CeleBeauty Watch: Viola Davis Covers the July/August Vanity Fair

“My entire life has been a protest.” ~ Viola Davis

The ever beautiful, talented Hollywood Icon Viola Davis covers the July/August Vanity Fair.

“Presenting our July/August cover star: @ViolaDavis. Last month, the Oscar winner took to the streets to protest the death of George Floyd—but she’s no stranger to fighting for what’s right. As a Black woman in Hollywood, she’s spent her career doing it: “My entire life has been a protest,” Davis says. “My production company is my protest. Me not wearing a wig at the Oscars in 2012 was my protest. It is a part of my voice, just like introducing myself to you and saying, ‘Hello, my name is Viola Davis.’”

Davis was photographed by @dario.studio—the first Black photographer to shoot a Vanity Fair cover. At the link in bio, Davis speaks with V.F. about her extraordinary journey out of poverty and into the stubbornly unequal Hollywood system.”

Read the in-depth interview on vanityfair.com.

Story by @soniasaraiya
Photographed by @dario.studio
Styled by @elizabethstewart1
Makeup by @autumnmoultriebeauty
Hair by @jamikawilson
Coatdress @maxmara
Earrings @pomellato