Having previously covered the U.K. edition, Lupita Nyong'o lands her first cover of 'Elle' magazine in the U.S. for their annual Women In Hollywood issue, which sees her dishes on finding success despite being told her skin tone would hold her back.

"I grew up with a very limited mirror of myself," the Academy Award winner tells the publication. I watched a lot of TV, but the people on it were always light skinned. And now I have a platform that takes me into people's houses and onto the pages of their magazines."

Other cover stars for the November issue include Kristen Stewart, Amy Adams, Anna Kendrick, Aja Naomi King, Felicity Jones, Kathy Bates and the Queen, Helen Mirren.

Beyoncé, who is expected to release her new album soon, models her new Ivy Park activewear line for the May 2016 issue of Elle magazine, where she dishes on controversy surrounding "Formation", what she feels true power is and being a feminist. Read excerpts beneath:

On "Formation" Backlash:
"I’m an artist and I think the most powerful art is usually misunderstood, but anyone who perceives my message as anti-police is completely mistaken. I have so much admiration and respect for officers and the families of officers who sacrifice themselves to keep us safe. But let’s be clear: I am against police brutality and injustice. Those are two separate things. If celebrating my roots and culture during Black History Month made anyone uncomfortable, those feelings were there long before a video and long before me. I’m proud of what we created and I’m proud to be a part of a conversation that is pushing things forward in a positive way."

On The True Meaning Of Power:
"It's exciting, but having the power to make every final decision and being accountable for them is definitely a burden and a blessing. To me, power is making things happen without asking for permission. It's affecting the way people perceive themselves and the world around them. It's making people stand up with pride."

On Criticism That Being Sexual Keeps You From Being A Feminist:
"We all know that's not true. Choosing to be a feminist has nothing to do with your femininity—or, for that matter, your masculinity. We're not all just one thing. Everyone who believes in equal rights for men and women doesn't speak the same, or dress the same, or think the same. If a man can do it, a woman should be able to. It's that simple. If your son can do it, your daughter should be able to. Some of the things that we teach our daughters—allowing them to express their emotions, their pain and vulnerability—we need to allow and support our men and boys to do as well."

Emmy-nominated actress Kerry Washington looks beautiful in a simply sweatshirt as she graces the April 2016 cover of Elle magazine, where she dishes on taking her power to the next level by starring in and executive producing the HBO film, 'Confirmation'.

In the film, which is slated to debut on April 16th, Washington plays Anita Hill, who famously accused then Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment, and in the issue, she talks about the importance of the event, learning not to compromise, the strength that her 'Scandal' character gave her and looking up to Shonda Rhimes. Read excerpts beneath:

On The Importance of Anita Hill's Actions:
"This moment was so important because it created a language around women being able to protect themselves. The behavior that Anita Hill described was going on in a lot of offices throughout the country, and most people didn't think they were doing anything wrong. But this created awareness around that and around the need for women's voices to be heard in our public spaces, both testifying before Congress and sitting on the committee. It really was such a huge cultural shift."

On Speaking Her Truth Without Compromising:
"I'm a person who's always been politically active and passionate about people's rights. I marched against the [2004] Republican Convention. And as my career has expanded, it's been important for me to not stifle that voice. Because you want to be popular, you want people to hire you, and I have to make sure I don't do it less because I'm an actor."

On Olivia Pope Preparing Her For Motherhood:
"Even though Olivia Pope has obviously made the decision that she is not a mom," Washington says, in reference to the 2015 midseason finale, in which—spoiler—Pope gets an abortion, "playing her made me feel like I could be a mom. Because she knows there's always another way—there's always a way to fix it, there's always a way to solve it, to win. And I feel like playing her made me feel like, All right, I can do it. I will figure out how to juggle it all."

On Looking Up To Her Boss, Shonda Rhimes:
"She's been such an amazing resource, as a mom, and as a working mom...I am on one show and I have one kid, and she has three shows and three kids." Right now, she says, departing from her no-family-talk rule, her husband is at home listening to the audio version of Rhimes's book, the first-person self-help journey Year of Yes. "We bought it for a bunch of people for Christmas because I feel like it's a little bit of required reading."

The April issue of Elle will be available on newsstands nationwide on Tuesday, March 22nd.

2015 was hard year for Iggy Azalea. She faced a lot of criticism for the hip-hop community and while some of it was justified, it often unfair and had a lot to do with the color of her skin.

In the April issue of Elle Canada, the Australian-bred rapper, who will release her sophomore album 'Digital Distortion' later this year, gets candid and opens up about the criticism that she has received, the Black Lives Matter movement, her dislike for Azealia Banks and more.

Read some excerpts from her revealing interview and sound off with your thoughts beneath:

On The Backlash From The Hip-Hop Community: "So many people think that I don't care about rap music and the community, but I absolutely care about it, to the core of my being," said Azalea. "That’s why the Q-Tip incident annoyed me so much: Why do you think I need a history lesson? Because surely if I did know anything about hip hop, I wouldn’t mix pop and rap together? Or I wouldn’t rap in an American accent if I truly understood? I just have a different perspective about rap music."

On Caring About The Social Climate: "The United States has such a fraught history with race, and I don't think I realized how prevalent racism still is and how hurt people still are until I moved here and saw it for myself," she said. "It's not something you can understand when you're on the other side of the world. But many people think I still live in that bubble and that I don't understand that the United States is set up in a way that doesn't benefit minorities. I've lived here for 10 years now, and I don't want it to be that way either. I'm marrying a black man and my children will be half black -- of course I care about these things."

On Black Lives Matter Movement & Azealia Banks: "If I could, I would Men in Black memory-erase 2015, I totally would... I think the Azealia Banks thing is what really started it all," she said. "We don’t like each other on a personal level, and that has gone on for many years -- before the Black Lives Matter incident happened. So when I dismissed her, people started to think that I dismissed the whole movement, but I wasn’t trying to dismiss Black Lives Matter -- I was trying to dismiss her because it's our personal shit. I don't think the subject matter of her tweet was invalid; I just think it was emotionally charged and driven by something else, and the whole thing got so misconstrued. I just wish I had acknowledged the issue head-on because it made people think I don’t care about what’s going on socially and what’s happening in America, and I do care. Even though I still hate Azealia Banks, I wish I had said it in a way that didn't make people think I was oblivious to the movement. And I wish I hadn't gotten into a fight with Papa John's!"

On Social Media: "For me, what happened, not just on social media but with everything in my career, was like a whirlwind," she said. "I started to feel like I was losing control over my own life.... It was really scary. I even think back to the Papa John’s incident and ask myself 'Why did that piss you off so much?' I see now that it spiraled into something so quickly because I felt like I didn’t have any power over my own life. At that point, I needed to take some time, step away and just get that control back."

On Wanting Her Music To Be Fun: “I think it's important for music to reflect what is going on socially and for there to be those kinds of voices within the industry." she said. "But I want to be that person you can listen to for four minutes and not think about that stuff at all, and it’s important to have that too.... I’m not going to suddenly start rapping about political matters; it’s just not what I do. There are other great people who do that, like Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole. I’m not here to offer that commentary, but that doesn’t mean I don’t care. I don’t think everyone has to be everything -- like, does Katy Perry have to start making songs about politics? I think it’s good to still be able to have a little fun."

Crazy and Beautiful? With rumors that a new album is on the horizon, Rihanna takes a shocking and bold turn as she graces the December issue of ELLE magazine in a spread hitting newsstands nationwide on November 18th and shot by Paola Kudacki.

In the new issue, the 26-year-old superstar participates in a Q&A and dishes on everything from the craziest thing she has ever done, what she finds sexy, her personal mantra, what she wants for Christmas and her biggest fear. Read her candid and very real responses beneath:

What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done?
That’s still a secret.

What’s the sexiest thing a man has ever said to you?
Any man that tells me what to do is sexy!

What’s your mantra?
“Fuck bitches, get money!

What do people misunderstand about you?
I’m shy.

What’s on your Christmas list?
A big, trimmed d**k!!

Your worst fear?
Childbirth!

After three failed marriages and multiple relationships gone wrong, Jennifer Lopez tells the October 2014 issue of the U.K. edition of Elle magazine that she still isn't giving up on finding lasting love.

The 45-year-old looks gorgeous in the newly-released spread, which was shot by Txema Yeste in the breathtaking Paris location of Château de Voisins and features the stunner wearing an array of Versace creations.

When questioned about her stance on love, the 'American Idol' judge, who will release her new True Love book on November 4th, says: "I still believe in love. The nirvana man, he's out there somewhere. But you just have to work at it. You have to work at everything."

"Everybody has seen that I make mistakes. Every single album I have ever made is about love. I am not going to give up. I have to look at what I do wrong. I rush in, I get swept up, I ignore the signs. But so many of us are guilty of these things. Each time it goes wrong, it's hard. I get really hurt but I have to let myself go: 'What did I do? What can I learn?' And as hard and as hurtful as things get, I want to believe I will be able to go one step higher," she divulges.

"I've got to hope that if I keep going I will eventually get it right," she continues. "When Marc and I first broke up, I did think, 'I wish I could have held this together.' But when you realize it's not the right thing for anybody, you think, 'OK, well how do we make this work, how do we make this better, how do we make this great for the children anyway?'" Peep two more photos beneath:

Actress Kerry Washington is always a fixture on best-dressed lists for elegant and playful fashion sense, so it is quite surprising that her June 2013 cover of 'Elle' magazine marks the the first major fashion magazine cover of her career.

The 36-year-old actress not only stars in television's hottest show, 'Scandal', but she was also a part of the massively successful film 'Django Unchained' and in her interview with the publication, she makes it clear that she doesn't take her success for granted.

On Her Success:
"I'm the luckiest broad in Hollywood now. To be the lead actor on 'Scandal' and to be in the highest-earning Tarantino movie - I don't get to ask for more."

On What Profession She Would Choose Besides Acting:
"I imagined I'd be a clinical psychologist, with a focus on how performance shapes identity. I'd figure out ways to use role-playing in the healing of people."

On Looking Glamorous:
"I found out I enjoy the process. All these people show up at my house, they all have kits, someone has dresses. It's not all about me. We're able to create stories on the red carpet."

Pop superstar Katy Perry strikes a pose for the September 2012 cover of ELLE magazine, where she talks about the end of her marriage to Russell Brand, her career, being a role model and why she isn't afraid to move on after falling down.

Country superstar, Carrie Underwood, brightens up the July 2012 issue of the Canadian edition of Elle magazine, just as she lands the fifteenth No.1 single of her career as "Good Girl" currently stands atop the Billboard Country charts.

In a interview with UK newspaper, The Independent,  the devout Christian also made headlines, earlier this week,  when she surprisingly voiced her support for gay marriage citing her faith as the decision maker. Read her response beneath:

He's regarded as one of the most beautiful people planet, and David Beckham continues to show exactly he owns the hearts of millions as he is featured on two covers of Elle,  which is the July issue of the magazine's United Kingdom edition.

Peep a behind-the-scenes video and another shirtless shot of the stud beneath:

With her new movie 'Snow White and the Huntsman' set to debut in theaters on June 1st, Kristen Stewart is featured on the newest cover of Elle magazine.

In the June issue, the 'Twilight' actress poses for the Tom Munro-shot spread and rocks an array of sexy black looks courtesy of Ralph Lauren, Balenciaga, Prabal Gurung and Jason Wu, who is famous for designing for the First Lady.

Melody Thornton is in a giving mood. Not only did the perky star give the world a glimpse of what she looks like naked, while attending Elle magazine's Women in Music in Hollywood on Wednesday, April 11th,  but she also gave her fans the gift of a new music video, in the form of "Someone to Believe". Watch it below:

Her 'Battleship' acting debut arrives in May, but Rihanna fans can get the first look at her acting skills in the special mini-movie for Elle magazine. Shot by Tom Munro, the clip acts as a companion to her May cover of the mag. Watch below:

Heidi Klum graces the second cover of the April 2012 issue of Elle, where she opens up about her much-publicize split from Seal, her husband of seven years.

"I don't want to talk positively or negatively about the ups and downs that we had. Every couple goes through things. Unfortunately, we're in the public, so the highs are out there. But I don’t think it’s necessary, especially for our children, to have the lows being printed in magazines and talked about," she says of their divorce.

She's preparing up for the most important job of her life and in the new issue of Elle magazine, Jessica Simpson bares her pregnant form and finally discloses the sex of her little one in a spread shot by resident photographer Carter Smith.



The mogul is gearing up for the big premiere of her reality series 'The Fashion Show' - which is hosted by Elle MacPherson and will make its debut on March 13th. As for the shoot, Simpson looks gorgeous and is one of the many celebrity women that has participate in this type of photoshoot since Demi Moore in 1991.

Read highlights from Jess' interview and take a look at the alternate cover below:

Taking the word 'stunning' to new heights, Blake Lively graces the March issue of Elle magazine, where she chats about not having a stylists, former boyfriends, having kids and new rumors that she and Ryan Reynolds are apartment hunting.

On the rumors, Lively says: "Newspapers say a lot of stuff, don’t they? Though I wish I could afford half the places that I hear I’m looking at [buying]. Sign me up!"

One thing is clear, the 'Gossip Girl' star knows how to take a smoking hot photo.

Actress Katherine Heigl, who stars in the new ensemble film 'New Years Eve', fronts the January 2012 issue of Elle magazine, where she opens up about her goals, her family and why she is not able to fill the role of America's Sweetheart.

"I've never really been America's sweetheart, but for a minute I think that's what they wanted me to be. I had them for a second thinking maybe I was. And then I opened my mouth, and it was very clear I wasn't. There is [a lot] of my mother's caustic, sarcastic, irreverent take on things [life]. But I also love and embrace it."

Jennifer Aniston covers Elle's annual Women in Hollywood issue, where the dishes on upcoming movies, her new man and those never-ending baby rumors.

"There’s no desperation [to have a baby]. If it’s meant to be, it’s meant to be. I’m at peace with whatever the plan is. But will you hate me if I say I don’t want to talk about my relationship?", the star says of her new romance with Justin Theroux.