Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson in Top Magazine
Two of the worlds most beautiful people, Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson, will grace the cover of Vanity Fair in September in strikingly similar poses. Releasing the dual covers simultaneously, the periodical’s tribute to the two is outstanding at best; allowing the public to peer into what makes them uniquely fantastic via comments from their friends and family members. Excerpts from the articles have already been released to the public stating:
In Michael’s article:
Love
“No I don’t date, no. I like girls and everything, but [laughs] … Oh, you think I’m one of those? No! I’m just not that interested right now.” — Jackson in February 1977
Fame
“And a lot of entertainers don’t know this, but interviewers help entertainers 100%. I don’t mean promotion-wise; I mean like when they ask you questions, it helps you to look at your future yourself.” — Jackson in February 1977
Career
On the first mix of the Thriller album: “It was terrible. And I cried at the listening party. I said, ‘I’m sorry — we can’t release this.’ … Everybody at the record company was screaming that we had to have it out and there was a deadline. … So we re-did a mix a day. … We were overworked, but it all came out OK.” — Jackson in 1984
Odd behavior
On his plastic surgeries: “You know, many stars do that, but the press picks on certain people. I think if more people could afford it, they’d do it, too. I see nothing wrong with it. You have to feel good about yourself.” — Sister Janet Jackson in October 1986
Family
On conflicts with family: “I’ve always tried to do everything first-class. Use people who are the best. But it was a different story with the family. And the fact that it was the biggest tour that ever happened, and my success had been so overwhelming, it’s as if they’re wanting to throw darts at you, too.” — Michael Jackson in 1984 after the Jacksons’ Victory Tour
In Farrah’s article:
Love
About her relationship with longtime companion Ryan O’Neal: “She’s always been the real love of his life and he’s always been the real love of her life. She never stopped loving him.” — BFF Alana Stewart
Fame
About that 1970s’ hair: “She said, ‘I can’t see to the right or left, and that way I don’t have to see people looking at me.’ ” — O’Neal recounting Fawcett’s response when he asked
Career
“Careers have to be very carefully plotted, but she was not driven by that singular focus on the next step and the next step.” — Leonard Goldberg, who co-produced Charlie’s Angels, which Fawcett left after one season
Odd behavior
On her appearance with David Letterman in which she sounded incoherent: “I was the pothead; she’s one of those people who flossed every night and took care of herself. When I saw her on Letterman, I thought she was acting. She was selling Playboymagazine, and she thought she was being Playmate-ish.” — O’Neal
Family
On O’Neal’s “devotion” to Fawcett: “My dad’s only goal was to make sure he would be in the will. It was so disgustingly transparent as soon as she found out she was terminal. I consider him a vulture presiding over a carcass.” — Griffin O’Neal
“I hate him! He knows I have money. I made a tremendous amount of money on real estate, more than I deserve.” — Ryan O’Neal’s response
Review Written by:
Ashley Jefferson”
Entertainment Reporter
A Sad Day In Fashion
This is a sad moment in fashion. The first black Supermodel, Naomi Sims (61) died last Saturday in Newark because of cancer. According to the Huffington Post Sims was considered the first black supermodel for appearing on the cover of Ladies Home Journal in November 1968, a time when African-American models were few and far between. Her appearance in the magazine was also the spark for the Black is Beautiful movement
Sims modeled for designers like Halston, Fernando Sánchez, Teal Traina, and Giorgio di Sant’Angelo. She also appeared on many other magazine covers, and two images– a 1969 cover of LIFE and a 1967 New York Times fashion magazine over–are on display in the Metropolitan Museum’s “The Model As Muse” exhibit.
Sims was more than the first black supermodel. She was also a trail blazer. After being accepted into The Fashion Institute of Technology, many of her friends advised her to get into modeling. Against her luck, no modeling agency would accept her because her skin was too dark. Undeterred, Naomi decided to go to straight to photographers, Gosta Peterson to be exact. Peterson, a photographer for a small, supplemental magazine called Fashion of the Times, agreed to put Sim’s image on the cover. But even a set of gorgeous pictures didn’t turn people on to her. Unfazed, Sims rethought her plan and informed Wilhelmina Cooper, a former model who started her own agency, that she would send her images to advertising agencies with Ms. Coopers information attached to it. The agreement: If anyone were to contact Wilhelmina in regards to Naomi, Wilhelmina would get a cut of the profit.
Within a year, Ms. Sims was earning $1,000 a week and had been hired for a national television campaign for AT&T.
Now, that’s a go-getter if I ever saw one! - Ashley Jefferson”
Entertainment Reporter
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