MAG COVERS: WILL & JADA COVER ESSENCE / BEYONCE COVERS SEVENTEEN
Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith cover the December issue of Essence magazine. The issue includes a six page fashion spread with the couple, as well as an interview on how they maintained their 11-year marriage in Hollywood.

Beyonce covers the December/January issue of Seventeen magazine and was awarded their “Style Star Of The Year”. In the issue, the singer/actress talks about her personal style, dating Jay-Z since she 19, and how she hopes to obtain that Oscar in 10 years.








103 Comments
1.
Sunny
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
Isn’t Bey a little old to be on Seventeen Mag?..
She has no shame in her game.
2.
Chulo
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
I Love her
3.
Alix
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
She looks 15 again
4.
Ms Stacy
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
Loving black love
Go Bey : )
5.
MissBee
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
11 years is forever today…I wish Will and Jada many more years of marital bliss.
6.
peacekeeper00
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
Tired of Beyonce and her fake “natural” ways. Just comes off as her trying to hard. Yes, she is too old for 17 mag, and the look is too young too. She says that she is trying to be the real her but I’m (and obviously she is too) still confused.
7.
dee dee
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
Will and Jada - that’s a good looking couple. What magazine is for 30 somethings? that would be more appropriate for Beyonce.
8.
Divine One
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
I love Will & Jada!!!
9.
BEAUTY Q.T.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
That’s a BEAUTIFUL picture of Wil and Jada! Didn’t they already do an interview like this a little while ago with Ebony magazine? Hopefully they talk about more that being married for 11 years…yawn.
Get em Bey! I want one REALLY good interview from her where she tells what’s really went on and is going on in her life.
10.
WannaBMe
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
Go Beyonce! Will and Jada is the hottest couple aside from the Obama’s
11.
Divine One
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
I love Will & Jada!!
12.
Whooo
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
@ 1 so you are meaning all the readers and the buyers are exclusively seventeen right? Thanks for the info, I also didnt know celebs who cover the mag have to be 17, what a shame, dont you think?
Beyoncé looks fresh and just like a teenage girl in those pix, lol beautiful as always, now ppl will still talk about ’she is not her age, she is near 40′ lol, look at those !
13.
bassackwards
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
Will looks great!
Those are nice shots of Bey.
14.
get over it
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
seventeen is not too old for bee. if they can have fergie on there, they can most certainly have bee on there. she looks gorg!
jada’s face looks a bit weird on the cover but i adore her and will
15.
FINE-N-MELLOW
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
Will is soooooo Sexy. Like fine Wine !!!
16.
Real talk
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
Beyoncé shows to the haters who say she is more than 30 that she can be even hotter than the teenagers and the woman is 27, haters you see those pix she looks good and young, but now you dont talk about the age or physical appearance, you say, the seventeen mag is not for ppl who are more than that age, thats pathetic, seriously, your heart will feel so much better if yall stop the hate, trust me, she is Beyoncé, yall cant do nothing but admire her physical appearance.
B keep killin’ them! GORGEOUS
JADA AND WILL I love them, rich, successful, happy, love and family. GO YALL!
17.
BigDaddyReg
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
Beautiful..black people
18.
BigDaddyReg
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
Beyonce is starting to seem desparate for the attention, we know she has an album on the way out
19.
Real talk
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
I didnt even see STYLE STAR OF THE YEAR 2008 OMG if Beyoncé is the most stylist too, haha, thats funny for other artists who try too damn hard LMAO
20.
Stacy Holt
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
Jada pics are nice, but they are also photoshopped to death. her face looks alot harder in regular pics
21.
Harlem Loves...
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
I don’t think I’ve ever seen B looking so young. It’s sooo refreshing and kinda makes me feel like she’s been doing the sexy woman thing for a lot longer then she should’ve been
22.
PEEPLPAYATTENSHUN
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
I KNOW WILL & JADA CAN BREATHE A SIGH OF RELIEF W/ BARACK & MICHELLE AS THE NEWEST BLACK LOVE POSTER FOLKS
23.
daddy-d
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
Will and Jada is a true example of love not Hollywood love but love.They just co-exist very well together and it’s so true and genuine.
24.
Greatestloveofall
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
Bey looks really cute. Kinda reminds me when she started out in Destiny’s Child singing No No No…
25.
india617
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
I think Beyoncé can get away with being on the cover of Seventeen magazine because she is an excellent role model. Even though I know she gave the business to a couple other cats- she is sold in the media as having good morals, being with Jayz and keeping out of the “negatives” of the industry. I would rather my daughter pick that magazine up because Beyoncé is on it rather than Britney or them hoes from the cheetah girls. Yuck.
As for Jada & Will- these two are portrayed like the “ideal couple”- lemme tell ya’ll something: The Smith’s are frreaks! They have an “open” relationship.
How do I know?…*wink*
26.
CDSALES
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
As a mother of teenage girls and a high school teacher I have no problem with Beyonce on the cover of Seventeen Magazine. Both my daughters are great fans of Beyonce and she has represented herself in a good manner within the public eye. She has become a huge success and gifted with multiple talents. She is an ideal person for the Seventeen Magazine……the young lady is making great strides in music, movies, campaigns, endorsements and business. Beyonce is an excellent choice to cover Seventeen Magazine. I’ll buy both my girls a copy.
27.
Ladyssolady
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
Jada looks good. Will has never been my cup of tea. I like chocolate.
28.
lady scorpio08
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
i just wanted to say that will is not on the cover of essence only jada
29.
Queen Bee
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
L0L at #6 & 1 I was thinking the same thing. Like…aint shes a lil old for 17 magazine. But come on Bee grow up. An they would give her “style star of the year” WOW..!!!
30.
Datone
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
Damn B, you been wit Jay since 19?!?!
31.
Lovinlyfe757
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
Will and Jada are a gorgeous couple….they seem like they are as much in love today as they were on their wedding day….
I hope that rumor about their marriage isn’t true….
Great to see black love
Beyonce…..smh…..
32.
UM...I GUESS
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
will and jada are such a gorgeous couple! gosh!! lol
beyonce looks so young in that second pic! omg… she really could pass for 17
33.
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
BLACK LOVE AT IT’S BEST!!
34.
Dani bee
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
LET’S SEE THIS YEAR ALICIA KEYS, PARIS HILTON, MANDY MOORE, CARRIE UNDERWOOD, FERGIE HAVE BEEN ON THE COVER OF SEVENTEEN, CHECK THE WEBSITE, BUT ARE THEY TOO OLD, WHEN IT’S BEYONCE PEOPLE ALWAYS SEEM TO BRING HATE!
35.
daddy-d
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
I think the reason that beyonce can be on the cover of 17 mag is because she appeals to the younger audience, she still has that good girl look.And personaly to stay in the bussiness as long as she has it is good for her to reinvent herself.
36.
dyvinesun
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
Will is my dude but he look kinda suspect on the cover??
37.
LMAO @ THE BEYONCE HATERS ;
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BEY !
NOVEMBER 18 .
38.
MAI03
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
Bey looks fresh-faced, beautiful, vibrant & young on the cover. Go Bey!
Will & Jada look fab on the cover of Essence..love them!
39.
UrbanChic
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
I’m going to say it, and people will tell me where to get to get off, but we need to quickly do a special edition of our new first family. That is history. I love Will, Jada, and Beyonce, but we need to revel in this moment.
Hey, side note, Jada is gorgeous. It’s no disrespect to Beyonce, Ri-Ri, or any of the people that are out now, but when Jada, Toni B., and Halle Berry came along, beauty was natural, not manufactured through heavy makeup and weave. So, I laugh at the people who pretend like these girls now brought beauty to town because Toni B., Halle, and Jada are in their 40s, try putting Beyonce’s picture next to those three. Go on, call me a hater even though I am a B fan.
40.
OLD news
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
I dont think shes to old.. Im just sick of seeing her, when will a new beyonce arrive and im not talkin about big heaed crying rihanna . Some one who can really sing and is young and talented. We need more female singers out asap
41.
DangerousCurves
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
UrbanChic
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
I’m going to say it, and people will tell me where to get to get off, but we need to quickly do a special edition of our new first family. That is history. I love Will, Jada, and Beyonce, but we need to revel in this moment.
Hey, side note, Jada is gorgeous. It’s no disrespect to Beyonce, Ri-Ri, or any of the people that are out now, but when Jada, Toni B., and Halle Berry came along, beauty was natural, not manufactured through heavy makeup and weave. So, I laugh at the people who pretend like these girls now brought beauty to town because Toni B., Halle, and Jada are in their 40s, try putting Beyonce’s picture next to those three. Go on, call me a hater even though I am a B fan.
—No u ain’t lying at all! I I think Toni B and Halle were both gorgeous when they first came out and had their old noses and short cropped hair. You KNOW u r a BAAAD chick when u can rock a short cropped do and still be HOT! They both did that! Toni has sold out to compete with the Beyonce’s of today by always being half naked. When she made videos back in the day she was totally covered and I think more respected too. But back to the topic. Whatever folks say about Will and Jada what they have works for them. Their children seem so normal for Hollywood kids too.
I like the Beyonce cover! I can understand why she would be on Seventeen. the Youngsters are the ones that really check for her and buy her music so it’s a good business move.
42.
Strutt
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
Hold up! she’s been dating jay z since she was 19!!! wtf?
am I the only one who saw that or was everyone so caught up on whether or not she’s too old for the cover??
43.
cali panamami (workin on my bedroom body)
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
will & jada are the bomb diggity!
beyonce looks like she’s 16 all over again for the editorial spread…the cover, eh….not so much. but she looks good!
44.
Emma V's Great-Grandaughter
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
Will and Jada look nice on the cover ,but Essence magazine needs to stop putting the same people on the cover of their magazine. Don’t Essence magazine know that there are plenty of black celebirties and black couples that they can put on in their magazine. And I’m not being a hater ok. It’s just that Essence magazine needs to stop recycling the same black celebirties.
Beyonce looks nice.
45.
Sweetness
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
will and jada look great
Beyonce on teen mag….Ok
Beyonce winning an oscar in ten year……never
46.
Fran Gadson
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
will and jada are a great couple
beyonce need to sit down some where first she say her relationship is private but then she open up about her relationship when she’s out promoting her album.
do any parents see a problem with their 18 year old daughter dating a 32 year old man. my parents almost killed me when I starting dating my husband who is 20 years older we start dating when i was 25. Yes b said they met when she was 18 and got serious when she was 19.
47.
L@87***
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
ummmmmm jus wonder bee jus came back in the game like 2 months ago well so i predicted an rihanna was on all the blogs an magazines everywhere last year an early this year with her punk rock images an still bee is style star of the year an not rih rih wowwww. u gotta respect bee hustle an she looks seventeen there too .
48.
LaLa
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
#47 Of course Beyonce is going to be on the cover of the mags right now, she has a new album coming out, Rihanna doesn’t. There isn’t even an official single out for Rihanna..&& December is a Major month as far as album releases go, & it always is, (Beyonce) just as summer is a majot season for albums (Rihanna.)
Although Beyonce looks young, fresh, & 17 in those pics, something about it I don’t like. The cover of the magazine is pretty though.
Will & Jada look good as always.
49.
ash
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
wait shes been dating jay since she was 19!!!!!!!!!!! damn and i know he was old then. oh well LOL
50.
sigh
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
On a positive note, Will & Jada look so beautiful:)
Yes, Beyonce is too old to be on the cover of seventeen magazine. The magazine’s target audience are early & late teenagers, and they using vie for celebs that are role model-esque. And lets be honest, Beyonce does not fit that description. And, who the hell does the voting when it come to winning these awards for style? I mean, how in a hell did Beyonce win this? Because wearing a tacky Tina ensemble–does not a fashionista make!
I think Manic Matt paid for that compliment!
This is such bullshyt
51.
Minority Report / Stereohyped
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
[...] • Will and Jada cover Essence and talk about creating their ideal relationship. [CL] [...]
52.
Dani bee
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
@50 WHAT ABOUT ALICIA KEYS ASS, WAS SHE TO OLD?
53.
Rihanna has anger management issues and has no talent - Mariah cAN'T SIng anymore - Ciara is a recycled Janet - Alicia is vocally challenged - Ashanti is very plump and is unable to close her jaws - Beyonce is trying to accomplish everything known to man
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
Jay said he liked Bey when she came out with NO NO NO but she was too young.
This nigga is such a petafile.
Every damn age likes Beyonce so who gives a shit if she is too old. I just think she needs to have kids and stop trying to win an award for doing everything. I have yet to see the new cereal BeyO’s on the shelves.
54.
Rihanna has anger management issues and has no talent - Mariah cAN'T SIng anymore - Ciara is a recycled Janet - Alicia is vocally challenged - Ashanti is very plump and is unable to close her jaws - Beyonce is trying to accomplish everything known to man
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
And I swear if I hear If I Were A Boy one more damn time on the radio….this shit plays morning, noon, and night.
Jada is so pretty.
55.
she she
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
i know thats right yawl.. its been 11 years. thats whats up. i wish some of our black men out here take notes from will and jada.
56.
she she
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
@53 and 54 you are too funny LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
57.
Corey
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
Bey looks GOOD!
GO WILL N JADA! LOVE THAT COUPLE!!!
58.
April
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
I aspire to be like Will and Jada. I love them!!!!!!!!!
There are some things I could say about the rest of the post but these battles are such nonsense. Pretty soon Will and Jada won’t even be mentioned in the the comments anymore, maybe up to 75. After that it will be about Beyonce all the way up to 500.
Brandy album coming soon !!!!!!!!!!!! (for all of the mature audience who remembers good music where substance mattered and noone had daddy paying for it all)
Side Note: If people speculate that Matt is Kelly’s dad too, let’s say it was true and we all found out. Am I the only one that would be pissed off at the fact that they treat her like she’s a nobody.
59.
TheLoveJones
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
Love the covers but Im going to have to co-sign with# 42. I love B, but either when she was 19 she look much much older, or somebody is shaving off years of their actual age. 2 plus 2 is not adding up to 4 in this equation
60.
alreadyfamous
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
definitely heard this about will and jada swinging lol like recently. like not exactly first hand but DEFINITELY second hand. I can’t hate though. do ya thang and all I wanna know is can I get in that play group?! HA!
61.
Jscene
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
SO NOW THEY PUTTING WOMEN DAMN NEAR 30 ON SEVENTEEN MAG? JUST WOW…..I GUESS TO FURTHER CONVINCE PEOPLE, SHE WORE THE SCHOOL GIRL OUTFIT…LOL….
WILL AND JADA, GORGEOUS COUPLE….I JUST DONT GET WHO CAME UP WITH THE PHRASE BLACK LOVE….LOVE IS LOVE….
62.
NOT EASILY IMPRESSED
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
Will and Jada’s spread is breathtaking. I love the one where she’s lying in the pantsuit and he’s standing at the window…it’s an amazing shot!! They’re gorgeous and they’ve tried to hard to be that example for us, to get along, to be honest, hard working black people. I think they’re just beautiful…
Beyonce is too old for Seventeen mag. And she looks identical to my baby sis on the cover in that pink. And I find it ghastly that she, who can barely act, expects an Oscar? Does she know farrrrrrrrrr better actresses who’ve paid farrrrrrr more dues don’t expect an Oscar? She’s wayy to pumped over the “drug scenes” in that new movie…but everybody knows the only, only buzz around her performance begins and ends with her acting coach! EW said she was a Longshot for a nomination but the same critic did a post the following day about his belief that the Oscars are a popularity contest. So, basically if you aren’t smart enough to get it he’s saying the world is crazy and Beyonce’s crazy famous so there’s no ruling out that by a Longshot she might get nominated. lol
63.
Jscene
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
MAYBE THEY PUT BEYONCE ON THE COVER CAUSE HER MIND IS THAT OF A 17 YEAR OLD.
I THINK YOU HAVE TO REALLY START TO QUESTION YOUR MUSIC WHEN YOUR PRIMARY SELLING GROUPS IS TEENS AND YOU’RE AN ADULT….
THIS GOES FOR GWEN STEFANI, FERGIE, AND EVERYONE ELSE IS MAKING MUSIC GEARED TOWARD TEENS.
64.
she she
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
now some one is lien bout there age. 19 cause i swear
65.
NOT EASILY IMPRESSED
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
48.
LaLa
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
#47 Of course Beyonce is going to be on the cover of the mags right now, she has a new album coming out, Rihanna doesn’t. There isn’t even an official single out for Rihanna..&& December is a Major month as far as album releases go, & it always is, (Beyonce) just as summer is a majot season for albums (Rihanna.)
Although Beyonce looks young, fresh, & 17 in those pics, something about it I don’t like. The cover of the magazine is pretty though.
Will & Jada look good as always.
—
Rihanna’s got an official single out. “Rehab” The video will premiere this month, rumor has it… And it’s doing well…It’s in the top 100 on itunes, sixty something, I think. And It’s on Billboard’s Pop 100 charts and as high as 10 on foreign charts. And the promo picture is gooorrgeous, by the way
http://www.rihannaphotos....rehabpromo/normal_001.jpg
66.
Dani bee
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
LET’S SEE THIS YEAR ALICIA KEYS, PARIS HILTON, MANDY MOORE, CARRIE UNDERWOOD, FERGIE HAVE BEEN ON THE COVER OF SEVENTEEN, CHECK THE WEBSITE, BUT ARE THEY TOO OLD, WHEN IT’S BEYONCE PEOPLE ALWAYS SEEM TO BRING HATE!
LOL FUNNY
67.
Shayla
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
Wasn’t going to comment but I saw Will & Jada. Just a beautiful couple (but, Jada’s face does look a little weird) Also, their son Jaden,I read on the net will be appearing in the New version of the Karate Kid movie, looks like the “gene” runs in the family
As for Beyonce , well I have to admit she does look old and I do remember seeing Fergie on the cover and thinking the same exact thing. I believe once a person is over 25 (I’m 25) should not act like they’re still in the early 20’s. Another thing if Beyonce has grown as an artist why hasn’t her music grown, and it must not have grown unless she would not be catering to the youngsters on the cover of 17. For example my man I were flipping through the cable channel and Beyocne came on talking about her new album, she was talking about the ‘if I were a boy’ song, and she said that the song was for immature boys who don’t know how to be a men. Well, my man a 27 yr old said, Why is it that every time I hear something from her, she talks about being more mature and growing as an artist but yet she’s making music about catering to young boys being men? He was like it must be her other personality, lol!
And I am shocked that they have been dating since she was 19!! WOW!!!
68.
Beyonce Forever
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
@ 34…THANK YOU…I was just about to type the same thing. The magazine has readers that range from 17-30. Seventeen in aimed for a “culture” or “genre” not specifically for teenagers. I think that is the most ignorant thing for ppl to say she’s too old to be on the cover of seventeen…like are you serious???
69.
Jamillah
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
Everytime the media picks up on the open marriage and homosexual rumors, Will and Jada have to do a cover story in a magazine to deflect attention from the truth about their marriage. Although the pictures look nice, it’s not cool to present yourself as a tradtional married couple when you know you are caught up in all that hollywood immoral weirdness.
70.
Poetic_Child
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
I love her..She gives so much hope and inspiration. I still read Seventeen and although she might be a little too old… Get It Beyonce!!!! She’s still appealing to her younger audience and I love that. I love her style, she’s in a class of her own
71.
Jess Me
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
She and Jay Z have been dating since she was 19! Wasn’t he like 32!?! No wonder his music didn’t change in those years b/c he was dealing with a young female for a girlfriend. I cannot believe that I mean ewww gross! No disrespect to those who date older men.
I can’t imagine being tied down at a young age to one person, that means she’s never been with no other (not in the sexual sense) but, he’s all she’s known 19 is such a young age to be in a serious relationship. Not saying she should have slept around but damn Jay you couldn’t ‘t let her explore her options? And this goes to show me that her music cannot ALL be written by her because where are her experiences in life. Jay Z is her life
72.
Taj
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
I guess we can all assume that Jay took her virginity! Lucky dog!!! My man must have turned her out!!! Must be the reason why he married her, ‘cause he ain’t got to worry ‘bout no none else having her. I know he got some fine a** Spanish chick on the side. I know beyonce hasn’t been the only one in his life for 8yrs plus! Ya’ll woman get so hooked up on these famous chicks that its funny! half of ya’ll probably look better then them with no stylist or make up crew. The mixed girls on my blocked are 10 times finer than beyonce, they got the face, the hair and the body. From what I’ve saw of her she ain’t got no booty (she do got hips) but no back, and her face is ordinary/average, which is what you would expect from a light skinned chick (just look at her mom& sisters face). All my n*ggas thought Mariah was the finest but now she’s a busted 40yr old. Looks like Beyonce on her way to being like that.
Jay Z get p*ssy thrown at him (probably) trust his new wife ain’t his only conquest he got another on the side ya’ll like MOST women just don’t know about her yet!
TAJ
73.
The Truth
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
To all you haters,
Bey is so influential to young readers…why wouldn’t they put her on “Seventeen”…It’s amazing how a lot of you hate on her. It’s pathetic and maybe you should step your game up instead of hating on someone who is clearly on a much HIGHER level.
Smooches.
74.
April
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
RETIRE THE WORD HATER ALREADY, DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CAN’T WE ALL JUST HAVE OUR OWN OPINION???????
75.
NOT EASILY IMPRESSED
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
73.
The Truth
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
To all you haters,
Bey is so influential to young readers…why wouldn’t they put her on “Seventeen”…It’s amazing how a lot of you hate on her. It’s pathetic and maybe you should step your game up instead of hating on someone who is clearly on a much HIGHER level.
Smooches.
*************
Because you Beyonce stans are so quick to be dismissive and charge everyone with
hating even though your favorite star said there are days when she doesn’t want to wake up because of her body (yeah. it’s true. run and check now), I’ll just throw tact to the wind and make my point.
I am being 100% sincere when I say she is TOO TOO old to be on that magazine. When Fergie was on the magazine I said the same thing. No matter the purported demographic my parents actually paid for a subscription when I was a teen and it is in fact tailored toward kids. Did you subscribe? Did you buy the boardgame? The one with the fake zits? The cheesy cards? Refuse to talk about your crush - take a zit!
Are you kidding me? Their readership includes thirty year olds? lol Only since they started exploiting those precocious teens who are into hypersexual people like Fergie, Christina and Beyonce. It’s one thing to have done some project or movie geared toward kids and promote it there and quite another to promote an ass-clapping alter ego and “look at me! I’m Beyonce with no weave, orange bags painted under my eyes and a water-filled needle in my arm” nonperformance in a film.
You can say what you want but she looks like awkward on that cover! The truth is she’s trying to promote a record and film and Lindsay Lohan decided to out herself as a gay woman and nabbed the Harper’s Bazaar cover; Carrie Underwood’s new romance got her Elle; Kate Winslet’s new flicks meant Vanity Fair for her; Vogue will feature golden girl Kate Moss and finally she didn’t even pull Vibe like last go-round (lowly Plies got that. I’m sure because of the rumor that he’s a faux thug and Rick Ross has recently been exposed). December covers are perfect promotion for her movie which premieres next Month and her album which will debut mid-November, she just had to SETTLE FOR Seventeem and that is totally obvious. It’s probably why she selected “geek chic” as her concept, the theme around which her shoot would be built. She knew her old champagne-sipping ass was too old for a magazine not only geared toward teen but CALLED SEVENTEEN. Okay?
76.
What i say goes
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
Jay Z aint take that girl v card. Shut up. She had a boyfriend back home. But yeah she dont got no life experiences. Just jay Z, daddy and destiny’s child.
77.
MealJ
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
…….OMG IM TIRED OF HER, YEA SHE TOO OLD FOR SEVENTEEN MAGAZINE, SHES OVER WORKING HER SELF,…..SHES NOT THE HOTTEST THING ESPECIALLY NOT STYLE STAR OF THE YEAR I FEEL AS IF ASHANTI SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED IT BEFORE BEYONKA, BEYONCE, OR SASHA WHATEVER THE LOCO NAME IS…OH AND SHE USUALLY LOOKS A MESS…..SORRY FANS ITS JUST MY OPINION…..HATE IT OR LUV IT, IT REALLY DONT MATTER…
78.
Are you 4 real
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
Pleasee! Beyonce IS too old to be on that cover but thats not even the issue cuz as some people have said, pple like fergie and Alicia have been on the cover. She doesn’t cater to 17 year olds…single ladies is definitely not geared towards 17 yr olds.
plus she doesn’t look like her self. she looks too wholesome! Where is the drag queen make up and barely there clothes??That is the Beyonce we know! She is just trying to be everything at the same time..Wholesome girl next door and sexy diva hence the double album stuff. Babe, you can’t eat your cake and have it! She is just confused!
When we have real people like Brandy…now that is a older woman who is more suited to the cover of seventeen.,
79.
FallBackHaters
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
BEYONCE LOOKS GREAT. lOVE HER OUTFITS AND HER AND JAY BEEN TOGETHER FOR 8 YEARS…VERY COMMENDABLE.
LOVE WILL & JADA…BLACK LOVE ALL DAY EVERYDAY!!!
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Dani bee
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
@ 75 YOU ACT LIKE THIS IS THE ONLY MAGAZINE SHE HAS EVER BEEN ON!! SHE HAS BEEN ON HARPER BAZAR, AND PLENTY MORE LETS NOT FORGET………
HATER WILL NOT BE RETIRED, UNTIL YOU RETIRE THE WORD STAN…HI HATERS
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deja
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
Is that 17 magazine plus a decade and a camel toe wedding? and will, did you really have to give us the tyler perry/ madea fruit salad mug?
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kcool
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
No matter what the rumors are about Will & Jada. They continue 2 b more successful than ever. i admiire them as a couple, husband & wife, parents and successful careers in there own right. They are black & proud & rich and can do no wrong in my book.
http://www.blackplanet.com/kcool
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tyra toejam
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
WILL AND JADA….WHATEVER….WILL IS A WHORE
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maria
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
hate the beyonce mag cover… she look way to young.
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Focused1
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
That’s a nice cover pic of Will & Jada, but I agree with what someone else said already Essence, as well as Ebony, recycle the same people all the time. They need to take more risks and put others on the cover. I know they have to go with what will sell, but I’m sure even some of their loyal readers would agree on seeing some new faces. Once they interview a celeb a couple of times, what’s really left that’s interesting to read about?
I”m surpised no one has mentioned this yet. Since Beyonce is saying she dated Jay-Z when she was 19 which was in 2000, does that mean they went together during the time Jay was messing with Nas’ baby’s mother? The beef about that came out in 2001. So um, yeah that’s pretty interesting….
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viewer101
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
Seventeen know beyonce is way too old to be on the cover of the magazine. Then they try to put her in teenager style clothing. Yall are wrong for that one.
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chrystel
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 /
i dont think its about being too old for seventeen, sure you dont see many twenty seven year olds on the cover of “seventeen”, but she’s getting her information out to teens. teens who read the magazine. must i remind that beyonce is brand. she’s gotta get the word out about I AM…SASHA FIERCE. she has a large teen fan base and what better magazine to advertise herself with then seventeen?
i rest my case.
88.
Oh Please
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 /
#1, if Fergie (who’s 33) can be on their cover, so can Beyonce. Alicia Keys and Paris Hilton have graced the magazine’s cover and are the same age as she is. Be nice.
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whatsgoingon
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 /
All I have to say is, I LOVE WILL SMITH! So what people say he’s on the DL and so is Jada….I don’t care. I just love looking at this man- he’s GORGEOUS and so is Jada.
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MJ
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 /
Jada’s face looks like she’s had some botox. lol
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whatsgoingon
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 /
@Taj
Your post had me busting up!!! You crazy. JayZ is a 40 year old freak. There is absolutely no way Bey is the only chick he sleeps with. Why does he always refer to her as Queen Bee? Because she’s at the top of the list of women he sleeps with. JayZ acts like he’s Mandingo. I’m sure Rhianna is part of his sex posses. Bey knows her place and does what she can to keep his attention with all that gyrating, et.c
There’s no way, I would hold her up as a role model for my young daughter. With all those lap dance moves , coochie popping and pole sliding she does at her concerts. I’ll pass.
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April
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 /
@85
No one mentioned it but I bet her **biggest fans figured it out since they know so much about her. Of course they would’nt give us any ammo about the gracious one.
**CAN WE ALSO RETIRE THE WORD STAN TOO RIGHT ALONG WITH HATER. IT’S CALLED FREEDOM OF SPEECH PEOPLE.
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PrettyOrangeStar616
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 /
I agree with #69 Jamilah?
Will and Jada altho they may in fact love one another, marriage is sacred, the marriage bed not to be defiled, not a free for all, and that shat is bogus and nasty……….and most mofos with some sense ain’t buyin it….just like when Ne Yo leaked the pic of him gettin head, fro some brawd disproves nothing LOL if you bi and swing both ways, dont try to act like ya’ll are the image of Black Love, thats wack and offensive.
94.
Beyonce be lyin' about her age
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 /
When Beyonce appeared on Star Search, it was 1983. If her birthday is September 4, 1981, she would’ve been 2 years old. But anything you search for about her appearance on the show states she was 8 or 9 years old. So if that’s the case, that would put her real birth year around 1975-1976; making her around 32. She’s blessed with the gift of looking youthful and working hard to maintain her body and if she stated she was any older, should probably wouldn’t be able to get away with the things she does.
Now if you go back to 1999, Case’s Happily Ever After video; a younger Beyonce was in the video as the lead female. If you do the math by going on the age she claims she is currently, 27, the video is 9 years old, which puts her at 18 years old. Now, if you go on the evidence supporting that she’s currently in her 30’s, then in the video, she’s around 23.
Now, Jay Z and Beyonce started their public relationship roughly 6 years ago (2002), which makes her 21 years old. And even if she says she started seeing him in 2000, that would put her around 19, according to her calendar. Remember, the speculation was out there for a long time (2 years just about) before it became official that they were together. But once again, if you go back 6 years on the evidence of her real age, she started dating him at age 24. Now 8 years later, that would put her at age 32.
You ain’t gotta lie B……….it ain’t even like that. We still love you……….with your fine old ass.
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Real Talk
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 /
#94 - You can lie, but passports don’t and hers says she was born in 1981 as well as her birth certificate which was also posted on line. She doesn’t have to lie - she’s still the best at what she does.
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Mag Cover
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 /
Seventeen has had many people on their cover older than Beyonce. Beyonce’s has been on Seventeen’s cover plenty of times and she was over 17 then. That’s not an issue. The cover goes to people that are inspirational to their young readers - no matter what the age.
That being said, I love the striped blazer look.
Beyonce’s just fire. Period.
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brooklynn
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 /
BEYONCE I AM SASHA FIERCE!!!
available nov 18th!!!
preorder today on itunes !!! receive it on the day it comes out before anyone else!!!
DONT WASTE gas preorder it today!!!!!
SASHA MMMM GIRRRR
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brooklynn
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 /
B your so 17 in seventeen!
nov 18th i am buying your cd i am sasha fierce.! i like sasha shees rad!
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IT'S BEE SEASON!!!
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 /
THE HATER DONT KNOW SHES TALKING ABOUT THEM IN DIVA! “IF YOU AINT GETTING MONEY THAN YOU AINT GOT NOTHING FOR ME!! WHERE YO BOSS AT? WHERE MY LADIES UP IN HERE THAT LIKE TO TALK BACK?? I WANNA SEE YA! I LIKE TO MEET CHA! WHAT YOU SAID? NOT TO ME! SHE AINT NO DIVA! IN OTHER WORDS GET ON HER LEVEL AND THEN TALK SHIT, UNTIL THEN YOUR WORDS MEAN SHIT. “ALL MY LADIES GET IT UP I TAKE IT TO ANOTHER LEVEL, NO PASSENGERS ON MY PLANE!! SHE KILLED ALL YOU COMPUTER HOES GO ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING BESIDE CONCRETELOOP AND GOVERNMENT AIDE!!!!
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NOT EASILY IMPRESSED
Thursday, November 13, 2008 /
96.
Mag Cover
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 /
Seventeen has had many people on their cover older than Beyonce. Beyonce’s has been on Seventeen’s cover plenty of times and she was over 17 then. That’s not an issue. The cover goes to people that are inspirational to their young readers - no matter what the age.
That being said, I love the striped blazer look.
Beyonce’s just fire. Period.
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Ugh, you Beyonce stans are just losers. You choose to disregard the fact that I said ANYONE AROUND BEYONCE’S AGE IS TOO OLD TO POSE ON THAT MAGAZINE. Obviously, you didn’t subscribe to Seventeen magazine as a teen (if you’re an adult)…There was controversy once because someone had a show about eating disorders - Oprah, I think - and a representative/editor from the magazine came to talk about TEEN READERS AND THEIR PROBLEMS (emphasized that because it should give you some idea of how opposed Beyonce and Seventeen are) and a guest said she’d read a diet in the magazine. The representative denied it vehemently but the girl didn’t relent… This is just to give you some idea of the things they deal with in the magazine…I doubt it’s changed now, as eating disorders are more rampant… So, you see, there’s no way Beyonce could fit that mag’s reputation…especially since she’s known for that crazy liquid diet. They call it “the Beyonce diet”…She’s on that magazine because they’re trying to sell copies to impressionable fans who will buy it because she’s on it…
101.
NOT EASILY IMPRESSED
Thursday, November 13, 2008 /
And there are other old people in the same issue - like Katy Perry and especially PINK - who are TOO OLD.
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CoCoChanel
Thursday, November 13, 2008 /
I love both magazine covers
Lots of teens look up to Beyonce……..thats why shes on the cover, DUH. I dont think shes too old. At least shes not out doing stuff like some of these others… (rehab, drugs, etc. aka Lindsey Lohan & the rest of them). Please stop the hating.
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Quest
Sunday, November 16, 2008 /
Beyonce is one bad B.
She appeals to the Tweens and the Haters!
Go on Mrs. Carter with your gorgeous self.
The new music is a no brainer - talent and fire.