Nicki Minaj - Hip-Hop's First V Magazine Cover Girl

Nicki Minaj is once again proving that she can push Hip-Hop into even stranger territory by landing the cover of January's issue of the fashion bible, V Magazine, making her the first woman of hip-hop to do so. Shot by highly coveted photographers Inez Van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin, Nicki shifts effortlessly between looking like a beautiful, voluptuous voodoo doll and a fierce rap QWEENE. Even the somewhat tame cover beckons it's viewers to lock into her stern gaze and connect with the rumbling strength emanating from this woman. Kudos to the Nicki Minaj, she really is kicking ass and taking names.

V Magazine Size Issue Preview

V Magazine is dedicating their January issue to plus-sized models and has released exclusive images up this upcoming "Size Issue" to models.com. High fashion model Jacquelyn Jablonski and plus-sized model Crystal Renn provide stunning double takes of each other in the editorial "One Size Fits All", shot by famed photographer, Terry Richardson.

Personally I think both girls are beautiful for different reasons. Jacquelyn is giving me FACE for days! And Crystal is giving me energy and LIFE with those poses. Plus she's cute and her body is BODACIOUS....for a model, that is. By regular standards her body is pretty typical. What should also be typical is the appearance of models like Crystal Renn on the pages of fashion magazines. Hopefully V magazine will take inspiration from Glamour magazine and their pledge to use plus-sized models more regularly. To see the rest of the preview click HERE.