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Rihanna is a Barbadian singer and actress born in 1988 in Saint Michael, Barbados. After her audition with rapper and then Def Jam President Jay-Z, she signed a contract with Def Jam Records. Her first two albums, Music of the Sun and A Girl Like Me, reached top ten status in the Billboard 200. Other albums she released include Good Girl Gone Bad, Rated R, Loud, Talk that Talk and Unapologetic. Some of her most popular songs include Umbrella, We Found Love, Diamonds, and Take a Bow. Rihanna has won seven Grammy Awards, 22 Billboard Music Awards, eight American Music Awards, and two Brit Awards. She has formerly dated rapper Drake and singer Chris Brown.

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21 Apr, 2015

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Rihanna appears on the cover of summer 2015 issue of V magazine. She talks about privacy while going very public with photos of her nearly naked body.

Do I even give a d–k about [privacy] anymore?

1 Mar, 2015

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Rihanna-4-498x600 (1)Rihanna appears on the cover of Harpers’ Bazaar. Rihanna swims with tiger sharks at the Florida Aquarium in Tampa in a photo shoot for the issue.

Greatest adventure? Are you kidding me? I just did a photo shoot in the midst of sharks. It’s going to be pretty hard to beat that.

1 Dec, 2014

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rihannaRihanna appears on the cover of the December issue of Elle. When asked “what’s your mantra?”

Fuck bitches, get money!

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Esquire-Rihanna-cover-january-2014-bodycopyRihanna appears on the cover of the December issue of Esquire. She discusses how she reinvented mac and cheese into a dish she calls “Mac A Rih” for the food and drink special issue.

This was discovered by accident due to our gas running out halfway through making the original dish. I fell in love with the taste and texture, so I’ve been making it to perfection ever since.

11 Aug, 2014

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1407764353_rihanna-w-cover-lgRihanna appears on the cover of the September 2014 issue of magazine. Rihanna appears in more photos inside the magazine wearing Alexander McQueen.

Editor-in-Chief Stefano Tonchi:

Rihanna came (to the shoot) with her own mental mood board, channeling the power of Grace Jones and the sophistication of Josephine Baker.

1 Mar, 2014

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rihanna-nude-with-kate-moss-for-v-magazine-spring-2013Rihanna and Moss appear on the cover of the Spring 2013 issue of V magazine. Rihanna talks about not knowing Moss had a kid, Moss joining in the photoshoot, and not reading gossip.

I don’t read it anymore. I already have too many voices in my head right now! I don’t have room for that other stuff. If I let that other stuff in, it’ll take the space of productive sh*t, and that isn’t good.

18 Feb, 2014

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1392752862_rihanna-vogue-lgRihanna appears on the March 2014 issue of Vogue magazine. She talks about how she feels about being a celebrity.

I never wanted to be famous. I just wanted my music to be heard all over the world. Then it happened and the fame came with it. I can’t ever imagine feeling used to it.

1 Jan, 2014

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Glamour-January14_cover_3dec13_PR_bbbtRihanna appears on the cover of the January 2014 issue of Glamour UK magazine. She talks about how she went away for a bit, going home to Barbados, and her new tv show.

They’re going to keep knocking away until all this comes crashing down. But I’m not ever gonna crash. I’m in control.

1 Nov, 2013

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01-rihanna-glamour-november-cover-h724Rihanna appears on the cover of the November 2013 issue of Glamour magazine. The cover photo is taken by Tsiolis. The singer talks about the difference between her real name Robyn and Rihanna.

When people call me Robyn, my head just flies around because I feel like that person knows me. But Rihanna, that tends to be people’s own [creation]. Robyn is who I am. Rihanna—that’s an idea of who I am.

28 Oct, 2013

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R1382986902_rihanna-articleihanna appears on the cover of the December 2013 issue (25th anniversary) of British GQ. The magazine also features a 12 photo spread of Rihanna and live artist, Damien Hirst.

Love playing with dominant animals! These 2 were double the trouble but they’re superstars!

1 Nov, 2011

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Vogue-November-2011-Cover_bt_268x353Rihanna appears on the cover of the November 2011 issue of British Vogue magazine. The cover photo is shot by Alasdair McLellan and styled by Kate Phelan.

1 Aug, 2010

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rihanna-seventeen-august-2010Rihanna appears on the cover of the August 2010 issue of Seventeen magazine. She talks about emotional growth, being happy, and being yourself.

Don’t be afraid to be yourself just because you’re not like everybody else in class. If you want to dye your hair green and that’s what makes you happy, then dye your hair green-no matter what other people might say about it. Not everybody is going to like you – that’s the world we live in; that’s reality.

1 Jan, 2010

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Glamour_cover_jan2010_rihannaRihanna appears on the cover of the January 2010 issue of Glamour UK magazine. She talks about how she likes bad boys and what she looks for in a man.

My ideal man? Someone who is not afraid or intimidated by me.

1 Nov, 2001

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RihannaRihanna talks about life on the road touring:

I hate going to hotels when I’m on tour. I like to stay on the bus. I can sleep, I can shower, I can just pull up right to the venue everyday. I work out. I have a trainer. So, she trains me wherever, whenever. Touring messes with my metabolism, so I have to get tight.