MAG COVERS: SERENA WILLIAMS COVERS “BODY ISSUE” OF ESPN MAGAZINE

Champion Tennis player Serena Williams is one of the athletes covering the special edition “Body Issue” of ESPN Magazine (on newsstands this Friday October 9th).

Other sports stars featured include: bballer Dwight Howard, mixed martial artist Gina Carano, NASCAR driver Carl Edwards, footballer Adrian Peterson and triathlete Sarah Reinertsen. See more covers here.

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75 Responses to MAG COVERS: SERENA WILLIAMS COVERS “BODY ISSUE” OF ESPN MAGAZINE

  1. Paradise Janee'

    She look like a oily mess and her feet is UGLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She never was cute 2 me.

  2. GO GO GO

    I knows shes a man… I don’t why she’s coverieng her chest.

  3. slimredchick(New orleans bound)

    This is so wrong…SO WRONGGGGG

  4. CRAMPING LIKE A BITCH!!!!

    Very nice SERENA,

    LORD, I need 2 hit the jym………A.S.A.P!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  5. the blacker the better

    quit hatin on her i luv her sexy black ass

  6. Phuck! The name of a Vietnamese kid I know.

    Okay. Angel

  7. CRAMPING LIKE A BITCH!!!!

    DON’T WORRY SERENA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    If I was FAT & OUT OF SHAPE or just plain ol’ BUTT UGLY, I would be hating too.

    (SMMFH)!

  8. Mosiah

    damn, she look goog.

  9. hood_shit

    had this very pose not been done over and over again, I may have liked it

  10. Phuck! The name of a Vietnamese kid I know.

    Question Angel “when i recieve and error messange “in moderation” does that mean you don’t want my comment on your site” cause this is the 3rd time. And please just asking a question ( attitude not necessary) TNX

  11. myopia

    I don’t know about this. I have a big problem with a black woman posing nude for a primarily white publication. I just don’t like this.

  12. ami

    What the hell is Serena doing gettin naked for a photo shoot? This brings my respect for her down a notch. She already has money, and a good amount of fame. Yet that isn’t enough attention, so she needs to get naked.
    Stay classy Serena (sarcasm intended).

  13. SAY LIKE IT IS

    UH THINK OF SOMETHING NICE TO SAY UHHHH…….. NICE MUSCLES

    HOWEVA SHE LOOKS A MESS SHE LOOKS DIRTY SOMETHING ABOUT HER FACE LOOKS A TAD BIT OR AWHOLE LOT OFF HER TOES THEM TOES OFF THE CHAINS THEY POSING FOR THE CAMERA SEPERATELY NOT SURE IF THIS IS SUPPOSE TO B APPEALING BUT IT TICKLES MY BELLY

  14. Rolling Like A River

    Her body looks amazing. Sexual chocolate. I’ve never liked the white-woman hair on her or Venus though. For some reason that hair on them brings to mind Planet of the Apes.

  15. Pretty as a...

    AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA…

  16. Pretty as a...

    …AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

  17. Q. T. Pie

    I bet she got a thong on or something, it’s just cleverly disguised.

  18. dree

    She looks great, i don’t get people issues with nudity, I also don’t understand all the hate, ya’ll know Serena look good in this pick, ya’ll must not be feelin good about ya’ll selves today, get over it.

  19. Dude-N-Htown

    WHOAAA….YIKES…………..

  20. Pretty as a...

    Now that the initial shock is gone….

    @16… I agree… Natural looks would be great…

  21. Meat

    Dammmmmmn Serena! Can you imagine what the view must be like when you go on a “mission” to play tennis in a foriegn land?

    What does Serena, Prince, and Brandy all have in common?

  22. Kris in Dallas

    I heart Concreleloop, I really do.. Sometimes I wonder how other sites uploads things 2 and 3 days earlier.. Again I heart Concreteloop. Just curious

  23. Kris in Dallas

    I heart Concreleloop, I really do.. Sometimes I wonder how other sites uploads things 2 and 3 days earlier.. Again I heart Concreteloop. Just curious

  24. Ira

    Some of you people are so mean for nooo reason! lol. Ok shes not as feminine as Halle or as petite as Jada, but what makes Serena beautiful is the same things that makes you beautiful. She’s unique and sexy is her own way. I know this comment means nothing to your hateful, bitter, angry ass, but chill, she has feelings too. And odds are shes looks better naked than you lol

  25. H-Town Chic***

    I don’t understand the hate but she looks amazing!!! No homo lol!

  26. ARE YOU SERIOUS?!

    ARE U SERIOUS

  27. Rolling Like A River

    Serena is a goddess tbh

    She may not be the dainty feminine type but she is an INCREDIBLE athlete, her body is just sick – toned, healthy, lovely skin. She is strong and she is good.

    Now check this…Serena spend loads of her time either playing tennis, training for tennis or doing a hell of a lot of work for various charities. In contrast, the Bajan Prostitute spends her time gliding around fashion shows looking like a comical robot…and getting beat up by her little boyfriend. Serena is in a whole other league. Get it, Serena!!

  28. Rolling Like A River

    @R U SERIOUS

    Is that you in your little avatar pic? ;)

  29. Dude-N-Htown

    @ MEAT…not a damn thang…LOL.

    Now back to this cover…she should have taken that wig off as well. I dunno why Im not feelin this pic. Her body is amazing, she’s pretty, but this pic is jus not hot to me

  30. CRAMPING LIKE A BITCH!!!!

    @# 15, SAY LIKE IT IS,

    You must be 1 of those SELF-HATING NEGROS who thinks darkskin people look dirty………Am I right or am I right?

  31. Ain't cha Momma

    Serena’s choice to debase herself by appearing naked on the cover of this mag is suspect considering her little blow up at this year’s US Open. She doesn’t want to be labeled the angry black woman so she chooses to be the stereotypical naked one. Maybe should use all that money and go to college preferably a black one so she can learn a little pride.

  32. DREI

    Why doesn’t she have some type of clothing on??? Everyone else in that shoot has some type of clothing on and isn’t 100% naked…hhmmmm

  33. oooh nasty

    I can only go by what I’ve seen her in (I loved her and her sisters reality show) or what she has interviewed on but she SEEMS like such a good, humble & down to earth person. I’m a HUGE fan.

    I’m a just a little disappointed. I mean don’t get me wrong she looks great, but… I don’t know. I just think she can do better than that.

    Well I’ve got work to do, just wanted to give my 2 cents.

  34. lala

    LMAO at “rolling like a river’s” comment

  35. SAY LIKE IT IS

    NEXT TIME ADD AM I RIGHT OR WRONG???? I WAS COMMENTING ON SERENA IN MY OPINION BUT I SEE YOU COULDNT COMMENT ON THE TOPIC ITSELF DUE TO YOUR CRAMPING MAYBE YOU SHOULD GO TAKE SOME ADVIL LMAO I DONT WANNA LABLE YOU AN ANGRY BLK WOMAN LMAOOOOO

  36. Bracesoff

    #33 The photo shoot was done well before the USopen this year so get off the she’s only being naked to better her image bull. Maybe if you didn’t go to a black college but a real one you might know what you are talking about. And what would you know about pride? Pride is being brave enough to say I know all these hating black crabs and racist whites hate seeing a strong black woman’s body, but I’ll pose nude and show off my beautiful black skin and well earned muscles anyway.

  37. MelMel

    I respect Serena as an athlete and what she and Venus have done for the sport of tennis. As far as looks I think she looks great….she’s fit and firm.

  38. Dude-N-Htown

    @ 38 BRACESOFF…..hey now, I kinda got offended by the ” Maybe if you didn’t go to a black college but a real one…” comment. LOL. I went to HBCU…and i got a great education.

    But I know you were jus responding to someone’s post.

  39. Meat

    31. Dude-N-Htown,……..all JWs.

  40. Chelly

    Work it Serena. Her body is tight and all you haters need to quit. Do your thing ‘Rena

  41. HALCYONC

    “Now check this…Serena spend loads of her time either playing tennis, training for tennis or doing a hell of a lot of work for various charities. In contrast, the Bajan Prostitute spends her time gliding around fashion shows looking like a comical robot…and getting beat up by her little boyfriend. Serena is in a whole other league. Get it, Serena!!”

    *******************************************************
    Why are you calling this black woman a prostitute? Her name is “Rhianna”. Why must you mention Barbados? There are plenty of American prostitutes/celebrities running around. What is your obsession with Rhianna(I’m not picking on you alone btw)? She’s so useless,irrelevant,not talented then don’t waste another minute on her. I’ll start to believe you all aren’t just a bunch of jealous haters.

  42. HALCYONC

    “Maybe should use all that money and go to college preferably a black one so she can learn a little pride.”
    ***************************************

    For a tennis player she’s educated. I’m not sure,but I think she went to college. I know Venus graduated a few years ago(design I think). Also,this is actually the second time Serena has posed naked.

  43. POSITIVE CHICK

    Hating ass females!

    Serena looks good, I wish I had radiant chocolate skin like that

  44. fupm 09

    Stop hatin on serena. Yall just mad because yall don’t look like her. I think she has beautiful dark skin. Some of you women need to go shave that mustache of yall face and recognize real beauty.

  45. STOP THE VIOLENCE NOW!!!

    She looks SEXY!!!

  46. LINDA

    Its about goddam time they put a real woman on there. On any magazine for that matter not everyone is as skinny as a chicken wing. Love the pic. Haters gone hate.

  47. Mrs. Sk8board P (ak & bk stan)

    um, that looks nasty as hell.. SERENA STOP!

  48. bunny*

    ew wtf. she mad ugly.. & look at ha toes ewww! she looks a man!

  49. @# 38 u sound like a total idiot (maybe if u didnt go to a black college but a real one)? wtf is that supposed to mean ? stay off the drugs please people!!

  50. kindanice

    Serena’s body has always been fierce. Undisputed fact. However, this cover was quite unnecessary IMO. She has she right to do it but I don’t see how it advances her carrer in any way.

    SOME of the people don’t like the way she “looks” because they have been mentally conditioned by the system to dislike dark skin, and strong features. They don’t acknowledge her kind of beauty because “The lighter, the Brighter the Better” mentallity still reigns supreme.

    Our Kind of People: Inside America’s Black Upper Class by Lawrence Otis Graham was a great read on the topic.

    kind

  51. theComplex

    She looks great! But I’d never shoot someone’s foot straight on like that. Looks weird.

    SMH @ all the people who fear the human body. You only dislike nudity because YOUR nudity would be publicly offensive.

  52. Samm

    Very artistic. I love this pic of Serena, it is very tasteful, and definitely shows her from another angle (smile)

  53. la_verite

    Sorry, but if I’m being honest, I don’t really care for the picture. Sometimes she does look nice, like in recent posts (new stylist?), but in general, I personally don’t consider her to be the most *gorgeous* person and it has NOTHING to do with the tone of her skin. There are APLENTY of white and other folks that I would and have said the same thing about. Physical beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and to me, has nothing to do with skin tone (there’s an abundance of beautiful dark skinned black women) and more to do with a combination of features, be they afrocentric, eurocentric or asiatic (?).

    To me, she would probably look better without the UBER-Eurocentric hair weave because her features are much more afrocentric (and afrocentric is NOT a synonym with ugly), thus it just looks *off* against her features and is not complimentary. I think she would look better with a more natural looking (ethnically speaking) grade of hair weave (or *CRAZY IDEA*, maybe work with her own natural hair!)

    I know I wrote an essay, but ppl on this blog seem to love accusing others of “self-hatred” if they simply don’t think a particular individual who happens to have dark skin is gorgeous – and that’s not the case.

  54. hellifiknow

    she looks like a sexy amazon goddess to me…

  55. Esoteric

    ciara? thass u? lol.. nice body

  56. cali panamami

    my oh my…serena…

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