CeleBeauty Watch: Rihanna Covers the September 2020 Bazaar

Since landing in the United States in 2005, Rihanna has negated stereotypes, broken records and built a fashion and beauty empire, which includes the makeup line which patched a chasm in the availability of foundations for women of color, Fenty Beauty; a Paris-based fashion house that she created in partnership with luxury conglomerate LVMH, Fenty; an inclusive intimates collection, Savage X Fenty; and the highly anticipated new skin-care line she dropped in July, Fenty Skin.

Let’s not forget her accomplishments in music. Having sold over 250 million records, Rihanna is one of the world’s best-selling music artists. She has 14 number-ones and 31 top-ten singles in the US and 30 top-ten entries in the UK. Her accolades include nine Grammy Awards, 13 American Music Awards, 12 Billboard Music Awards, and six Guinness World Records. Forbes ranked her among the top ten highest-paid celebrities in 2012 and 2014; as of 2019, she is the wealthiest female musician, with an estimated net worth of $600 million.

Then there is her huge voice. With over 85 million Instagram followers, Rihanna was one of the first celebrities to speak out about the brutal killing of George Floyd on Instagram: “If intentional MURDER is the fit consequence for ‘drugs’ or ‘resisting arrest’… then what’s the fit consequence for MURDER???!” When offered the 2018 Super Bowl Half-Time show, Rihanna declined, standing in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick.

Philanthropy is no stranger to the Barbadian. “This spring, as the Covid-19 pandemic devastated communities—and, in particular, Black communities—across the United States, her Clara Lionel Foundation, the nonprofit she founded in 2012 and named after her late grandmother Clara Braithwaite, and her 91-year-old grandfather, Lionel Braithwaite, and its partners committed more than $36 million to emergency response efforts.” — Harpersbaazar.com.

As a style icon, Rihanna most deservedly covers the September 2020 Bazaar.

Photos courtesy of Harpersbaazar.com.

Photos courtesy of Gray Sorrenti.