I waited and waited for the Beyonce Knowles’ Vogue US April 2009 editorial. I don’t know what I was expecting, but when I finally saw it, I felt quite disappointed.

B was photographed by Mario Testino, but I still feel totally uninspired by her shoot. The shots are quite dull. Maybe because this shoot is all about Beyonce and not Sasha. Sasha has a bit of an edge to her.

With regards to the cover, many bloggers are asking the question: Is Beyoncé’s Vogue cover racist?

Sociological Images blogger said:

“For the second time this year, the Vogue cover features a woman of color, Beyonce. Unfortunately, in line with cultural stereotypes, the issue is the ‘Shape Issue,’ contributing to the stereotype of Black women, and Latina women too, as especially ‘curvy’….”

I look forward to the day when we’re not shocked by a woman of colour being on the cover for Vogue 2 months in a row, and these types of questions are not asked. Until then, I’ll just look at the pretty pictures.

You can read Beyonce’s full interview here.

The editorial is a mix of classic Beyonce, with an old school vibe.

B is very much channeling Marilyn Monroe here, who, like Beyonce was curvaceous. I think this is a very encouraging message, which is that you don’t have to be a size 0 actress to grace a high fashion magazine editorial.

I do love the graceful elegant pieces she is wearing, by her favourite designer Giorgio Armani, but I preferred the more edgier editorials from last year, in which Beyonce was taken out of her comfort zone.

What’s not to love about Amy Adams? She’s smart, funny, intelligent, talented and beautiful.

She earned her second Oscar nomination this year for her role as a naive young nun alongside Meryl Streep in Doubt, but in her interview with BlackBook the actress, says she’s most excited about new roles that will allow film audiences to see another side of her acting talent.

She’ll play Amelia Earhart in Night At The Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian.

“Tight jodhpurs,” Amy laughs. “It’s going to be an Amy Adams butt show. I was like, ‘That’s a lot of information.’ I’m not known for showing my ass on camera, but there it is.”

The movie opens in May.

Amy also stars alongside Emily Blunt in the critically-acclaimed Sundance hit Sunshine Cleaning.

“We went a couple of different ways with my character, Rose. One was the ‘mom jeans’ way, and then there was the pseudo-prostitute version.”

On her goodie-two-shoes image: “I misbehave. I just do it in private”.

The issue is called Divine Power, and that perfectly sums up the feeling I get from looking at Lakshmi on this cover wearing a Dolce & Gabbana Spring 2009 dress, with an array of necklaces, bangles, cuffs and earrings.

I’ve never purchased Dazed & Confused before, but this has inspired me to buy my first issue.

This editorial was styled by Nicola Formichetti.

Each one takes on a risk taker, rule breaker or a style maker.

Emma Roberts had the honour of representing Audrey Hepburn. In Emma’s shoot she wore a gorgeous voluminous Giambattista Valli Spring 2009 dress/coat.

The look is minus the ivory bows from the runway, which I think works better.

Emma said of Audrey, “She was so simply beautiful. And she loved charity work, something even more beautiful about her.”

“It’s an era that was so important because it was very much about natural beauty.” said Rumer Willis.

To see many other celebrities representing American Icons go to Glamour Magazine.

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The Lanvin close-up is outstanding. I really love this lipstick on her.

You can read her full interview here and here.

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The cover star looks relaxed wearing a Gucci vest and shorts, with her trademark slightly wavy hairstyle.

She has been traveling in Europe for the past week, promoting her hit movie Marley & Me co-star Owen Wilson, and she has been giving us touches of colour on the red carpet.

I have actually started to look forward to what she is going to wear next. The anticipation has finally made her interesting to watch, glow and make us forget about linking her with Brangelina.

Here are some extracts from her interview:

On her divorce: “No matter what I say, things will always be taken out of context and misinterpreted, will always be turned around to make it seem as though I won’t let something go, or that I just keep talking about it over and over. I don’t owe anybody anything. I don’t owe anybody my side of the story. There are no sides! There is no bad guy and there is no good guy. There are no villains and there is no heroine in this story. It’s just not the case.”

On her diet: “I’m a realist. I know that if I eat nothing but burgers and chips, I’m not going to be hired for the parts I normally would. That might be fine one day, but not right now.”

On being happy: “I remind myself every day that I am lucky. Look what’s out there. Look what people are really living through. There’s no comparison. I am happy.

On movie roles: “I get offered funny, quirky, pretty roles. I’d love to do an action movie. James Bond! Glamour! Daniel Craig! Sh*t-loads of fun!”