Natalie Portman @ Elle Magazine April 2008 Issue

Remember when American fashion magazines would feature actual models on their covers? That seems long gone as unless you are a celebrity promoting a movie or Giselle Bundchen, who already transcended being simply a model.

Elle magazine April 2008 cover girl is the gorgeous Natalie Portman, that can be featured in as many covers as editors seem fit in my opinion, as she is just a joy to stare at. I still haven't made it to "The Other Boleyn Girl" but it's on the list.

Via Egotastic / Elle

The Vanity Fair's Hollywood Issue Covers

It all began in 1995 with 10 alluring beauties on a three-page foldout cover. With the current issue—fronted by fresh faces Emily Blunt, Amy Adams, Jessica Biel, and Anne Hathaway—Vanity Fair marks the 14th year of its gigantic annual Hollywood Issue, and thus the 14th year of photographer Annie Leibovitz’s spectacular gate-fold covers. These classic photographs capture Tinseltown talent and glamour like nothing else. If you are unfamiliar with the Vanity Fair Covers, the left third of each image is what was visible on the cover before unfolding.

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March 2008: “FRESH FACES” Emily Blunt, Amy Adams, Jessica Biel, Anne Hathaway, Alice Braga, Ellen Page, Zoë Saldana, Elizabeth Banks, Ginnifer Goodwin, and America Ferrera.

March 2007: “MEN IN BLACK” Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Chris Rock, and Jack Black.

March 2006: “FORD’S FOUNDATION” Scarlett Johansson, Tom Ford and Keira Knightley.

March 2005: “NOT SO DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES” Uma Thurman, Cate Blanchett, Kate Winslet, Claire Danes, Scarlett Johansson, Rosario Dawson, Ziyi Zhang, Kerry Washington, Kate Bosworth, and Sienna Miller.



April 2004: “SEND IN THE GOWNS” Julianne Moore, Jennifer Connelly, Gwyneth Paltrow, Naomi Watts, Salma Hayek, Jennifer Aniston, Kirsten Dunst, Diane Lane, Lucy Liu, Hilary Swank, Alison Lohman, Scarlett Johansson, and Maggie Gyllenhaal.

April 2003: “ALPHA LIST” Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, Harrison Ford, Jack Nicholson, Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Jude Law, Samuel L. Jackson, Don Cheadle, Hugh Grant, Dennis Quaid, Ewan McGregor, and Matt Damon.

April 2002: “RHAPSODY IN BLUE” Kirsten Dunst, Kate Beckinsale, Jennifer Connelly, Rachel Weisz, Brittany Murphy, Selma Blair, Rosario Dawson, Christina Applegate, and Naomi Watts.

April 2001: “MASTER CLASS” Nicole Kidman, Catherine Deneuve, Meryl Streep, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cate Blanchett, Kate Winslet, Vanessa Redgrave, Chloë Sevigny, Sophia Loren, and Penélope Cruz.

April 2000: “SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS” Penélope Cruz, Wes Bentley, Mena Suvari, Marley Shelton, Chris Klein, Selma Blair, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, and Sarah Wynter.

April 1999: “NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK” Adrien Brody, Thandie Newton, Monica Potter, Reese Witherspoon, Julia Stiles, Leelee Sobieski, Giovanni Ribisi, Sarah Polley, Norman Reedus, Anna Friel, Omar Epps, Kate Hudson, Vinessa Shaw, and Barry Pepper.

April 1998: “THE HOT NEXT WAVE” Joaquin Phoenix, Vince Vaughn, Natalie Portman, Djimon Hounsou, Cate Blanchett, Tobey Maguire, Claire Forlani, Gretchen Mol, Christina Ricci, Ed Furlong, and Rufus Sewell.

April 1997: “THE NEXT WAVE” Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Claire Danes, Renée Zellweger, Minnie Driver, Alison Elliott, Jada Pinkett, Jennifer Lopez, Charlize Theron, and Fairuza Balk.

April 1996: “BOYS’ TOWN” Tim Roth, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matthew McConaughey, Benicio Del Toro, Michael Rapaport, Stephen Dorff, Johnathon Schaech, David Arquette, Will Smith, and Skeet Ulrich.

April 1995: “HOLLYWOOD HIGHEST—THE CLASS OF 2000” Jennifer Jason Leigh, Uma Thurman, Nicole Kidman, Patricia Arquette, Linda Fiorentino, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sarah Jessica Parker, Julianne Moore, Angela Bassett, and Sandra Bullock.



Via Vanity Fair

Natalie Portman @ Marie Claire UK

Natalie Portman has got to be one of the most beautiful women in the world. She is simply flawless and a great actress to top it off. It's hard not to compare her to one of old Hollywood's most classic style icons - Audrey Hepburn - as she oozes the same kind of sophisticated allure and timeless beauty. Natalie Portman shown here as UK's Marie Claire April 2008 cover star. I still haven't gotten to go watch "The Other Boleyn Girl" but it's on my to-do list for the weekend as the previews look great.

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Scarlett Johansson & Natalie Portman @ W Magazine

Screen sirens Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman are the cover girls of W's February 2008 issue. They are also featured inside in a very sexy fetish-inspired layout and both look gorgeous. Their new movie "The Other Boleyn Girl" debuts on February 29 here in the US and I can't wait to see it. I watched the preview the other week and it looks just amazing, with great sets and wardrobe. Both Portman and Johansson glow in the screen with their flawless beauty and great acting chops. I just love Natalie Portman and she was just so amazing in "Paris, Je T'Aime" that made me all teary eyed.

Via W Magazine

The Beauty of Natalie Portman

I can't get over how beautiful Natalie Portman is. She is just GORGEOUS! And VERY talented to top it off!! What else, a Harvard diploma? Oops, she's got one of those too.

I really admire her work ethics, her choice of roles and her disdain for the Hollywood hype-machine, feeding tabloids with scandals and what-nots just for some free press. I loved her on "Paris, Je T'Aime" where she plays the aspiring young actress that falls in love with the young French man. He is blind by the way and at no moment that even matters, to her or anyone in the audience. I was not crazy for the Star Wars stuff, but I am not their target audience I guess, though Princess Amidala was "fierce" and had the best wardrobe in the movie.

Via The New York Times