The Consolation Prize… Sort of?
Well Beyonce may never be on the cover of Vogue but she managed to snag the highly-coveted cover of the Sports Illustrated: swimsuit issue. Beyonce donned her very own House of Dereon bikini for the shoot and looks absolutely fabulous. She joins Tyra Banks to become the second Black woman (model or celebrity) to ever obtain a cover. Actually Tyra appeared on the cover twice. Once in 1996 (with Valeria Mazza) and in 1997 (alone). Congrats to Beyonce!