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Serena Williams Is Looking Like a Goddess for Her Harper’s Bazaar UK Cover
Serena Williams debuted her Harper’s Bazaar UK July cover, on which she looks especially stunning. On the cover of the issue, slated to hit stands Thursday, Williams is wearing an all-black one-piece swimsuit with a black parka, curly hair styled in windswept gorgeousness, a stunning smile on her face. “Queen Serena: The Power and the…
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Serena Williams’ Ranking Falls to No. 453 in the World After She Has a Baby, Smacking of Sexism
Serena Williams, the 23-time grand-slam champion, and possibly the greatest athlete of all time, was ranked No. 1 in the world before she left her job to give birth and nurture her daughter, Alexis Olympia, as well as recover from a pulmonary embolism. Williams, who was away from tennis for 14 months, currently has a…
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Serena’s Grand Slam: How the GOAT Switched It Up for the Royal Reception
All eyes were understandably on the bride at Saturday’s royal wedding, but as the British royal family uncomfortably shifted in their seats welcomed Meghan Markle into its fold, our gaze inevitably kept coming to rest on tennis phenom Serena Williams, who wowed royal-watchers by wearing blush-colored Versace to watch Markle become the duchess of Sussex.…
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Fashion and Fascinators: The High Style of Britain’s Blackest Royal Wedding (to Date)
It was a day seemingly made for happily ever after. On Saturday, Meghan Markle’s fairy tale came true when, at last, she married her Prince Charming Harry. The traditionally drizzly English skies gave way to dazzling sunshine, and as many anticipated, the ceremony was as refreshingly unexpected as the pairing of the biracial American actress…
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A Black Preacher Gave a Word, and 4 Other Blackity-Black Moments From the #RoyalWedding
Meghan Markle brought all the black she wanted to her royal wedding to Prince Harry, my second-favorite gingy ever (Malcolm X being the first), now sixth in line to the British throne. Despite that fact that none of her family beside her mother, Doria Ragland, was present in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, Markle…
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Serena Williams’ HBO Docuseries Begins With Fear
Leading up to the premiere of the HBO docuseries Being Serena, which aired Wednesday night, the network promised viewers “unprecedented access” to Serena Williams’ life—including her pregnancy, new motherhood and marriage, all while filling in the details of Williams’ ascent to become one of the greatest athletes of her generation. But first, there’s “Fear”—the name…
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Add Serena Williams to the List of Celeb Beauty Moguls to Throw Your Paycheck At
This is not a drill. The Greatest Tennis Player of All Time (don’t @ me on this until Roger Federer wins a major tourney while pregnant) is gearing up to launch a beauty brand, according to TMZ. In late January, Williams filed to trademark “Aneres” (pat yourself on the back if you caught that that’s…
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Serena Williams’ Husband Just Put Up 4 Billboards in Her Honor Along Interstate 10, Once Again Soothing My Cold, Bitter Heart
Love is a beautiful thing, and the way that tennis legend Serena Williams’ husband, Alexis Ohanian Sr., loves her is definitely so wonderful to see. Recently, the Reddit co-founder, who is definitely vying for husband-of-the-year, paid for four billboards to welcome the superstar back as she prepares to compete in her first tennis tournament since…
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Serena Williams Reveals What She Learned After Her Near-Death Experience Giving Birth
Living tennis legend Serena Williams, in an op-ed essay penned for CNN, opened up about her life-threatening experience giving birth and called for readers to address racial inequities in maternal care. In the op-ed, published Tuesday, Williams writes that she almost died giving birth to her daughter, Olympia Ohanian. Olympia was born on Sept. 1,…
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#BNYFW: LaQuan Smith Brought the Heat to Fall Fashion Week
There was a definite sizzle on the final day of New York Fashion Week, and it wasn’t due to Valentine’s Day. LaQuan Smith debuted his Fall/Winter collection, and the theme was decidedly sexy. Evoking the last days of the disco divas, Smith sent his models down the runway in crushed velvet, sparkling spandex and fur…