Singer/ Grammy nominee, Janelle Monae is the newest face of Cover Girl. The soulful and electic singer was ecstatic by the news and says she hopes to bring empower women with use of her power via the Cover Girl campaign. Following the annnouncement, Janelle tweeted:
“I’m strong. I’m beautiful. I AM A COVERGIRL!!!!”
In a recent press release Monae said:
“I believe it’s time that women truly owned their superpowers and used their beauty and strength to change the world around me,”
“One of my core values is to help redefine what it means to be a strong and beautiful woman in the music and fashion worlds and to empower the wonderful things that make us unique. Becoming a CoverGirl is truly an honor and a gift: it opens up a new platform for me to inspire women to feel stronger, braver and more beautiful inside and out.”
The CoverGirl company has inked pop artist PINK as their ambassador and and face of their Beauty with an Edge’ campaign last week and now Monae has been added as a second edition to the brand. You can learn more of Janelle Monae partnership with CG in the September issue of Vogue. However, heres a few excerpts of the mag below:
On her personal makeup looks, Monae says:
“I take a minimalist approach to my wardrobe and I do the same with my makeup. I don’t look at it as a mask. I don’t overdo it. A bold shade of red or pink—something that pops—brings the whole look together. I keep my eyes pretty simple but I like to make my lashes a little darker and thicker.”
On Admiring Previous CoverGirl Ambassadors:
“Growing up and trying to find myself as a woman and experimenting with makeup, I’d go buy magazines. I’d see Tyra Banks [in the CoverGirl ads] and I’d think, Wow, she’s beautiful. It never looked like she had on too much makeup. There was just something clean and classic about her face.”
Here’s a few more pics:
Simply Beautiful
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Bonus clip: Janelle Monae : Cold War”