00:00It's always a special thing
00:28when you get that phone call to be on an Essence cover.
00:31And I love the theme.
00:33You know, I love how we're celebrating the African view
00:36and African fashion
00:37and knowing that a lot of these African designers
00:39hop on planes just to deliver the fashion here.
00:42That's true passion.
00:44That's people really caring about their art.
00:46And I love embracing that and being a part of that.
00:49And with these amazing, beautiful Black women,
00:53I am really proud and I am excited about this.
00:58Oh, I feel really good.
01:06This is like kind of sexy, actually.
01:08This is a Chloe dress and it has the African feeling,
01:13the design, the colors.
01:16It's a bit warm, somewhat more neutral kind of vibe
01:19out of all the other cool looks that we have going in this shoot.
01:28You know, beauty is really within being a Black woman.
01:32It's a very beautiful thing.
01:34And there's just something about us.
01:36You know, I think there's something about all women around the world.
01:39But speaking as an African-American woman,
01:41there's something very special about us and our roots,
01:45the soul, the passion, the way we dance.
01:48There's just something special in the water.
01:50And I've always believed that as an African-American woman,
01:53I can do anything I put my mind to.
01:56And my skin color is definitely not something
01:58that's going to get in the way of that.
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