00:26It's always a special thing when you get
00:28that phone call to be on an Essence cover.
00:30And I love the theme.
00:32You know, I love how we're celebrating the African view
00:35and African fashion and knowing that a lot
00:37of these African designers hop on planes
00:39just to deliver the fashion here.
00:41That's true passion.
00:43That's people really caring about their art.
00:45And I love embracing that and being a part of that.
00:48And with these amazing, beautiful Black women,
00:52I am really proud and I am excited about this.
01:03Oh, I feel really good.
01:05I just, this is like kind of sexy actually.
01:07This is a, it's a Khloe dress and it has the African
01:10like feeling, the design, the colors.
01:14It's a bit warm, somewhat more neutral kind of vibe
01:18out of all the other cool looks that we have
01:21going in this shoot.
01:28You know, beauty is really within being a Black woman.
01:31It's a very beautiful thing.
01:33And there's just something about us.
01:35You know, I think there's something
01:36about all women around the world.
01:37But speaking as an African American woman,
01:40there's something very special about us and our roots,
01:43the soul, the passion, the way we dance.
01:47There's just something special in the water.
01:49And I've always believed that as an African American woman,
01:52that I can do anything I put my mind to.
01:55And my skin color is definitely not something that's going
01:57to get in the way of that.
02:17so
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