “Gold Dust Women.” Check out their hot shots and interview excerpts below: Nicki Minaj On being a rapper: “I always wanted to play with the boys. I didn’t want to […]

Elle Magazine is celebrating it's 25th anniversary with its October issue by profiling 25 "game-changing" women who are also in their twenties. Gabourey Sidibe and Janelle Monae made the cut, and Sidibe even scored one of the four different covers.