By AMW !.e. Talent: Andrea M. White
February 15, 2007
Golden Globe Winner, Academy Award Nominee, and now – Vogue cover model can be added to the repertoire of ‘Dreamgirl’, Jennifer Hudson. On the cover of Vogue Magazine’s March issue, set to be released this month, Hudson will join a small, yet elite club, including Oprah Winfrey and Halle Berry, as the third African American actress and first African American singer to grace the cover of Vogue Magazine.
In her historical debut, Hudson is featured in the magazine’s ‘Power’ issue, which includes an in-depth interview with Editor-At-Large, Andre Leon Talley who has also been spotted and photographed with Hudson over the past few months and has taken an instant liking to the songstress. Noted Photographer, Annie Leibovitz, shot Hudson’s seven-page spread at the renowned Apollo Theatre in Harlem. Many of the photos had been leaked days before it was definite that the actress would be featured on the cover of the mega fashion publication. However after her Golden Globe win and Oscar nomination, critics believed she was a sure pick for the cover.
There is a belief in the publication world that African Americans on covers can’t sell magazines. Anna Wintour – a real-life institution in the fashion world and Editor-in-Chief at Vogue, made the decision to place Hudson on the cover of the ‘Power’ issue. Though this was a risky move to feature an actress with little acting experience and even less exposure, Wintour, best known as, “The Devil in Prada” is notorious for being controversial and daring. The fashionista also has perfect timing since the magazine will be released during Black History month and March is Women’s Herstory month as well.
Jennifer Hudson is having a year that most stars can only dream of. Though Hudson has a beautiful cover and feature story in Essence Magazine, hope is that sales for Vogue will prove that African Americans can be powerful contenders outside of African-American targeted media. The March ‘Power’ issue of Vogue is set to hit newsstands this week
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