00:00Hi, I'm Pamela Edwards-Cristiani. I'm the Beating and Style Director at Essence Magazine and we
00:14shot our November cover at the Gansevoort Hotel in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan and
00:19this month's subject is Queen Latifah. Queen Latifah has thrived as an artist and as a
00:27businesswoman for close to 30 years. She started as a rapper when she was 17 but then she evolved
00:33into an actress, a beauty spokesperson, a producer, a talk show host. She's really stayed on top for a
00:39long time. For such a modern-day entertainment queen we decided that her look should really convey
00:44sort of a boss lady chic. We chose two dresses from Lafayette 148 and bold statement jewelry from
00:50Kenneth J. Lane. The dresses are very slim fitting but yet they convey a woman in charge so we thought
00:56they were great for our cover. You may see Queen Latifah daily and her second season of the Queen
01:01Latifah show but this month you'll also see her on your coffee tables as she graces our cover for the
01:05November issue. Queen says the longest relationship she's ever been in has been with Essence Magazine
01:10so it's fitting that she's the guest editor of our issue. Enjoy it. Pick it up on newsstands now.
