Janet Jackson Gets FAB For Essence's August 2010 Cover

Jun 30 | by Natasha

Just in time for her headlining the first night of the 2010 Essence Music Festival, Janet Jackson is covering the magazine's August issue.

She's looking fab and talking about her confidence. Read on for full pic...

From the Essence press release:

"It took me a good minute to get here, it really did. But I love my life. I only wish I had this confidence when I was younger..."--Janet Jackson

BEFORE SUNSET... Following the success of "Why Did I Get Married Too?" and while working on Tyler Perry's next film, "For Colored Girls...," Janet Jackson directed her own romantic drama and cast sexy "CSI: Miami" star Adam Rodriguez as her costar. Lights, camera, action! Plus, don't miss Janet's performance at the upcoming ESSENCE Music Festival this Fourth of July weekend in New Orleans...

Nice. Can't wait to see her this weekend.

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by Anonymous
7:39 am - Oct 5, '10

Janet Rocks! Love her I

Janet Rocks! Love her I hope to see Janet more she very pretty she really doing it up.

by Kimmy T
1:40 am - Jul 18, '10

Woooo. Janet was the SHIZNIT

Woooo. Janet was the SHIZNIT at Essence this year! She was breathtaking on the big screen (y'all know I was up high!) and she danced like she was 20 years old. And that BODY?!!! Omigod. She got me trying to run this morning in the New Orleans heat! She wore this nude bodysuit (I told my sister "watch this be on THEYBF!") and it was perfection. And it ended with a photo montage of her and MJ. Folks was crying. It was awesome.

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4:48 am - Jul 2, '10

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by KimRob
2:52 pm - Jul 1, '10

Janet looks

Janet looks beautiful....period. Talking bad about her only highlights your own insecurities, most of you don't even make an effort when you walk out the door to look presentable and wanna talk about somebody's hair and head shape. Get a life!!!! Get a career!!! Janet could give a damn.

by Ms. Kitty
2:09 pm - Jul 1, '10

The cover sucks and I wish

The cover sucks and I wish they photographed her with her new "real hair"..smh

by Anonymous
1:07 pm - Jul 1, '10

this was taken months ago

this was taken months ago before the haircut and NO cover that Janet Jackson is on sucks you better pray you look anything like her when you get to be 45years old!

by faithfullykevin
12:46 pm - Jul 2, '10

does anyone know if there is

does anyone know if there is gonna be a live stream of the essence music festival or if its broadcasting on television?

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11:46 am - Jul 1, '10

I wish I was hitting Essence

I wish I was hitting Essence this year, I'm gonna miss JJ.

by Tiffany
11:02 am - Jul 1, '10

THAT'S a DAMN wig! end if

THAT'S a DAMN wig! end if story.........

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by Anonymous
9:21 am - Jul 1, '10

I'm SICK that I can't make

I'm SICK that I can't make the Essence Festival this year! I haven't seen Janet in concert since the Rhythm Nation Tour! (damn, I'm old) She's gonna kill it, I know. I don't like that wig they chose, because she doesn't need hair, she's got FACE. She's still beautiful though.

by Paulann7326
8:53 am - Jul 1, '10

I detest the fact that

I detest the fact that Essence puts some "star" on the cover of the magazine every month. I will not be renewing my subscription. I use the magazine for a coaster in my bedroom and never open them anymore. I used to be proud to be seen reading an Essence magazine with a beautiful black model on the front. You can see magazines with tierd ass "stars" on them all over the newsstand. BOO ESSENCE ALL OF YOUR COVERS SUCK!!!

by Stella
8:10 am - Jul 1, '10

All fashion mags--Vogue,

All fashion mags--Vogue, Harper's, Glamour, Cosmo, etc.--have been doing this for years. It gives the celebs an outlet to promote their latest projects, and minimizes the cost to the magazine of having to employ models. But I agree with you that it is WACK.

by Anonymous
9:49 am - Jul 1, '10

Have mercy!!!! I say this to

Have mercy!!!! I say this to my friends ALL THE TIME! All these people complaining about the fashion industry not using black models....HELLO ESSENCE, WHY AREN'T THE NEW MODELS GRACING THE COVERS OF ESSENCE. I FIRST discovered TYRA BANKS through ESSENCE when she was a teenager, the same with Shakara whose lovely 1-inch afro inspired me to go natural, Stacey McKenzie...I mean the list GOES ON!!! If I see Jada Pinkett, Mary J. Blige, Queen Latifah, and a man every other month, ... ONE MORE TIME, I WILL LOSE MY MIND! I dropped my subscription years ago when Monique Greenwood took over and the company went COMMERCIAL with TIME Warner, because the magazine became so celebrity focused...and the aesthetic completely changed... WHY, now, am I getting ESSENCE e-mails about "EYE-CANDY of the WEEK"...do I care?!?!?!? Do they think only DESPERATE Black women read their magazine? No more stories on why Black men don't want Black Women, again I say, I don't give a sh&t. Let's get back to building finances, articles on the diaspora, better makeup and hair stories, Education, good books - not some desperate Zane nonsense, the magazine is for Black WOMEN, not CHICKENHEADS! Let's leave that garbage to BET, shall we?

by Nadine
9:04 am - Jul 1, '10

I am so in agreement with

I am so in agreement with you. Ihope Essence is listening to what we are saying. The Eye-Candy emails and Fantasy Weddings, or whatever they are called, must stop! I used to enjoy reading Essence magazine because it was geared towards me. I could relate to the articles and definitely find some information that I could use. Now it is so celebrity-driven. The interviews aren't substantial at all. They are posting the same interviews that every other magazine and website is posting. It makes the magazine not worth the trip to the drugstore to pick it up!

by Lynn
10:53 am - Jul 1, '10

I could not agree with the

I could not agree with the two of you more. I used to get Essence and now when I see it in newsstands, I literally could care less. I KNOW I am not missing anything. That said, I picked up the last issue...something about the orange cover caught my attention...I got through about 1.8 of it. It's still on my nightstand...where did I stop? Steve Harvey's advice to women...I am glad that he wrote a book that most people seem to find helpful and like a lot but...no!

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11:39 pm - Jun 30, '10

Janet looks lovely-I hope

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by imnotthatstoopid
11:00 pm - Jun 30, '10

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by Anonymous
10:52 pm - Jun 30, '10

this pic was taken way before

this pic was taken way before the haircut!

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12:47 pm - Jul 2, '10

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by WTF!!!!!!!
10:39 pm - Jun 30, '10

kinda looking like her mama

kinda looking like her mama now...must be the hair.

by nocomment
10:27 pm - Jun 30, '10

Janet is beautiful. BUT --

Janet is beautiful. BUT -- we've seen this same facial expression from Janet a million, no a trillion times. Boring. She needs a new expression other than "huge cheesy grin." Geez. I love Janet but she's just safe, nothing that stretches her or her fans (Plus, don't her left eye and cheek look a little distored?) Don't hate people. Just being honest here.

by SweetPea
10:19 pm - Jun 30, '10

I understand exactly what u

I understand exactly what u are saying.Also, now that you mentioned it.............................her eye and cheek looks hella weird ................dayummmmmmmm! lol

by WTF!!!!!!!
10:36 pm - Jun 30, '10

Now thats a 5 star

Now thats a 5 star chick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Stunning!

by WTF!!!!!!!
10:13 pm - Jun 30, '10

she looks great I wish she

she looks great I wish she would have rocked the short cut though I may actually buy this issue lol she should get back with jd though

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9:16 pm - Jun 30, '10

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by Saxxi X
9:05 pm - Jun 30, '10

Beautiful, classy, timeless

Beautiful, classy, timeless - Beyonce take notes *no shades here wacky fans* I am a fan of Beywolf as well. I was just reminded of the things she said in the past about people comparing her & her family to the Jacksons.

by Hibiscus Rose
8:59 pm - Jun 30, '10

huh? Beyonce is bigger star

huh? Beyonce is bigger star than Janet the last time I checked!!!!!!! Luv Bey and like Janet and both r doing big things. Glad 2 see black chicks holding it down!

by WTF!!!!!!!
10:15 pm - Jun 30, '10

Beyonce is a bigger star

Beyonce is a bigger star right NOW! Beyonce is very over exposed I get sick of seeing her everywhere. One thing you need to think about, Janet has been in the business for 40years and Beyonce hasn't, where will Beyonce be in 40years?!?!?!?!

by faithfullykevin
12:51 pm - Jul 2, '10

You must be 18 years old

You must be 18 years old because your generation doesn't know the scope of Janets successful career! Beyonce is famous in her own right but Janet has been in the business for nearly 30 years! Even Beyonce pays homage to Janet. Please do not disrespect a legend. Just like Patti Patti, Janet is a legend not even on the same level as Beyonce!

by You are crazy1
7:43 am - Jul 1, '10

Beyonce a bigger star than

Beyonce a bigger star than Janet? not at all. Janet is a legend...Beyonce isn't even close yet.

by tati
12:20 am - Jul 1, '10

Janet and the Jacksons even

Janet and the Jacksons even with EVERYTHING still definitely beats Beyonce and the rest of her family. Love the her music though just not a big personal fan. Twitter Me ;) @CourtneyCarmen

by CourtneyCarmen
9:46 pm - Jun 30, '10

well when i turn 44 i hope, i

well when i turn 44 i hope, i look and act like ms.jackson truly... honestly she just became my idol just now: ) really wish i could go to the NO on friday just to see her perform @ essence music festival

by nicole
8:28 pm - Jun 30, '10

Simply Beautiful!!!! To the

Simply Beautiful!!!! To the people talkin about the hair: The photoshoot was done way before she cut her hair. Sure this is a wig, but it's not cuz she's not tryin to show her new haircut.

by B Lamont
8:26 pm - Jun 30, '10

she's so cute

by natasha
8:14 pm - Jun 30, '10

Always beautiful, always

Always beautiful, always classy. Talk a page, young'uns, take a page.

by zappy
7:38 pm - Jun 30, '10

youngin's and grown a$$ women

youngin's and grown a$$ women need to take notes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by WTF!!!!!!!
10:37 pm - Jun 30, '10

Janet is absolutely stunning.

by Anonymous
7:05 pm - Jun 30, '10

sickening corpse realness

by Anonymous
7:03 pm - Jun 30, '10

she looks nice, but i like

she looks nice, but i like the short hair better.

by DOO BETTER
6:57 pm - Jun 30, '10

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by Anonymous
6:43 pm - Jun 30, '10

janet is TIMELESS. im always

janet is TIMELESS. im always confused when people compare ciara to her. is b/c of dance? bc ciara still losses. she doesn't even have the right to be compared. GO JANET!