MAG COVERS: RIHANNA FOR ELLE MAGAZINE
Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Rihanna shows off a smirk on the June cover issue for Elle magazine. Wearing a red sleeveless cupro dress from Donna Karan, the singer posed for her featured cover story and photo spread with photographer Gilles Bensimon. Check out a few excepts from her interview after the cut or read the full article at Elle.com…
On Chris Brown:
“We’ve always been friends, but we’re very close now.”
On the rumor about a relationship with Jay-Z (once again):
“Well, it’s crazy that you ask me that. People know that it’s not true,” she says, straightening up. “I think it’s kinda a cliché question, and people know it’s not true, so I don’t even know why it’s still addressed to this day. I get asked about it all the time and I’m like, You’re asking, but you know the answer. I don’t even like to address it anymore.”









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1.
PEEPLPAYATTENSHUN
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
AFTER ALL THE FASHION MAG SPREADS I SEE MOVIES ON THE WAY FOR THIS CHICK, BUT W/ THAT ACCENT, SOMETHINGS GOTTA BE WRITTEN SPECIFICALLY FOR HER.
2.
8BALLER
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
FIERCE!!!!
Its time she sign a modeling contract and give up music.
3.
Envied
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
All the outfits are cute, but the bathing suit is hot as sh*t along with the accessories and heels, damn that whole shot is tight.
4.
cutenlovley
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
Stop hating!!!! They really need to get off the Jay-Z “relationship” stuff. That is so played.
5.
Jam Yute
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
I swear Rihanna is the hottest girl in the industry today, she is different, and besides the fact that she does not have the best voice she makes do with what she has. And her style is off the chain. Years from now this girl going to be a legend, you she Prince and his status right now, thats Rihanna next 15 years, girl is on fire!!!!!
For the record yall can hate as much as you want she is here to Stay
6.
nydia
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
she looks good her man looks good on the ebony cover everything is going great for her. enjoy yourself girl!!
7.
DejaStar7
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
She looks FANTASTIC I love the clothing choices.
8.
Ima HATE
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
she looks good in all these pix… but u know i gotta hate on SOMETHING so….
THAT PINK SHIRT IS UGLY AS HELL!
9.
Ima HATE
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
OOPS… i meant skirt!
10.
DA BUL HOVA
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
SHE UGLY,DAT FUCKIN ACCENT IS HORRIBLE
11.
Nothing But Love
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
Go Rhi Rhi, ole girl looks firece!!
12.
african_queen
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
LOL @ #8
well them stylist know how to dress rhi rhi for real they be doing a great job at all times
I do like her but she becoming overdone to me…I see her everywhere and I’m slowly becoming sick of her…shes still cute and her music is radio friendly she alright in my book
13.
mz influential
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
nice pictures but i use to be a fan of hers til i seen her on punked and she tried to give the lil boy her own cd that looked bootleg to cover the fact his money was missing then she lied about her having money n her pocket ahhhh that just kinda killed it 4 me but thats just me i know
14.
ninabrown
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
sharp.
15.
Nothing But Love
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
@ #13 aka AFRICAN_QUEEN
She could have been a lot worse… she could of started cursing like Ashanti.
16.
Nothing But Love
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
ooppss i mean @ mz influential
17.
ATL
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
Love RiRi style
18.
Tatiana
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
I agree. All the outfits are cute. She looks cute…what I expect from Rihanna–nothing ground breaking really. I love Ri-Ri though. Nice shots.
Yeah…the Jay-Z question is kinda old hat now..I mean its been old hat but damn…really old now…
19.
Islandchick_Bri
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
Gorgeous shots! Lovin the heels too…
20.
TRILLA
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
DAT BITCH GOT A BAD ASS STYLIST!
RIHANNA HAS NO STYLE, SHE BETTER KEEP THAT STYLIST WHOSE DRESSING HER.
& SHE STILL SWAGGER JACKING KELIS TOO.
*SMH*
21.
D.Lani
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
Thats the same dress that… Tamia (i think) wore in that other post.. The way Tamia wore it made me not like it, but riri has changed my heart.
22.
Aww Man, I guess they aint playin' fare'...
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
Ay, I thought ms lady got breast augmentation surgery…? Where did they go?? I aint even trippin’ tho’, you still got the “it” factor about cha ms lady… Big props
23.
MiZz.ThAnG
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
She looks gud..but i cant believe u just compared her to Prince! She is not and will never be on Princes level!
I read the whole article and it says she has a nipple ring! Shocking!! Lol
24.
huroieur
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
she is pretty and hot,right?
She is a hot member of a celeb dating club ” M a r r y m i l l i o n a i r e . c o m ” It was said that she wanna seek for rich man to date. Who will be the lucky rich man?
25.
KiDDOKiD
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
My boo/babymoms.. beliee that.. she sooo bad.
26.
Its like I waited my whole life,For this one night,Its gon be me you and the dance floor,Cuz we only got one night,Double your pleasure,Double you fun,And dance forever ever ever,Forever ever ever,Forever on the dance floor...!
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
i love the green cut jacket,cunky necklace and the grey - red belt dress…
Thats sweet,she always has her brother on set with her for magzine shoots. He was featured on another magazine aswell.
That nice of her dad,ahhh unconditional love lol
I read her dad had a drug addition not that he was alcoholic.
her and chris careers started around the same time,so they’re been chilling together for a while. i think people put much emphasis on their relationship. she lucky, i love to be chris best friend hehe
27.
...!
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
I love that haircut, i thought it wouldnt suit her,but very well does. lol. i wonder what she will do next?? spiky hair or gow it out. im just intrigued…
nipple ring i heard about that. its funny how everyone in the industry goes from innnocent angel to bad girl, christina aguliria was in the same boat when her career was rising, she had a nipple ring 2. i doubt if she was barbados she would have had tatoos and piercings like that. pesonal outlook really, lol . i would say cultural.
28.
Jay sean is a hottie...
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
she has come along way,she look different from the day she started.
her hair
wieght (she wasnt thick,but has more of a toned structure)
style (love it, she looks hot)
i wonder what she will do next, fashion and movies. … what genre of music will she do next. he. she keep you wondering. she has grown
29.
4 MINUTES
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
Her accent makes her Unique, no one is the industry talks like her,so she stands out. For example so does keira knightley, she still has that accent,with how many years of being out there.
30.
Shelly
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
She did’t get a breast aug you square it’s called push up graw smh
anyway Rihanna is damn near perfection, I love her shes such an inspiration
31.
The dancefloor is my spot
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
what breast uplift?? lol. it the Push up Bra,Wonderbra is todays Magic for most women. if sh did have beast lift it wouldbt be perky one minute and normal the next . lolll
32.
Ladyssolady
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
Applause goes the stylist(s). Everything looks great!
33.
ThinkAboutIt
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
Very Nice Shots…. Rhianna is really doing her thing.
34.
the one is back
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
Rihanna is such a cutie. I love a lot of what Elle has her wearing but I just want her to stop wearing those biker small hats. LOL!
35.
lala
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
Rhi Rhi is so FLY!! GOTTA LUV HURRR!!!
36.
get_me_bodied
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
RIHANNA KNOW SHE BAD…
37.
Dame
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
Rihanna needs to model she is fabulous. The gray with the red belt is cute.
38.
Bored
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
L.A. Reid is still calling in all his markers I see, he knows riri is one of those chicks that is out of sight out of mind but he is doing a over kill right now. All this exposure is not helping her she still cant sing, she still is not selling and if she was to have had a modeling contract by now she would’ve had one.
39.
Bored
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
How come you never see this girl with her mom? Have seen her with her dad and them brothers but never with her mom.
40.
OneAndOnly
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
The girl is killin the modeling game.
41.
slim.goodies
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
lol memba rhianna in pon de replay?
who wud’ve guessed she wuda transformed into such a fashion icon.
i don’t know bout her music but just keep takin pics rhi!
42.
Moe
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
Love Her. Wish I could ve gone to the concert.
P.S. I do believe Chris Brown and her are friends.. Cuz yes some attractive ppl of the opposite sex can just be friends. People do it everyday.
43.
Angelita
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
Rihanna looks great as usual!
44.
CHERYLINMIAMI
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
HER STYLIST IS THE SHIT! SHE IS NOT DRESSING HERSELF! SHE DOES NEED A MODELING CONTRACT FOR TRUE. RIHANNA IS A SINGER, WHERE ON THE COVER DOES IT SAYS ANYTHING ABOUT HER VOICE? I REST MY CASE.
45.
Angelita
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
Rihanna looks AMAZING!
46.
Eve
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
Fiya!
47.
Danny
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
She looks great. Go RIRi
48.
vexxed
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
blah blah blah. Great photos. blah blah blah. Pretty. blah blah blah.
Because if you say anything else, you are a hater.
49.
tired
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
@ BORED: I read somwhere he mother is an accountant,busy in barbados i guess. Seen her once in some pictures on a fansite, cant remember what it was called though.
50.
MAI03
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
The front cover red dress and the pic with the gray dress and red belt are simply stunning. Oh to be 19 again! lol!
51.
kelis
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
The cover looks a mess. Not a cute pic at all. They should have chosen a different one. Pretty girl, but can’t sing or perform to save her life. She should just model and call it a day.
52.
LOVETOBEME
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
For Rihanna to be a singer its more so as if shes a model. They are promotin her looks on a daily basis….instead of the talent she has to offer because they know her “so called” singin voice doesnt compare to the way they promote her to look. I would congratulate her on her style but since she doesnt wake up in the mornin and put together her own hookup then congrats to the unknown stylist that keep her lookin fly. And to the hairdresser that put the kelis cut on her……If you notice they are changin this girl style daily, just to keep people talkin and her in magazines..because if they only relied on Rihanna singin voice and that good girl image she started off with she would most certainly be a nobody in the HOLLYWIERD WORLD. So….unfortunately a “sexy bad girl image” is what they wanted for her to portray in order to be talked about in HOLLYWIERD. Sad. But I still think Rihanna is a cool person to know. I just hate how hollywood pressure and provoke sex on a daily basis especilly amongst the young, just to get sells and a audience.
53.
Dame(Love your haters)~Mr. West
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
I had to comment again after seeing her “good friend” on the Ebony cover u better get it girl. He looks hot!!!
54.
complexndope
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
This chick is fly. Mos def model material. I’m STILL bumping the “Good Girl Gone Bad” album to this day. Say what you want about her voice…but that album is AWESOME
55.
politicallyincorrect
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
Yeah right, Rihanna’s album is so awesome it barely went platinum like after a whole year and tons of promotion, but I have to give her credit where credit is due many black celebrities don’t get to be on the cover of mainstream magazines for having mediocre talent like white celebs do-so good for Rihanna she looks fab.
56.
Goofy
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
What a coincedience… She’s on the cover of Elle Mag. this month.. and Chris Is on Ebony Mag. this month.
57.
juicyb16
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
LOOKING GOOD GIRL.I CANT WAIT TILL THE SUMMER COME AROUND SO I CAN CUT MY HAIR LIKE RIHANNAS. LIKE THE PICTURE WITH THE GREY DRESS & RED BELT(DAT STYLE IS HOT!!!!!)
58.
demi
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
rianna is starting to look like a rocker boy hate the hair do
59.
Don't Argue With Me It's Just An Opinion
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
She looks fabulous. Glad to see her in Elle; I was just about to write them off as a “whites only” fashion magazine.
60.
DivaJonelle
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
I’ll cosign number 55. She slept with Jay Z for that album cover though.
61.
ashleigh
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
for a girl who has a okay voice this girl has FABU STYLE!!!! im lovin the cover outfit
62.
IAMDARKAQUA
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
IF YOU LIVE IN NORTH CAROLINA…GET YOUR ASS OFF CONCRETE LOOP AND GO VOTE…i already did…so DON’T ASK!!!
63.
i'm just here for the free food
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
lookin good.
64.
tire
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
whatever. Rihannas album is off the chain. My fav songs are Question Existing,Good Girl Gone Bad,Umbrella and Sell me candy. You check the sells for how its achieved it mark in Europe. we love it over here.
65.
ShayNique
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
She looks fab. Isn’t that grey dress the same one that Tamia wore to an event like last week? I think the pics are on here somewhere.
Agrees with 64…I love her album, she might not be a great singer or performer. But Def Jam did a good job at hooking her up with good writers and producers. Along with looks, that’s all you need to make it now-a-days. It’s sad, but true.
66.
COMETOME
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
This girl can look good and look fierce at the same time wiv those clothes, although she is wack as a music artist………She needs to seriously change careers to be a high fashion model coz that girl can dress and look pretty, but her singing is just terrible to me I cant see her being the next Mariah Carey or Beyonce, I cant ever see her as an artist in the same league as those ladies, she just need to quit and do modelling! Maybe not acting tho coz I watched Bring It On with Rihanna in it and she quite terrible at acting but she can be a high fashion model tho lol!
67.
UM...I GUESS
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
she is so sickeningly FIERCE! i♥her
and on her and chris being “really close”…wutev we all know you two are dating! give it up already!! lol
68.
Juicy SuperStar
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
WOW, she is beautiful.
I think should could be the hottest chick in the modeling world right now if she decided to become one…. (NOT the hottest chick in the game)….
LOVE the dress with the red belt… All the pictures are great…
Her and Chris make a cute couple. They seem like they would be silly and playing all the time… I wish her much success.
69.
Bahamas/Chicago/Cayman Gal
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
Rihanna is a beautiful girl, and she definately has made her presence known in the fashion world, I mean Marc Jacobs named a bag after her for goodness sake!! She ain’t no Mariah but the girl does have talent and the music she has given us has been fire!!! She is young and talented, but a tad over exposed in my opinion, which can be scary because I want her career to have longevity!! And as for comment #1 she is an island girl, she doesn’t have to change for anyone, her accent is as much a part of her as anything else!!!
70.
ME
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
I LOVE RIRI SHE’S FABOLOUS!!!!! GO GIRLY
71.
DH
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
She is too cute. I love the gray dress with the red belt and the swimsuit shot.
72.
KEEPEMUP
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
She is the new Halle B
73.
What a lovely sunny day...!
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
i personally think she has slightley changed her acccent. it use to sound very raw but now she kind of mixed it up with the american part of it too. With it she stand out though,which is a good thing….
74.
Buffy
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
The smartest thing Rihanna could have ever done is cut her hair…it made her endearing…and now other celebrities are certainly more natural looking lol I’m picking but I’m kinda happy they are…I was seriously tired of the wigs…they had begun to trickle down and people I passed on the street were wearing those ridiculous hair hats…
75.
18
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 /
i think she not the greatest performer,but no one can say she cant sing,she growing in the business, she will learn how to control her voice like beyonce,mary and did. she has her own voice and its unique. she can hold a note. Rihanna working on her 4th album aswell.
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