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# February's Elle Magazine Brings You Mary J. Blige
- URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/februarys-elle-magazine-brings-you-mary-j-blige-01-2022/
- Published: 2022-01-27T19:00:04.000Z
- Updated: 2022-01-27T01:50:52.000Z
- Author: Jessica  
- Tags: Fug The Cover, fugs, Elle, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-07 08:18

The marriage of that headline and this photo are perfect. ALL HAIL indeed! She looks so glam and powerful here; I want an entire series of novels about the woman in this photo.

And it is not a novel, but [the profile is a pleasure to read](https://www.elle.com/beauty/a38830509/mary-j-blige-the-state-of-black-beauty-super-bowl/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). Blige talks at length about her own self-image, fashion, hair, and the way it all has changed and evolved throughout her life, and what those signifiers have meant to her; it's very well-worth your click-through. (Also: Several of the interior shots credit Mary J.'s "own jewelry." There is NOTHING I love more in a glossy magazine profile than a lady wearing her own jewels! They're, as you would imagine, fantastic.)

Finally, while I understand why they didn't use this interior shot for the cover -- we want to see her eyes! -- I also think it would have made a great one:

![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2022/01/ELM020122WLMaryJ_004-logo-1643236460.jpg "ELM020122WLMaryJ_004-logo-1643236460")

Who doesn't want to know more about this woman?

###### \[PHOTOGRAPHED BY: Adrienne Raquel; STYLED BY: Jason Rembert; INTERVIEWED BY: Nerisha Penrose\]