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

11-year old Marley Dias started a campaign to collect and donate 1,000 books that told stories about black girls as the center of their narratives. When she started a hashtag that quickly spread and gained popularity throughout social media, it took her to the center of a narrative. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Jeff Johnson […]

"Marley Mag's" first issue includes interviews with Oscar-nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay and famed ballerina Misty Copeland.

Mary J. Blige is featured in Elle magazine’s latest issue. Like the true diva that she is, the Queen rocks the season’s most regal furs, from fox to goat. She talks about her on-stage persona and playing Nina Simone on screen. On performing on stage: Honey, there are no distractions when you’re onstage, because you […]

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 […]

Supermodel Arlenis Sosa gave a premature look at swimsuits for summer in last year’s November issue of Elle magazine. Since the warmer months are a bit closer now than they were then, we thought it was time to share the photo shoot. Styled by Mario Grauso, Sosa wears bright and beautiful looks from Gucci, Oscar […]