Janelle Monea Covers Ebony Magazine & Fashion Month Comes to an End with a Star-studded Versace Show

1. Janelle Monea Covers Ebony Magazine

EBONY’s March 2023 cover star is Janelle Monae and They are freer than ever! EBONY connected with the musician and actress to hear about their return to music, how they define themselves in today’s world, and the evolution of their career and life.

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“What I think about myself is, my inner voice has to be the loudest voice in the room. “How I feel about me has to be the alpha, the omega. I cannot allow words written about me or other people’s perceptions of me control the way that I operate. I give myself permission to change my mind. I give myself permission to change my thoughts. I have autonomy.” — Janelle Monae

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STORY BY @rayzhon
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF & SVP, PROGRAMMING: @MarielleBobo
CREATIVE DIRECTOR: @inrashidasworld
PHOTO DIRECTOR/PHOTOGRAPHER: @keithmajor
ASSOC. CREATIVE DIRECTOR/HEAD OF VIDEO: @StevenLondon
VIDEO BY @MegaMedia
STYLISTS: @mandelkorn
HAIR STYLIST: @malcolm.marquez
MAKEUP ARTIST: @kilprity
MANICURIST: @customtnails1
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER @traceysees
PROP STYLIST: @walterbarnett

2. Fashion Month Comes to an End with a Star-studded Versace Fashion Show

Versace opted for a celebrity-heavy city to show its Fall Winter ’23 collection in, and local and far-flung A listers alike rewarded the brand for that choice. Speaking of stellar names, Donatella’s runway casting also blew every other label out of the water this season, by sending the likes of Gigi Hadid, Stella Maxwell, Kendall Jenner, Irina Shayk, Naomi Campbell, Imaan Hammam, Liu Wen, and Emily Ratajkoski down the runway.